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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026

Filed:

May. 12, 2023
Applicant:

Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N, DK;

Inventors:

Simon Ravnsbæk-Toft, Højbjerg, DK;

Peter Bøttcher, Egå, DK;

Torben Juul Larsen, Roskilde, DK;

Kim Hylling Sørensen, Aarhus C, DK;

Assignee:

VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S, Aarhus N, DK;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/06 (2006.01); F03D 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/0669 (2023.08); F03D 1/0658 (2013.01); F03D 7/0224 (2013.01); F05B 2240/917 (2013.01); F05B 2260/79 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a wind turbine comprising a tower, a nacelle mounted on the tower, and a rotor mounted to the nacelle. The rotor comprises a hub and at least three wind turbine blades. Each blade extends between a root and a tip. Each blade further comprises a connection point located between the root and the tip. The wind turbine further comprises a plurality of blade connecting members, each blade connecting member being connected between corresponding connection points of a pair of wind turbine blades. The wind turbine further comprises a tensioning system for adjusting the tension in each blade connecting member. The tensioning system comprises a plurality of linear actuators, each linear actuator being coupled between the hub and a respective blade connecting member. Each linear actuator is configured to adjust the tension in the blade connecting member.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ravnsbæk-Toft, Simon. (2026). Wind turbine (U.S. Patent No. 12584457). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12584457

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