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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2010
Applicant:
Carsten Hein Westergaard, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Carsten Hein Westergaard, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/068 (2013.01); F05B 2240/30 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01);
Abstract
Edgewise stiffness of a wind turbine blade is enhanced by arranging a tension element between anchor points at the ends of a load bearing member in the turbine blade such as a spar or a beam. The tension element is spaced away from the load bearing member on the trailing edge side of the load bearing member by struts and acts as a suspension cable. Several tension elements may be used and a similar tension element may be arranged on the leading edge side of the load bearing member.