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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2011
Applicant:
Aaron John Mashue, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Inventor:
Aaron John Mashue, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A root attachment for a wind turbine rotor blade having a blade root is disclosed. The root attachment may include a wall panel configured to be coupled to the rotor blade at or adjacent to the blade root. The wall panel may define at least a portion of an airfoil shape and may include an inner side and an outer side. In addition, the wall panel may define a non-uniform cross-section between the inner and outer sides.