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Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 17, 2018
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventor:
Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/40 (2016.01); F03D 80/60 (2016.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/40 (2016.05); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F03D 80/60 (2016.05); F05B 2240/302 (2013.01); F05B 2260/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A jointed wind turbine rotor blade includes a first blade segment and a second blade segment. A chord-wise joint separates the first and second blade segments, wherein internal joint structure joins the first and second blade segments across the chord-wise joint. A first heating system is configured within the first blade segment, and a second heating system is configured within the second blade segment. A disconnectable coupling is configured between the first and second blade segments at the chord-wise joint to supply power or a fluid medium from the first blade segment across the chord-wise joint for use by the second heating system in the second blade segment.


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