Wind turbine rotor blade with in-plane sweep and devices...

Details Wind turbine rotor blade with in-plane sweep and devices... Wind turbine rotor blade with in-plane sweep and devices...

2004-09-29

2008-03-18

Edgar, Richard A. (Department: 3745)

Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e., impellers)

Specific blade structure

Cantilever blade

C416S242000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07344360

ABSTRACT:
A wind turbine includes a rotor having a hub and at least one blade having a torsionally rigid root, an inboard section, and an outboard section. The inboard section has a forward sweep relative to an elastic axis of the blade and the outboard section has an aft sweep.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1991095 (1935-02-01), Hochstetter
patent: 2451106 (1948-10-01), Martin
patent: 4012172 (1977-03-01), Schwaar et al.
patent: 4451206 (1984-05-01), Philippe et al.
patent: 4863351 (1989-09-01), Fischer et al.
patent: 5064345 (1991-11-01), Kimball
patent: 5137427 (1992-08-01), Shenoy
patent: 5167489 (1992-12-01), Wadia et al.
patent: 5254876 (1993-10-01), Hickey
patent: 5332362 (1994-07-01), Toulmay et al.
patent: 5584661 (1996-12-01), Brooks
patent: 6000911 (1999-12-01), Toulmay et al.
patent: 6116857 (2000-09-01), Splettstoesser et al.
patent: 6503058 (2003-01-01), Selig et al.
patent: 6558123 (2003-05-01), Spaggiari
patent: 6582196 (2003-06-01), Andersen et al.
patent: 6595744 (2003-07-01), Van Houten
patent: 6719533 (2004-04-01), Bird
patent: WO-01/48377 (2001-06-01), None
Mike Zutek, Adaptive Blade Concept Assessment: Curved Planform Induced Twist Investigation, SAND2002-2996, Oct. 2002, pp. 1-24.
Thomas D. Ashwill, Paul S. Veers, James Locke, Ivan Contreas, Dayton Griffin, Mike D. Zutek, Concepts for Adaptive Wind Turbine Blades, AIAA-2002, pp. 1-14.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Wind turbine rotor blade with in-plane sweep and devices... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Wind turbine rotor blade with in-plane sweep and devices..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Wind turbine rotor blade with in-plane sweep and devices... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3969372