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US 2025/0035083 A1Published application
Wind turbine with blades including openings for controlling rotational speed
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJagabondhu Hazra, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Manikandan Padmanaban
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Abstract
A wind turbine that includes a plurality of turbine blades. Each of the plurality of turbine blades includes a plurality of openings that extend through each of the plurality of turbine blades, the plurality of openings are adapted to be opened or closed, and at least one of the plurality of openings is adapted to be opened to allow air to flow therethrough.
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A wind turbine comprising:
- a plurality of turbine blades,
- wherein each of the plurality of turbine blades includes a plurality of openings that extend through each of the plurality of turbine blades, the plurality of openings are adapted to be opened or closed, and at least one of the plurality of openings is adapted to be opened to allow air to flow therethrough.
A method comprising:
- providing a wind turbine including a plurality of turbine blades, wherein each of the plurality of turbine blades includes a plurality of openings that extend through each of the plurality of turbine blades, the plurality of openings are adapted to be opened or closed, and the plurality of openings are adapted to be opened to allow air to flow through the plurality of turbine blades;
- performing a stress analysis on the plurality of turbine blades using parameters of the wind turbine and a wind profile;
- and
- controlling the plurality of openings to open one or more of the plurality of openings based on the stress analysis.
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A system comprising.
- a wind turbine comprising:
- a plurality of turbine blades, wherein each of the plurality of turbine blades includes a plurality of openings that extend through each of the plurality of turbine blades, the plurality of openings are adapted to be opened or closed, and at least one of the plurality of openings is adapted to be opened to allow air to flow therethrough;
- and
- a control system with a control unit connected with at least one activating mechanism such that the control unit activates the at least one activating mechanism to open or close the plurality of openings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.