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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Alexander William Vossler, Greenville, SC (US);
Ryan Spencer Close, Greenville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for locating airflow modifiers for installation on wind turbine rotor blades may generally include a plurality of airflow modifiers, with each airflow modifier including a base defining an outer profile that differs from the outer profiles of the remainder of the airflow modifiers. The system may also include a blade shell defining an exterior surface. The base of each airflow modifier may be configured to be coupled to the exterior surface of the blade shell. In addition, the system may include an installation template provided on the exterior surface of the blade shell. The installation template may define a different installation location for each of the airflow modifiers. Moreover, the installation template may include a geometric feature at each installation location that at least partially matches the outer profile of the airflow modifier configured to be installed at such installation location.