Method for manufacturing a root segment of a rotor blade of a wind turbine
AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorsKiran Krishna, Venkateswara Rao Kavala
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a root segment of a rotor blade of a wind turbine includes the steps of: providing multiple root segment sections of the root segment to be manufactured; drilling first holes into each one of the provided root segment sections to obtain drilled root segment sections; arranging the multiple drilled root segment sections in a mold; and casting the multiple drilled root segment sections arranged in the mold to obtain the root segment.
Claims15
A method for manufacturing a root segment of a rotor blade of a wind turbine, the method comprising:
- providing multiple root segment sections of the root segment to be manufactured;
- drilling first holes into each one of the provided root segment sections to obtain drilled root segment sections;
- arranging the multiple drilled root segment sections in a mold;
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- casting the multiple drilled root segment sections arranged in the mold to obtain the root segment.
A fixture for assisting in a method for manufacturing a root segment of a rotor blade of a wind turbine, wherein the fixture is configured for supporting at least one root segment section of the root segment to be manufactured in a predetermined position, or the fixture comprises a mounting arrangement configured for being mounted onto the root segment, and wherein the fixture comprises a drilling jig for drilling holes into the root segment sections, or the root segment or the fixture comprise a root plate with holes for fastening the at least one drilled root segment section to the root plate via bolts and/or pins inserted through the holes of the root plate and holes inside of the at least one drilled root segment section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.