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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2010
Biju Nanukuttan, Jabalpur, IN;
Jing Wang, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Eswararao V S J Anjuri, Anakapalle, IN;
Biju Nanukuttan, Jabalpur, IN;
Jing Wang, Simpsonville, SC (US);
EswaraRao V S J Anjuri, Anakapalle, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A rotor blade for a wind turbine is disclosed. The rotor blade includes a root, a tip, and a body extending from the root, the body including a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The rotor blade further includes a winglet extending between the body and the tip, the winglet including a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The winglet further includes a transition section and defines a height, a sweep angle, an outboard cant angle, and a twist angle. The sweep angle, the outboard cant angle, and the twist angle change continuously throughout the transition section.