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US 2020/0271099 A1Published application
Temporary web support for wind turbine blade rotating device
AssigneeTPI Composites, Inc.
InventorNicholas Warchol
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Abstract
Provided herein is a shear web support for wind turbine blade. Particularly, the present disclosure provides a frangible shear web support element that is designed to fail under certain specific conditions. The frangible support(s) enhance the structural rigidity of the shear web, allow for one-step mold closures, and rupture or disconnect once a predetermined condition (e.g. load threshold, load orientation/vector) is applied to the support element.
Claims20
A wind turbine blade apparatus, comprising:
- a blade, comprising:
- a first blade half, the first blade half including a first spar cap;
- a second blade half, the second blade half including a second spar cap;
- a shear web coupled to at least the first spar cap;
- a first mount attached to the shear web;
- a second mount attached to the second blade half;
- and
- a support having a first leg coupled to the first mount, and a second leg coupled to the second mount,
- wherein the support includes a frangible portion configured to fail under a predefined condition.
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A method of assembling a wind turbine blade comprising:
- providing a first blade half;
- providing a second blade half;
- providing a shear web, the shear web coupled to the second blade half;
- attaching a first mount to the shear web;
- attaching a second mount to the second blade half;
- coupling a frangible support to the first mount and the second mount;
- triggering the frangible support to fail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.