Blade Dynamics Limited

Harry Fish

Mark Hancock

Paul Trevor Hayden

Harald Behmer

Jeremy Hurault

Andrew Stuart Edge

The present invention relates to a wind turbine blade () with an access window () extending through a shell body of the blade. A frame (), which defines an opening (), is arranged on top of the outer surface of the blade such that the opening of the frame () is aligned with the access window. A cover member () covers the opening () of the frame and releasably closes the access window.

Wind turbine rotor blade with framed access window

A rotor blade assembly includes a rotor blade defining a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. Further, the rotor blade assembly includes at least one structural feature secured within the rotor blade and spaced apart from the trailing edge to define a void between the pressure side, the suction side, and the trailing edge. Moreover, the rotor blade assembly includes an adhesive filling the void between the pressure side, the suction side, and the trailing edge to provide an adhesive connection between the pressure side, the suction side, the trailing edge, and the structural feature(s). In addition, the adhesive contacts the structural feature(s) at an interface and defines a fillet profile.

Wind turbine rotor blade assembly having a structural trailing edge

A method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade includes the use of an apparatus having an engagement part. The engagement part has: a support element having a first support edge and a second support edge, a belt extending around the support element and forming a primary engagement edge of the engagement part along the first support edge of the support element. The method includes: providing one or more pre-shaped elements, including a first pre-shaped element, in a first element position, positioning the engagement part in a first position, moving the support element in a first direction with a first velocity to extend underneath the first pre-shaped element, and at the same time moving the belt relative to the support element around the first support edge in a primary direction from below the first support edge to above the first support edge with a primary velocity.

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Eastleigh, United Kingdom

Harry Fish