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US 7,244,102 B2Granted
Reinforced hub for the rotor of a wind energy turbine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorNicolas Delucis
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Abstract
The hub for the rotor (22) of a wind energy turbine (10) comprises a hollow body (28) rotatable around a rotation axis and provided with at least one flange (34) for mounting to the hollow body (28) a bearing for a rotor blade (26) and at least two stiffening webs (38) integrally formed with the hollow body (28) and radially extending within a flange area (36) of the hollow body (28) surrounded by the flange (34) to the center (40) of the flange area (36), wherein at least two openings are provided within the flange area (36) of the hollow body (28).
Claims20
A hub for a rotor of a wind energy turbine comprising:
- a hollow body rotatable around a rotation axis and provided with at least one flange for mounting to the hollow body a bearing for a rotor blade;
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- at least two stiffening webs integrally formed with the hollow body and radially extending within a flange area of the hollow body surrounded by the flange to the center of the flange area,
- wherein at least two openings are provided within the flange area of the hollow body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.