IP Library Granted Patent US 10,662,920
Granted Patent B2
US 10,662,920 · App. 15/631,146 · Granted May 26, 2020

Trailing-edge girder with rectangular cross section

Inventors: Urs Bendel (Fockbek, DE); Markus Werner (Felde, DE); Julian Ramm (Kiel, DE); Enno Eyb (Kiel, DE); Lenz Zeller (Felde, DE)
Assignee: Senvion GmbH
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Patent No.
US 10,662,920
App. No.
15/631,146
Granted
May 26, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a rotor blade of a wind power plant having two rotor blade half-shells (1, 21) with in each case a leading-edge periphery and a trailing-edge periphery (8 a, 22 a ), which rotor blade half-shells are adhesively fastened to each other along the leading-edge and trailing-edge peripheries (8 a, 22) and which in case have a trailing-edge girder (3, 25), and each of the trailing-edge girders (3, 25) at least in certain sections is of rectangular design in a cross section along its longitudinal extent.

Claims (14)

1. Rotor blade of a wind power plant having two rotor blade half-shells ( 1 , 21 ) with in each case a leading-edge periphery and a trailing-edge periphery ( 8 a , 22 a ), which are adhesively fastened to each other along the leading-edge and trailing-edge peripheries ( 8 a , 22 ) and which have in case at least one trailing-edge girder ( 3 , 25 ), characterised in that at least one of the trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ) at least along one section in a longitudinal direction (L) has a rectangular cross section transversely to said longitudinal direction (L) the two trailing edge-girders ( 3 , 25 ) are adhesively fastened to the inner side of the two rotor blade half shells ( 1 , 21 ) and are interconnected by means of a stringer ( 50 ) via adhesive connections and the trailing-edge girder ( 3 , 25 ), in the section in which the trailing-edge girder ( 3 , 25 ) is of rectangular shape in cross section, is at a greater distance from the trailing-edge periphery ( 8 a , 22 a ) associated with it than in other sections.

2. Rotor blade according to claim 1 , characterised in that two trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ) are oppositely disposed and each of the trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ) in a longitudinal direction (L) has a rectangular cross section transversely to said longitudinal direction (L).

3. Rotor blade according to claim 1 , characterised in that in the section a trailing edge ( 7 ) of the rotor blade ( 20 ) has at most a first thickness and along the section the trailing-edge girder ( 3 , 25 ) is overall at a greater distance from the trailing-edge peripheries ( 8 a , 22 a ) than in another section in which the rotor blade ( 20 ) has a greater thickness than the first thickness.

4. Rotor blade according to claim 1 , characterised in that each of the trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ) is at such a distance from the trailing-edge peripheries ( 8 a , 22 a ) associated with them that a minimum distance between the two rotor blade half-shells ( 1 , 21 ) in the region in which the trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ) are located is at least 3 mm.

5. Rotor blade according to claim 1 , characterised in that a greatest distance between the two rotor blade half-shells ( 1 , 21 ) in the region in which the trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ) are located is at most 5-6 cm.

6. Rotor blade according to claim 1 , characterised in that a stringer ( 50 ), extending along the longitudinal extent of the two trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ), is arranged at least in certain sections between oppositely disposed trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ).

7. Rotor blade according to claim 1 , characterised in that each of the two trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ) has a width (B) of 20 cm to 40 cm.

8. Rotor blade according to claim 1 , characterised in that each of the two trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ) has a height of 1 mm to 80 mm.

9. Rotor blade according to claim 1 , characterised in that a greatest distance of each of the two trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ) from the trailing-edge periphery ( 8 a , 22 a ) is at most 20 cm to 60 cm.

10. Rotor blade according to claim 7 , characterised in that each of the two trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ) has a width (B) of 20 cm-30 cm.

11. Rotor blade according to claim 9 , characterised in that a greatest distance of each of the two trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ) from the trailing-edge periphery ( 8 a , 22 a ) is at most 30 cm-45 cm.

12. Method for producing a rotor blade, by two rotor blade half-shells being produced and along trailing-edge peripheries ( 8 a , 22 a ) of both rotor blade half-shells ( 1 , 21 ) by a trailing-edge girder ( 3 , 25 ) being laid in each case, by layers ( 31 ) of constant width being positioned one on top of the other by their longitudinal edges and then by a resin system being infused into the layers ( 31 ) and the two trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ) are adhesively fastened to the inner side of the two rotor blade half shells ( 1 , 21 ) and are interconnected by means of a stringer ( 50 ) via adhesive connections.

13. Method for producing a rotor blade according to claim 12 , characterised in that the trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ) are produced separately from the rotor blade half-shells ( 1 , 21 ) and are then adhesively fastened to each other.

14. Method for producing a rotor blade according to claim 12 , characterised in that the trailing-edge girders ( 3 , 25 ) are produced separately from the rotor blade half-shells ( 1 , 21 ) and are then integrated during the construction of the rotor blade half-shells ( 1 , 21 ).

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Aug 31, 2023
From: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY SERVICE GMBH
To: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY SERVICE GMBH
Reel/Frame 064834/0873 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 20, 2022
From: SENVION DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY SERVICE GMBH
Reel/Frame 064371/0624 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 16, 2022
From: SENVION GMBH
To: SENVION DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 061462/0567 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2019
From: BENDEL, URS; WERNER, MARKUS; RAMM, JULIAN; EYB, ENNO; ZELLER, LENZ
To: SENVION GMBH
Reel/Frame 049787/0738 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2016 007 675 · Jun 24, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180080432A1 · Mar 22, 2018