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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Enno Eyb, Kiel, DE;
Rainer Arelt, Ellingen, DE;
Inventors:
Enno Eyb, Kiel, DE;
Rainer Arelt, Ellingen, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rotor blade for a wind turbine includes a flange section configured to connect the rotor blade to a rotor hub. The flange section is formed from a hybrid material including glass fibers and carbon fibers embedded in a matrix material. The carbon fibers are oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the rotor blade.