Repowered wind turbine

Abstract

According to the present invention there is provided a repowered wind turbine comprising a rotor rotatably mounted to a nacelle The rotor defines a rotor axis. The rotor comprises a plurality of repowered wind turbine blades connected to a hub. Each repowered blade extends in a radial direction from a blade root to a blade tip and in a chordwise direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge, and each repowered blade comprises a blade shell. At least a portion of each blade shell is formed of at least a portion of a used blade shell of a used wind turbine blade. The repowered wind turbine further comprises a connecting fixture attached to each repowered blade. Each connecting fixture defines a connection point for connecting a blade connecting member to the repowered blade. The repowered wind turbine further comprises one or more blade connecting members. Each blade connecting member is connected between corresponding connection points of a pair of repowered wind turbine blades such that each repowered blade is connected to at least one other repowered blade by a blade connecting member.

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