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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2023
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/s, Brande, DK;
Peder Bay Enevoldsen, Vejle, DK;
Alejandro Gomez Gonzalez, Aarhus, DK;
Morten Rams Quistgaard, Silkeborg, DK;
Dillon Volk, Hamburg, DE;
SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S, Brande, DK;
Abstract
The invention describes a wind turbine rotor blade active flap () comprising a primary body (P) adapted for mounting to the trailing edge () of a wind turbine rotor blade (); a flap turning means () adapted to turn the active flap () between a neutral position (R), in which the active flap () directs airflow (A, A) towards the suction side (P) of the rotor blade (), and a working position (R-R), in which the active flap () directs airflow (A, A) towards the pressure side (P) of the rotor blade (); and a secondary body (S) mounted to the primary body (P) and configured to hold the active flap () in its neutral position (R). The invention further describes a wind turbine () comprising a number of rotor blades () mounted to a hub; and an active flap () according to the invention, mounted to the trailing edge () of each rotor blade ().