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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Tomas Vronsky, Southampton, GB;
Mark Hancock, Southampton, GB;
Inventors:
Tomas Vronsky, Southampton, GB;
Mark Hancock, Southampton, GB;
Assignee:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/615 (2006.01); F03D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wind turbine rotor blade extension portion having a permanent framework with one or more chord-wise members and a substantially span-wise member. A membrane is located over the framework to thereby generate a streamlined surface. The extension portion is configured to transmit aerodynamic loads from the membrane, along the chord-wise members to a rotor blade to which the extension portion is connected, in use.