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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Daniel Caruso, Greenville, SC (US);
Aaron A. Yarbrough, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/06 (2006.01); B23P 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/0683 (2013.01); B23P 15/04 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present subject matter is directed to a rotor blade assembly for a wind turbine having an improved shear web configuration. The rotor blade assembly includes an upper shell member having a spar cap configured on an internal surface thereof and a lower shell member having a spar cap configured on an internal surface thereof. The shear web extends between the spar caps along a longitudinal length of the blade. Further, the shear web includes at least one pultruded component defining a hollow cross-section.