IP Library Granted Patent US 8,814,525
Granted Patent B2
US 8,814,525 · App. 13/125,322 · Granted Aug 26, 2014

Profile of a rotor blade and rotor blade of a wind power plant

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Patent No.
US 8,814,525
App. No.
13/125,322
Granted
Aug 26, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The profile ( 1 - 4 ) of a rotor blade ( 5 ) of a wind power plant is characterized in that the main camber line runs beneath the chord at least in sections in the direction of the pressure side ( 8 ). The profile is further characterized in that the profile ( 1 - 4 ) has a relative profile thickness of greater than 45% with a position of maximum thickness of less than 50%, wherein a lift coefficient (c a ) of greater than 0.9, particularly greater than 1.4 is achieved in turbulent flow.

Claims (13)

1. Profile ( 1 - 4 ) of a rotor blade ( 5 ) of a wind power plant, the rotor blade comprising:

an upper side (suction side) ( 7 ), and

a lower side (pressure side) ( 8 ) with a main camber line ( 21 , 25 ) and a chord ( 18 ) between a leading edge ( 10 ) and a trailing edge ( 11 ) of the profile ( 1 - 4 ),

wherein the main camber line ( 21 , 25 ) runs beneath the chord ( 18 ) at least in sections in a direction of the pressure side ( 8 ),

wherein the profile ( 1 - 4 ) has a relative profile thickness of greater than or equal to 55% of a length of the chord ( 18 ),

wherein a position of maximum thickness is at less than 35% of the length of the chord ( 18 ) from a nose of the rotor blade, wherein the main camber line ( 21 , 25 ) is disposed completely beneath the chord ( 18 ) in a section between 2% to 60% of the profile depth of the profile ( 1 - 4 ).

2. Profile ( 1 - 4 ) according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum camber is defined as a distance of the main camber line ( 21 , 25 ) to the chord ( 18 ) in percentage of the chord length, and wherein a value of the maximum camber is less than 0.015.

3. Profile ( 1 - 4 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the second derivative of the camber line ( 21 , 25 ) (curvature of the camber line) is either 0 or positive from 2% to 60%, of the profile depth.

4. Profile ( 1 - 4 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the relative profile thickness is greater than or equal to 70%.

5. Profile ( 1 - 4 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the suction side ( 7 ) and the pressure side ( 8 ) of the profile ( 1 - 4 ) have a concave contour in the trailing region, at least in sections.

6. Plurality of profiles ( 1 - 4 ) according to claim 1 , wherein that are implemented in at least one region of a rotor blade ( 5 ) of a wind power plant.

7. Rotor blade ( 5 ) of a wind power plant having a plurality of profiles ( 1 - 4 ) according to claim 6 .

8. Rotor blade ( 5 ) according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of profiles ( 1 - 4 ) is disposed in a transition region ( 13 ) of the rotor blade ( 5 ) in the proximity of the blade root ( 12 ).

Assignments (10)
REQUEST FOR ASSIGNEE ADDRESS CHANGE. Recorded Sep 5, 2025
From: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY SERVICE GMBH
To: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY SERVICE GMBH
Reel/Frame 072597/0865 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 28, 2025
From: SENVION DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY SERVICE GMBH
Reel/Frame 070031/0577 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 21, 2025
From: SENVION GMBH
To: SENVION DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 069986/0450 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 15, 2025
From: SENVION AG
To: SENVION GMBH
Reel/Frame 069924/0352 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 8, 2025
From: SENVION SE
To: SENVION AG
Reel/Frame 069849/0638 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 23, 2015
From: REPOWER SYSTEMS SE
To: SENVION SE
Reel/Frame 034806/0074 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 21, 2015
From: REPOWER SYSTEMS AG
To: REPOWER SYSTEMS SE
Reel/Frame 034786/0585 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 7, 2014
From: REPOWER SYSTEMS SE
To: SENVION SE
Reel/Frame 033279/0333 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 25, 2014
From: REPOWER SYSTEMS AG
To: REPOWER SYSTEMS SE
Reel/Frame 033228/0102 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2011
From: PETSCHE, MARC; GOLLNICK, BERT; KORJAHN, MATTHIAS
To: REPOWER SYSTEMS AG
Reel/Frame 026161/0454 →