A pitch controlled wind turbine

Abstract

A first aspect of the invention provides a pitch controlled wind turbine comprising a tower, a nacelle mounted on the tower, a hub mounted rotatably on the nacelle, and at least three wind turbine blades, wherein each wind turbine blade extends between a root end connected to the hub via a pitch mechanism, and a tip end; the wind turbine further comprising at least three blade connecting members, each blade connecting member extending from a connection point on one wind turbine blade towards a connection point on a neighbouring wind turbine blade, where the connection point on a given wind turbine blade is arranged at a distance from the root end and at a distance from the tip end of the wind turbine blade; wherein each wind turbine blade comprises a leading edge, a leading edge extension, and a pitch axis about which the blade is rotated by the pitch mechanism relative to the hub, wherein the leading edge extension extends forward of the leading edge, and the connection point of the respective wind turbine blade is located forward of the leading edge on the leading edge extension and, when the blade is in an unloaded state, the pitch axis is located aft of the leading edge.

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