Blade Dynamics Limited

Joaquin Gutierrez

Paul Hayden

A wind turbine blade comprising a fairing with a rigid structural component () which forms the majority of the aerodynamic profile and a non-actively controllable elastically deformable trailing edge component () mounted on the structural component to complete the aerodynamic profile. The trailing edge component () is formed from a material having an elastic modulus in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 GPa such it will elastically buckle when loading on the trailing edge component exceeds a predetermined threshold. The structural component () comprises a unidirectional reinforcing layer adjacent to the trailing edge component with at least one layer of unidirectional fibers () extending in a substantially spanwise direction.

Wind turbine blade

A self-supporting wind turbine tower with walls comprising an upper portion () and a lower portion (). Substantially all of the upper portion () is formed from a composite plastic. Substantially all of the lower portion () is formed from mild steel.

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New Orleans, LA, United States of America

Joaquin Gutierrez