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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Paul Trevor Hayden, Cowes, GB;
Peter Anthony Broome, Cowes, GB;
Inventors:
Paul Trevor Hayden, Cowes, GB;
Peter Anthony Broome, Cowes, GB;
Assignee:
Blade Dynamics Limited, Cowes, Isle of Wight, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 3/06 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F05B 2230/60 (2013.01); F05B 2240/30 (2013.01); F05B 2240/40 (2013.01); F05B 2250/70 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wind turbine blade comprising an elongate spar (). A first plurality of skin panels () are attached in an upper high pressure row to the spar to form a substantial proportion of the external profile of one surface of the blade. A second plurality of skin panels () are attached in a lower low pressure row to the spar to form a substantial proportion of the external profile of the opposite lower surface of the blade. A plurality of the skin panels in each row are each integrally provided with a bulkhead () which supports the skin panel on the spar.