Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/s

Gabriele Chiesura

Allan Hurup

Allan Biegel

Karsten Krarup

Steffen Steffensen

Simon Vestphael Russek

Jens Jørgen Østergaard Kristensen

Bjarke Buchbjerg

Jotham Lee

Jens Jørgen ØStergaard Kristensen

A method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade is provided, including the steps of: a) arranging a fiber lay-up on a mandrel tool, the mandrel tool including a frame and, as seen in cross-section, at least two mandrel portions connected to the frame, and wherein at least a portion of the fiber lay-up is supported by an outer surface of the at least two mandrel portions, b) reducing a cross-section size of the mandrel tool by retracting at least one of the mandrel portions towards the frame, c) arranging the mandrel tool inside adjacent blade sections, d) increasing the cross-section size of the mandrel tool by extending at least one of the mandrel portions away from the frame, and e) infusing at least a portion of the fiber lay-up with a resin and curing the resin to obtain a cured joining portion joining the blade sections inside.

Mandrel tool

A method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade, the method including the steps: a) positioning an outboard blade section at a predefined end position, the outboard blade section including an outboard end portion, b) positioning an inboard blade section adjacent to the outboard blade section, the inboard blade section including an inboard end portion, c) determining a deviation of a current position of the inboard end portion of the inboard blade section with respect to the outboard end portion of the outboard blade section from a nominal position of the inboard end portion with respect to the outboard end portion, and d) moving the inboard blade section relative to the outboard blade section to compensate for the determined deviation. The complexity of the alignment procedure when aligning lengthwise blade sections are reduced and the accuracy of the alignment increased.

Method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade

Method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade and mandrel tool

A method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade, comprising the steps of: arranging (SS) a joining portion () comprising a fibre lay-up inside adjacent blade sections, covering (S) the joining portion () and the adjacent blade sections at least partially with a vacuum bag, and applying vacuum to a space () covered by the vacuum bag (), infusing at least the fibre lay-up () with a resin () and curing (S) the resin () to obtain a cured joining portion () joining the blade sections () inside. A light-weight and at the same time strong blade section joint is provided. In particular, the strength of this laminate joint formed by vacuum infusion is comparable to the strength of the pristine laminate. Compared to a connection using an adhesive, the laminate joint formed by vacuum infusion provides a lighter and stronger blade section joint, in particular, a better weight-to-strength performance.

Method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade and wind turbine blade

A method for manufacturing a structural element of a wind turbine blade including forming of at least one injection hole in at least one laminate provided on a top side of a core material of a first portion and a second portion of the structural element and a bottom side of a core material of the first portion and the second portion, so that the at least one injection hole is fluidically connected to the cavity. Further, injecting adhesive through the injection hole into the cavity, curing the adhesive injected into the cavity and thereby forming a joint between an end of the core material of the first portion and an end of the core material of the second portion. Further, a method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade and the structural element, the wind turbine blade is also provided.

Method for manufacturing a structural element of a wind turbine blade, method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade, structural element of a wind turbine blade and wind turbine blade

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Aalborg, Denmark

Gabriele Chiesura