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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2024
Tpi Technology, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Nihal Puhurcuoǧlu, Izmir, TR;
Nima Pedramasl, Izmir, TR;
Berkay Aydoǧan, Izmir, TR;
Ilker Topuz, Izmir, TR;
TPI Technology, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
A method for measuring bondline thickness of a wind turbine blade including scanning a first blade shell in a first mold half, the first mold half having a mold flange and a mold knob, forming a first scan; scanning a second blade shell in a second mold half, the second mold half having a mold flange and a mold knob, forming a second scan; scanning the at least one shear web exterior to the mold, forming a third scan; bonding the at least one shear web to the first blade shell; scanning the bonded at least one shear web and the first blade shell, forming a fourth scan; closing the first mold half onto the second mold half to form a closed mold; scanning the mold flanges and the mold knobs of the closed mold, forming a fifth scan; aligning the first, second, third, fourth and fifth scans; and measuring at least one bondline of the aligned scans.