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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2020
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Andreas Herrig, Garching b. Muenchen, DE;
Benjamin Patrick Hallissy, Greenville, SC (US);
Marc Canal, Barcelona, ES;
Jordy Hertel Nilsson van Kalken, Lunderskov, DK;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for mitigating vortex-shedding vibrations or stall-induced vibrations on one or more rotor blades of a wind turbine during standstill includes at least one positioning element located between a blade tip section and a blade root section thereof. The positioning element is adapted for wrapping around at least a portion of the rotor blade. The apparatus also includes at least one airflow modifying element coupled to the positioning element and defining a height relative to a surface of the rotor blade. Additionally, the apparatus includes at least one securing element operably coupled to the positioning element for temporarily securing the airflow modifying element to the rotor blade.