MULTI-MATERIAL RETROFITTED WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME

Multi-material retrofitted wind turbine rotor blades include a shell having a leading edge opposite a trailing edge and a structural support member that supports the shell and is disposed internal the wind turbine rotor blade between the leading edge and the trailing edge and extends for at least a...

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Hauptverfasser: YARBROUGH AARON ALPHEUS, TESTA JASON JOSEPH, FRITZ PETER JAMES
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Multi-material retrofitted wind turbine rotor blades include a shell having a leading edge opposite a trailing edge and a structural support member that supports the shell and is disposed internal the wind turbine rotor blade between the leading edge and the trailing edge and extends for at least a portion of a rotor blade span length, wherein the structural support member includes an original structural support portion including a first material and a retrofitted structural support portion extending from the original structural support portion at a joint and including a second material.