Morphing segmented wind turbine and related method

A rotor blade for a wind turbine, said blade comprising:

• a plurality of blade segments for use as part of a rotor;
• each of said plurality of blade segments comprising an internal passage extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end of each of said blade segments;
• a plurality of spar members extending longitudinally through said internal passages of each of said blade segments such that said plurality of said spar members are aligned and in communication end-to-end through said internal passages and said plurality of blade segments are aligned and in communication with said aligned spar members and define a complete rotor blade from a root that connects to a rotor hub to a blade tip of said rotor blade;
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• said aligned spar members and blade segments are configured to pivot due to centrifugal forces exerted on said blade segments and aligned spar members, said pivoted spar members and blade segments causing said blade segments to provide a curvature defining a deflection angle relative to the axis of rotation plane of said rotor blade.

A method of manufacturing a rotor blade for a wind turbine, said method comprising:

• providing a plurality of blade segments for use as part of a rotor;
• each of said plurality of blade segments comprising an internal passage extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end of each of said blade segments;
• providing a plurality of spar members extending longitudinally through said internal passages of each of said blade segments such that said plurality of said spar members are aligned and in communication end-to-end through said internal passages and said plurality of blade segments are aligned and in communication said aligned spar members and define a complete rotor blade from a root that connects to a rotor hub to a blade tip of said rotor blade;
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• said aligned spar members and blade segments are configured to pivot due to centrifugal forces exerted on said blade segments and aligned spar members, said pivoted spar members and blade segments causing said blade segments to provide a curvature defining a deflection angle relative to the axis of rotation plane of said rotor blade.

A rotor blade kit for forming rotor blade on a wind turbine, said kit comprising:

• a plurality of blade segments for use as part of a rotor;
• each of said plurality of blade segments comprising an internal passage extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end of each of said blade segments;
• a plurality of spar members for extending longitudinally through said internal passages of each of said blade segments such that said plurality of said spar members are aligned and in communication end-to-end through said internal passages and said plurality of blade segments are aligned and in communication said aligned spar members and define a complete rotor blade from a root that connects to a rotor hub to a blade tip of said rotor blade;
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• said aligned spar members and blade segments are configured to pivot due to centrifugal forces exerted on said blade segments and aligned spar members, said pivoted spar members and blade segments causing said blade segments to provide a curvature defining a deflection angle relative to the axis of rotation plane of said rotor blade.