Inflatable Wind Turbine Blade and Attachment Mechanism

Nicole Mendoza; Nicholas Johnson; Derek Berry

Inflatable Wind Turbine Blade and Attachment Mechanism

Nicole Mendoza (Inventor), Nicholas Johnson (Inventor), Derek Berry (Inventor)

National Wind Technology Center

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Research output: Patent

Abstract

Among other things, the present disclosure relates to a wind turbine rotor blade that can be assembled at the site of its wind turbine. The blade includes an internal structure which may be pre-fabricated with connections to the shell skin prior to being transported to the site of its wind turbine. A filler material may be injected into the layers of fabric making up the shell skin at the wind turbine site and allowed to harden at approximately atmospheric conditions.

Original language	American English
Patent number	11,988,191 B2
Filing date	21/05/24
State	Published - 2024

NREL Publication Number

NREL/PT-5000-89987

Keywords

pre-fabricated structure
resin transfer molding (RTM)
vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM)
wind turbine rotor

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https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/11988191

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