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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
System and method for detecting loads transmitted through a blade root of a wind turbine rotor blade
Bharat Bagepalli, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nilesh Tralshawala, Rexford, NY (US);
Aditi Koppikar, Bangalore, IN;
Sascha Schieke, Greer, SC (US);
Pekka Sipilae, Munich, DE;
Bharat Bagepalli, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nilesh Tralshawala, Rexford, NY (US);
Aditi Koppikar, Bangalore, IN;
Sascha Schieke, Greer, SC (US);
Pekka Sipilae, Munich, DE;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, a system for detecting loads transmitted through a blade root of a rotor blade of a wind turbine is disclosed. The system may include a root attachment assembly configured to couple the blade root to a hub of the wind turbine. The root attachment assembly may include a barrel nut mounted within a portion of the blade root and a root bolt extending from the barrel nut. In addition, the system may include a sensor associated with the root attachment assembly. The sensor may be configured to detect loads transmitted through at least one of the barrel nut and the root bolt.