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Vestas
Company•Aarhus, Denmark•
About: Vestas is a company organization based out in Aarhus, Denmark. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Turbine & Wind power. The organization has 1075 authors who have published 1519 publications receiving 23285 citations. The organization is also known as: Vestas Wind Systems & Vestas Wind Systems A/S.
Topics: Turbine, Wind power, Turbine blade, Rotor (electric), Power optimizer
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14 Dec 2012TL;DR: In this article, a wind turbine blade comprising a lightning protection system is provided, where an elongate receptor band is installed on the external surface of the turbine blade, over the lightning receptor module, and the receptor band receives a stroke of lightning and transfers electrical current from the lightning stroke to the lightning conductor through the Lightning receptor module.
Abstract: A wind turbine blade comprising a lightning protection system is provided. The lightning protection system comprises a lightning conductor located along a longitudinal portion of the wind turbine blade and is coupled to an electrical ground. A lightning receptor module is arranged on an external surface of the wind turbine blade and electrically coupled to the lightning conductor. An elongate receptor band is installed on the external surface of the wind turbine blade, over the lightning receptor module, and the receptor band is arranged to receive a stroke of lightning and transfer electrical current from the lightning stroke to the lightning conductor through the lightning receptor module. Further, the elongate receptor band comprises a crease in a longitudinal cross-sectional profile of the elongate receptor band. A method of installing a lightning protection system on a wind turbine blade is further provided.
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13 Mar 2013TL;DR: In this article, a wind turbine blade system with layered, multi-component spars and associated systems and methods is described, where the second blade segment is joined to the first blade segment at a joint.
Abstract: Wind turbine blades with layered, multi-component spars, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A wind turbine blade system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a first blade segment having a first spar element that includes first planks having a first thickness and a first plank composition, and a second blade segment having a second spar element that includes second planks having a second thickness and a second plank composition different than the first plank composition. The second blade segment is joined to the first blade segment at a joint, and, in particular embodiments, an overall product of thickness and elastic modulus of the first planks is approximately equal to an overall product of thickness and elastic modulus for the second planks.
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16 Apr 2019TL;DR: In this article, a shear web flange for a wind turbine blade is described, which extends longitudinally and comprises a bonding surface for bonding to an inner surface of a turbine blade.
Abstract: A shear web flange (36) for a shear web (32) of a wind turbine blade (18) is described. The flange (36) extends longitudinally and comprises a bonding surface (50) for bonding to an inner surface of a wind turbine blade (18). One or more protruding features (52a, 52b) protrude from the bonding surface (50). A method of making such a shear web flange (36) is also described as are a shear web (32) for a wind turbine blade (18), a wind turbine blade (18) and a method of making a wind turbine blade (18).
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04 Nov 2014TL;DR: In this paper, a modular wind turbine blade is described, which consists of at least a first blade module and a second blade module connected to end-to-end and an interface is defined between the respective modules.
Abstract: A modular wind turbine blade is described. The blade has at least a first blade module and a second blade module connected to end to end. An interface is defined between the respective modules. The blade further comprises at least one longitudinally extending spar structure that forms part of the outer shells of the first and second blade modules when the modules are connected. The or each spar structure is substantially continuous and extends across the interface between the first and second blade modules when the modules are connected. The or each spar structure is integrated with the first blade module and the spar structure is folded or coiled to facilitate transportation of the module. The second blade module includes channels defined in the outer shell for receiving the or each spar structure when the modules are connected. In this way the spar structures also form part of the outer shell of the second module. A method of assembling the modular blade and a method of installing a wind turbine having a modular blade are also described.
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01 Mar 2010TL;DR: In this paper, an ejector cooling system is used to reduce the temperature of the cooling medium and one or more heat generating components are arranged to provide at least a part of the heat for operating the system.
Abstract: The invention provides for a wind turbine (1) comprising one or more heat generating components (6) and at least one closed cooling circuit (8) comprising a circulating cooling medium. The cooling circuit (8) is arranged to directly or indirectly cool one or more of the heat generating components (6). An ejector cooling system (9) reduces the temperature of the cooling medium and one or more of the heat generating components (6) are arranged to provide at least a part of the heat for operating the ejector cooling system (9). The invention further relates to a method for cooling a heat generating component (6) of a wind turbine (1).
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Remus Teodorescu | 84 | 606 | 38521 |
Pedro Rodriguez | 67 | 496 | 24551 |
Saurabh Gupta | 38 | 545 | 5907 |
Florin Iov | 32 | 166 | 4225 |
Cher Ming Tan | 31 | 285 | 3666 |
Philip Carne Kjaer | 26 | 97 | 2315 |
Martin G. Evans | 25 | 55 | 4712 |
Peter Fogh Odgaard | 23 | 95 | 2515 |
Lars Helle | 23 | 72 | 2881 |
Torben Knudsen | 23 | 116 | 2157 |
Jan-Willem van Wingerden | 21 | 151 | 2554 |
Daniel E. Viassolo | 21 | 68 | 1125 |
Lars Finn Sloth Larsen | 20 | 73 | 1260 |
Anton Bech | 19 | 69 | 1128 |
Mark Hancock | 16 | 44 | 994 |