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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2016
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Anton Bech, Ringkøbing, DK;
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Abstract
A connecting joint for attaching a wind turbine blade to a rotor hub includes an insert configured to be coupled to the wind turbine blade. The insert includes a main body having an outer surface configured to interface with the blade, a first tubular extension extending from the main body and having inner and outer surfaces configured to interface with the blade, and a second tubular extension extending away from the main body and having inner and outer surfaces configured to interface with the blade. A wind turbine blade having such a connecting joint is also disclosed. Additionally, a method of making a wind turbine blade including the connecting joint is disclosed.