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US 2021/0310459 A1Published application
Wind turbine rotor blade leading-edge protector
AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorMogens Nielsen
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Abstract
Provided is a leading-edge protector for a wind turbine rotor blade, including a curved body shaped for attachment to the rotor blade along at least a section of its leading edge; a plurality of fins, each fin extending radially outward from the curved body and terminating in a blunt outer face; and a plurality of reinforcement bands, wherein a reinforcement band is attached to the blunt outer face of a fin. Also provided is a method of manufacturing such a leading-edge protector.
Claims15
A leading-edge protector for a wind turbine rotor blade, comprising:
- a curved body shaped for attachment to the wind turbine rotor blade along at least a section of a leading edge;
- a plurality of fins, each fin extending radially outward from the curved body and terminating in a blunt outer face;
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- a plurality of reinforcement bands, wherein a reinforcement band is attached to the blunt outer face of the fin.
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