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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Balaji Subramanian, Chennai, IN;
Kevin Richard Kirtley, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kevin James Standish, Erie, CO (US);
Inventors:
Balaji Subramanian, Chennai, IN;
Kevin Richard Kirtley, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Kevin James Standish, Erie, CO (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lift device for a wind turbine blade. The lift device includes a first sidewall and an opposing second sidewall. The lift device is configured to be coupled to the wind turbine blade along a leading edge of the wind turbine blade, and to generate lift when airflow is directed across a surface of the lift device.