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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2010
Klaus Ulrich Koegler, Rehine, DE;
Ramesh Vedula, Bangalore, IN;
Ariane Myriam Daisy Frère, Muenster, DE;
Klaus Ulrich Koegler, Rehine, DE;
Ramesh Vedula, Bangalore, IN;
Ariane Myriam Daisy Frère, Muenster, DE;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A rotor blade for a wind turbine is disclosed. The rotor blade may comprise a root portion, a tip, and a body extending between the root portion and the tip. The body may include a pressure side and a suction side. Additionally, a winglet may be defined by the body. The winglet may terminate at the tip of the rotor blade and extend inwardly in a direction of the suction side of the body. Further, a bend may be defined in the body such that a portion of the body extends outwardly in a direction of the pressure side of the body.