Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Radiance Solar, LLC

Russell Gentry

Tristan Farris Al-Haddad

Joseph Neal Goodman

Andrés Cavieres

Jamie Porges

Ryan Crooks

Keyan Rahimzadeh

Wade Nolan

Daniel Rubin

Taylor Pitelka

Bradley Brooks

Joshua Lohr

Benjamin Tasistro-Hart

Lawrence Bank

Ammar Alshannaq

Jamieson Pye

Mehmet Bermek

An exemplary embodiment provides a method of predicting a geometry of a turbine blade, comprising: obtaining a point cloud of the turbine blade, the point cloud comprising a plurality of points corresponding to locations on an external contour of the turbine blade; generating an external mesh for the turbine blade based on point cloud; defining a reference axis along the length of the blade; generating a plurality of sampling planes along the length of the reference axis, each sampling plane being normal to the reference axis and having a shape defined by portions of the mesh intersecting the sampling plane; for each of the plurality of sampling planes, matching the sampling plane to an airfoil profile in a database of known airfoil profiles; and creating a geometrical representation of the turbine blade by placing the airfoils on the reference axis and connecting the perimeter of each of the airfoils.

Systems and methods for predicting the geometry and internal structure of turbine blades

An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electric utility pole, comprising a beam, a base, and an arm. The beam can be formed from a retired turbine blade and can comprise a first end and a second end. The base connected to the first end of the beam. The arm can be connected to the beam. The arm can be configured to support at least one electrical conductor.

Systems and methods for repurposing retired wind turbines as electric utility line poles

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a solar panel truss mounting system comprising a base and a truss assembly coupled to the base. The truss assembly comprises a first panel rail mount, second panel rail mount parallel to the first panel rail mount, base rail mount parallel to the first and second panel rail mounts, and a plurality of support members. A first portion of the plurality of support members extends between the first and second panel rail mounts. A second portion of the plurality of support members extends between the first panel rail mount and the base rail mount. A third portion of the plurality of support members extends between the second panel rail mount and the base rail mount. The system can further comprise a plurality of connectors for coupling a plurality of photovoltaic solar panels to the truss assembly.

Solar panel truss mounting systems and methods

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Decatur, GA, United States of America

Russell Gentry