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US 7,438,533 B2Granted
Wind turbine rotor blade
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsEnno Eyb, Rainer Arelt
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Abstract
A rotor blade for a wind turbine includes a flange section configured to connect the rotor blade to a rotor hub. The flange section is formed from a hybrid material including glass fibers and carbon fibers embedded in a matrix material. The carbon fibers are oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the rotor blade.
Claims10
A rotor blade for a wind turbine comprises:
- a flange section configured to connect said rotor blade to a rotor hub, said flange section comprises an outer side wall surface comprising a substantially constant radius over its overall longitudinal length, said flange section formed from a hybrid material comprising glass fibers and carbon fibers embedded in a matrix material, wherein said carbon fibers are oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said rotor blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.