Advanced composite nacelle

Abstract

A nacelle for a wind turbine system includes a plurality of interconnected curved nacelle thermoplastic composite material panels, each curved nacelle thermoplastic composite material panel having a plurality of interconnecting edges, a foam core, an inner skin, an outer skin, and a plurality of three-dimensional fiber bundles tying the inner skin and the outer skin to each other through the foam core, inhibiting delamination, wherein the plurality of three-dimensional Z-axis fiber bundles include Z-axis fibers, which extend through the foam core from the inner skin to the outer skin, include opposite ends that are thermocured into and with the inner skin and outer skin.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.