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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Kevin Standish, Erie, CO (US);
Stefan Herr, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Standish, Erie, CO (US);
Stefan Herr, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Airfoils are provided for a wind turbine blade that is associated with a wind turbine hub. Each airfoil includes a blunt trailing edge, a substantially oval shaped suction side, and a substantially S-shaped pressure side. The airfoils decrease in cross-sectional area along the turbine blade in a direction extending away from the wind turbine hub.