Wind turbine blade leading edge pairing
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorsGerner Larsen, Ian Stewart
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Abstract
A wind turbine blade has a blade body and a leading edge fairing. The blade body has a root, a tip, and a longitudinal direction extending between the root and the tip. The 5 blade body also has a channel extending in the longitudinal direction. The leading edge fairing has a projection extending into the channel and extending in the longitudinal direction so as to be received in the channel Also, a leading edge fairing for attachment to a blade body of a wind turbine blade; a method of fitting a leading edge fairing to a wind turbine blade; and a kit of parts with a number of the leading edge fairings.
Claims20
A wind turbine blade comprising:
- a blade body having a root, a tip, and a longitudinal direction extending between the root and the tip;
- and
- a leading edge fairing,
- wherein the blade body has a channel extending in the longitudinal direction, and
- wherein the leading edge fairing has a projection extending into the channel and extending in the longitudinal direction so as to be received in the channel.
A method of fitting a leading edge fairing to a wind turbine blade, comprising:
- providing a blade body having a root, a tip, and a longitudinal direction extending between the root and the tip, wherein the blade body has a channel extending in the longitudinal direction;
- providing a leading edge fairing having a projection;
- and
- attaching the leading edge fairing to the blade body by inserting the projection in the channel whereby the projection extends in the longitudinal direction.
A leading edge fairing for attachment to a blade body of a wind turbine blade, the leading edge fairing comprises an aerodynamic surface, a reverse surface opposite the aerodynamic surface, and a projection extending away from the reverse surface and extending in the longitudinal direction of the leading edge fairing, wherein the projection is configured to be received in a channel of the blade body, which channel extends in the longitudinal direction of the blade body between a root and a tip of the blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.