IP Library Granted Patent US 10,202,963
Granted Patent B2
US 10,202,963 · App. 14/897,611 · Granted Feb 12, 2019

Rotor blade of a wind turbine and wind turbine

Inventor: Andree Altmikus (Aurich, DE)
Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
F03D1/0675F03D1/0633B64C11/18B64C2003/148F03D1/0641F05B2240/30Y02E10/721
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Patent No.
US 10,202,963
App. No.
14/897,611
Granted
Feb 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rotor blade of an aerodynamic rotor of a wind turbine, comprising: at least a first and a second wing fence, with the first wing fence being arranged at the rotor blade in radial direction, in relation to an axis of rotation of the rotor, in a range between 25% and 40%, and the second wing fence being arranged at the rotor blade in radial direction, in relation to an axis of rotation of the rotor, in a range between 45% and 60%.

Claims (19)

1. A rotor blade of an aerodynamic rotor of a wind turbine comprising:

a first wing fence and a second wing fence, wherein: the first wing fence is arranged at the rotor blade in a radial direction, in relation to an axis of rotation of the rotor, in a range of 25% to 40% along a length of the rotor blade measured from a root of the rotor blade; and the second wing fence is arranged at the rotor blade in the radial direction, in relation to the axis of rotation of the rotor, in a range of 45% to 60% along a length of the rotor blade measured from the root of the rotor blade, wherein the first wing fence has a first mean height and the second wing fence has a second mean height, wherein the first mean height is greater than the second mean height.

2. The rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first wing fence is arranged at the rotor blade in the radial direction, in relation to the axis of rotation of the rotor, in a range of 30% to 35% along the length of the rotor blade measured from the root of the rotor blade; and

the second wing fence is arranged at the rotor blade in the radial direction, in relation to the axis of rotation of the rotor, in a range of 50% to 55% along the length of the rotor blade measured from the root of the rotor blade.

3. The rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein: the first and the second wing fences are arranged at a suction side of the rotor blade; or the first and the second wing fences each include fence sections at the suction side and at a pressure side, respectively, of the rotor blade.

4. The rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein each wing fence is designed as a bridge having: a base section, and a rear section, wherein the base section has a shape that corresponds to a surface of the rotor blade, and wherein the rear section has a contour line that corresponds to the surface of the rotor blade.

5. The rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second mean heights equal a thickness of a boundary layer of air blowing against the rotor blade.

6. The rotor blade according to claim 5 , wherein the first and second mean heights are two to five times higher than the boundary layer of air blowing against the rotor blade.

7. The rotor blade according to claim 1 , further comprising vortex generators arranged on a suction side of the rotor blade proximate a blade nose of the rotor blade and between the first and second wing fences.

8. The rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein the rotor blade has a profile depth that is greatest at a blade root for attaching to a rotor hub of the aerodynamic rotor.

9. A wind turbine comprising:

a plurality of rotor blades according to claim 1 .

10. The rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein the first mean height is 5 mm or less and the second mean height is 15 mm or greater.

11. The rotor blade according to claim 1 , wherein the first mean height of the first wing fence is at least 30% greater than the second mean height of the second wing fence.

12. The rotor blade according to claim 1 , further comprising vortex generators between the first and second wing fences.

13. The rotor blade according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a blade nose pointing in the direction of movement of the rotor blade; and

a rear edge facing away from the blade nose.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2016
From: ALTMIKUS, ANDREE
To: WOBBEN PROPERTIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 037829/0385 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2013 210 901 · Jun 11, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160138563A1 · May 19, 2016
Cited By (1)
US 12,313,032