Serrated trailing edge panel for a wind turbine blade
AssigneeLm Wp Patent Holding A/S
InventorsJesper HØEG, Kim ANSHOLM RASMUSSEN, Casper KILDEGAARD, Kristian LEHMANN MADSEN
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Abstract
A serrated panel (70) for a wind turbine blade is disclosed. The panel (70) is configured to be attached to the trailing edge of a blade to form a plurality of serrations (71) at the trailing edge of the blade. The serrated panel comprises a base part (72) for attaching the panel (70) to the trailing edge of the blade. An exterior surface (78) of the base part comprises a corrugated surface in direction between longitudinal ends of the panel such that the exterior surface comprises crests (82) aligned substantially with midpoints of bases (80) of the serrations (71) and valleys (83) aligned substantially between serrations (71).
Claims15
A serrated panel (70) for a wind turbine blade, wherein the panel (70) is configured to be attached to the trailing edge of a blade to form a plurality of serrations (71) at the trailing edge of the blade, wherein the serrated panel comprises:
- a base part (72) for attaching the panel (70) to the trailing edge of the blade, the base part (72) having
- a first longitudinal end (73) for arrangement nearest a tip end of the wind turbine blade,
- a second longitudinal end (74) for arrangement nearest a root end of the wind turbine blade,
- a first side (75) for arrangement nearest a leading edge of the blade,
- a second side (76) for arrangement farthest from the leading edge of the blade,
- an attachment surface (77) for attaching to an exterior surface of the wind turbine blade, and
- an exterior surface (78) facing away from the exterior surface of the wind turbine blade, when the serrated panel (70) is attached to the wind turbine blade, and
- a plurality of serrations (71) extending from the second side (76) of the base part (72), wherein the serrations (71) comprise a base (79) proximal to second side (76) of the base part, and an apex (80) distal to the second side (76) of the base part (72) with a notional line (81) extending from a midpoint of the base (79) to the apex (80), characterised in that
- the serrations comprises a shape and are mutually spaced so that a slit is formed between adjacent serrations, wherein each of the slits (85) comprises a first side wall (86) at a first adjacent serration and a second side wall (87) at a second adjacent serration and a connecting surface (88) extending between the first side wall (86) and the second side wall (87), wherein the connecting surface (88) is substantially
- flat or flattened and comprises a first rounded surface (89) at the first sidewall (86) and a second rounded surface (90) at the second side wall (87).
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