Joining composite elements of wind turbine blades
AssigneeLm Wind Power A/S
InventorLars NIELSEN
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Abstract
In a first aspect, a method for joining a first composite element and a second composite element of a wind turbine blade is provided. The method comprises positioning one edge joining portion of the first composite element to face one edge joining portion of the second composite element. In addition, the method comprises plastic welding the one edge joining portion of the first composite element to the one edge joining portion of the second composite element. In a further aspect, a wind turbine blade comprising a first composite element joined to a second composite element according to any of the methods herein disclosed is provided.
Claims20
1-15. (canceled)
A method for joining a first composite element and a second composite element of a wind turbine blade, each of the first composite element and the second composite element having one or more edge joining portions having a thermoplastic material, the method comprising:
- positioning an edge joining portion of the first composite element to face an edge joining portion of the second composite element;
- and
- plastic welding the edge joining portion of the first composite element to the edge joining portion of the second composite element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.