A reinforcing structure 9 for a wind turbine blade is in the form of an elongate stack 27 of layers 31 of pultruded fibrous composite strips supported within a U-shaped channel 28. The length of each layer 31 is slightly different to create a taper at the ends of the stack; the centre of the stack 27 has five layers 31, and each end has a single layer 31. The ends of each layer 31 are chamfered, and the stack is coated with a thin flexible pultruded fibrous composite strip 33 extending the full length of the stack 27. The reinforcing structure 9 extends along a curved path within the outer shell of the blade. During configuration of the blade components within a mould 37, the reinforcing structure 9 is introduced into the mould 37 by sliding the channel 28 along the surface of an elongate wedge 29 within the mould 37 along the curved path. The wedge 29 is oriented along its length at an angle depending on the curvature of the path at that position so as to guide the reinforcing structure 9 into the desired position. The regions of the outer shell of the blade on either side of the reinforcing structure 9 are filled with structural foam 17, and the reinforcing structure 9 and the foam 17 are both sandwiched between an inner skin 18 and an outer skin 19.

Wind turbine blades

Structural beam of a wind turbine blade comprising a body-root and a body-trunk in the form of a box with a section decreasing towards the blade tip, comprising various piles each formed by various layers of carbon fibre impregnated with a synthetic resin, located on the upper and lower areas, intercalated between various layers of fibre glass impregnated with synthetic resin arranged along its perimeter, including between two piles, at least one layer of reinforcing material on each of the side areas enveloped by an adhesive resin film. The invention also comprises a procedure for the manufacture of the structural beam which, amongst other stages, includes the application of the layers mentioned onto a mould and the beam curing process.

Structural beam for a wind generator blade and production method thereof

The invention provides a method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade comprising a spar and at least one airfoil section, where both the spar and the airfoil section comprise an outer surface which forms part of an aerodynamically active surface of the blade. The method comprises steps of providing a support structure, placing the spar at the support structure, providing a clamp adapted to be fixed to the outer surface of both the spar and the airfoil section, arranging the airfoil section relative to the spar, fixing the clamp to the outer surface of the spar and the airfoil section, and assembling the at least one airfoil section an the spar by a process including adhesion.

Assembly tool and a method of manufacturing a blade

It is intended to provide a wind turbine blade with superior aerodynamic characteristics and rigidity, a wind turbine generator equipped with the wind turbine blade, and a method of designing the wind turbine blade. The wind turbine blade 1 is provided with a blade tip part 2 , a blade root part 4 connected to a hub 112 , and an airfoil part 6 disposed between the blade tip part 2 and the blade root part 4 . The airfoil part 6 includes a flatback airfoil 10 with a blunt trailing edge 8 at least in an area in a longitudinal direction of the wind turbine blade 1 where a blade thickness ratio X is 40% to 50%. X indicates a ratio of a maximum thickness t MAX to a chord length L C . In the area where the blade thickness ratio X is 40% to 50%, the flatback airfoil has a trailing edge thickness ratio Y which is 5% to Y H %, Y indicating a ratio of a trailing edge thickness t TE to the maximum thickness t MAX and Y H has a relationship of Y H =1.5X−30 with the blade thickness ratio X.

Wind turbine blade, wind turbine generator equipped with wind turbine blade and method of designing wind turbine blade

A wind turbine blade having a spar cap disposed between layers constituting an outer skin or disposed on an inner side of the outer skin and a method of manufacturing the wind turbine blade are provided, wherein in manufacture of the wind turbine blade, generation of manufacturing defects, such as misalignment and wrinkles in fabrics, can be suppressed and the time required for repairing the defects as well as for laminating the layers can be reduced. In the method of manufacturing the wind turbine blade having the spar cap as a main structural member of the blade disposed between the layers constituting the outer skin or disposed on the inner side of the outer skin, the spar cap is formed as a separate piece from the outer skin, and the spar cap, dry fiber fabrics for the layers constituting the outer skin, and a sandwich core member are collectively impregnated with resin under a vacuum process.

Wind turbine blade and method of manufacturing wind turbine blade

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a propeller blade for a wind power generator excellent in durability capable of lightening weight in the case the blade of this kind is very large enlarged and preventing generation of damage and crack even in use for long years. SOLUTION: This propeller blade is constituted by a main spar 13 having a sectional shape of closed curve state to be positioned in a wind pressure center part, front/rear reinforcing members 14, 15 arranged in both sides of this main spar 13, and a reinforced resin-made skin layer 12 wrapping the peripheral total unit of these reinforcing materials 14,15 and this main spar 13, also to be connected in a side of a leading edge 11a which is a side of this blade 10 cutting a wind of a reinforced cloth provided in the skin layer 12.

Propeller blade for wind power generator and method for manufacturing it, and main spar for propeller blade and method for manufacturing it

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a main beam for constituting a propeller blade for a wind power generator capable of reducing its weight when the size of the blade is greatly increased and preventing occurrence of breakage and crack even after use for many years and having excellent durability by a simple configuration SOLUTION: This main beam for constituting the propeller blade positioned in a place close to a substantially central part of wind pressure of the propeller blade for the wind power generator is constituted by a reinforcing tape layer constituted by winding a reinforcing tape 13a made of reinforced fibers such as glass fiber around in such a way that a cross section shape becomes like a closed curve, a reinforcing cloth layer constituted by winding a reinforcing cloth 13c made of reinforced fibers such as glass fiber around on the reinforcing tape layer, and a resin layer constituted by thermally hardening synthetic resin impregnated in these reinforcing cloth layer and reinforcing tape layer COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Main beam for propeller blade for wind power generator and its manufacturing method

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for mounting a contactless IC tag to a fiber-reinforced core which can be mounted with an IC tag so that the IC tag is not easily damaged.SOLUTION: In the method for mounting the contactless IC tag 40 to the fiber-reinforced resin core, the fiber-reinforced resin core 10 having the contactless IC tag 40 mounted thereto includes a surface layer 30 that is formed on a fiber-reinforced resin layer 23 comprising a cylindrical base 20 to be independent from the fiber-reinforced layer 23, and on an outer surface of the surface layer 30, a rolled article is wound. In the method, the surface layer 30 is removed to expose the fiber-reinforced resin layer 23, on the surface of the resin layer 23, the contactless IC tag is pasted, and the surface layer 30 is formed on the fiber-reinforced resin layer 23 where the contactless IC tag 40 is pasted.

Method for mounting contactless ic tag to fiber-reinforced resin core

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fiber reinforced resin-made core with an IC tag able to be favorably read and written with information of an IC chip, even if the fiber reinforced resin-made core is formed of a cylindrical base made from a carbon fiber reinforced resin.SOLUTION: In the fiber reinforced resin-made core 10, a wound object is wound around the core 10 formed of the base 20 in a cylindrical shape, the base 20 being made from the carbon fiber reinforced resin. The non-contact IC tag 40 is arranged, away in the thickness direction of the non-contact IC tag 40 with respect to a carbon-fiber reinforced resin layer forming the base 20, in the fiber reinforced resin-made core 10.

Masashi Shinkawa

Papers

Propeller blade for wind power generator and method for manufacturing it, and main spar for propeller blade and method for manufacturing it

Main beam for propeller blade for wind power generator and its manufacturing method

Method for mounting contactless ic tag to fiber-reinforced resin core

Fiber reinforced resin-made core