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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus, DK;
Inventors:
Frank Hoelgaard Hahn, Ingkøbing, DK;
Vijayasankar Irissappane, Ringkøbing, DK;
Assignee:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/30 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29L 31/08 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/306 (2013.01); B29D 99/0028 (2013.01); B29L 2031/085 (2013.01); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); Y02P 70/50 (2015.11);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade body, the method comprising the steps of: providing a mould () having a mould surface () for forming a first blade body having a first length, the mould having a mould root end and a mould tip end (); placing a removable insert () on the mould surface towards the mould tip end to form a modified mould surface for forming a second blade body having a second length which is less than the first length; and forming the second blade body on the modified mould surface.