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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2018
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Andrew Hedges, Surbiton, GB;
Arne Haahr, Ringkøbing, DK;
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for assembling a wind turbine blade () including first and second outer shell portions () and an internal web () are provided. An adhesive material () is applied to a top end () of the internal web () as well as the edges () of the first outer shell portion () for connection to the second outer shell portion (). Localized heat energy is applied to pre-cure the adhesive material () at the top end () of the internal web () before applying heat energy to fully cure all of the adhesive material () in the wind turbine blade (). The pre-curing is performed by a removable localized heater device (), and it assures that the integrity of the bond between the internal web () and the second outer shell portion () is maintained during the full curing of the blade (), when temporary thermal deformation of the outer shell () sometimes occurs.