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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2011
Ronald Grife, Houston, TX (US);
Carsten Hein Westergaard, Houston, TX (US);
Joshua Bryant, Spring, TX (US);
David Chao, Houston, TX (US);
Kim Mittendorf, Katy, TX (US);
Jou-young Choi, Katy, TX (US);
Abigail Arrington, Houston, TX (US);
Ronald Grife, Houston, TX (US);
Carsten Hein Westergaard, Houston, TX (US);
Joshua Bryant, Spring, TX (US);
David Chao, Houston, TX (US);
Kim Mittendorf, Katy, TX (US);
Jou-Young Choi, Katy, TX (US);
Abigail Arrington, Houston, TX (US);
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Abstract
A wind turbine for generating electrical energy may include a wind turbine blade including a plurality of vortex generators integrally formed in the outer surface of the blade. The vortex generator includes a first component that defines a portion of the outer surface of the blade and a second component defining the shape of the vortex generator and at least partially surrounded by the first component. A method of manufacturing the wind turbine blade includes disposing a first plurality of layers of structural material over a mold main body and a removable insert member with a shaped cavity. A shaped plug is then pressed into the shaped cavity, and a second plurality of layers of structural material is disposed over the plug and the mold main body to complete manufacture of a wind turbine blade with a vortex generator.