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Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 28, 2013
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Christian A. Carroll, Simpsonville, SC (US);

Stefan Herr, Greenville, SC (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 11/02 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/0633 (2013.01); F03D 1/0641 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01);
Abstract

Rotor blade assemblies for wind turbines are provided. In one embodiment, a rotor blade assembly includes a rotor blade having exterior surfaces defining a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge, and a trailing edge each extending between a tip and a root. The rotor blade further defines a span and a chord. A span-wise portion of the pressure side includes along a chord-wise cross-section a plurality of inflection points. The plurality of inflection points include a first inflection point and a second inflection point, the first and second inflections points positioned within approximately 50% of the chord from the leading edge.


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