Methods for Thermal Welding of Wind Turbine Blades

Robynne Murray; Joseph Roberts; Ryan Beach; Jason Roadman

Methods for Thermal Welding of Wind Turbine Blades

Robynne Murray (Inventor), Joseph Roberts (Inventor), Ryan Beach (Inventor), Jason Roadman (Inventor)

National Wind Technology Center

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Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods, devices, and systems for manufacturing wind turbine blades which in some instances require using new blade joint designs. The blade joint designs described herein may allow for contact in places where welds will be made, which allows for existing manufacturing tolerances to be used while still enabling the use of thermal welding for wind turbine blades.

Original language	American English
Patent number	11,396,153 B2
Filing date	26/07/22
State	Published - 2022

NREL Publication Number

NREL/PT-5000-83580

Keywords

heating element
spar cap
thermoplastic resin
wind turbine blade skin

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