GB2494389B - Rotor blade - Google Patents

Rotor blade

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GB2494389B
GB2494389B GB1115055.4A GB201115055A GB2494389B GB 2494389 B GB2494389 B GB 2494389B GB 201115055 A GB201115055 A GB 201115055A GB 2494389 B GB2494389 B GB 2494389B
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rotor blade
rotor
blade
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Angus Fleming
Matthew Dawson
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Aviation Enterprises Ltd
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Aviation Enterprises Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D1/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D1/06—Rotors
    • F03D1/065—Rotors characterised by their construction elements
    • F03D1/0675—Rotors characterised by their construction elements of the blades
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B3/00—Machines or engines of reaction type; Parts or details peculiar thereto
    • F03B3/12—Blades; Blade-carrying rotors
    • F03B3/121—Blades, their form or construction
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B17/00—Other machines or engines
    • F03B17/06—Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head"
    • F03B17/062—Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head" with rotation axis substantially at right angle to flow direction
    • F03B17/063—Other machines or engines using liquid flow with predominantly kinetic energy conversion, e.g. of swinging-flap type, "run-of-river", "ultra-low head" with rotation axis substantially at right angle to flow direction the flow engaging parts having no movement relative to the rotor during its rotation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D1/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D1/06—Rotors
    • F03D1/065—Rotors characterised by their construction elements
    • F03D1/0658—Arrangements for fixing wind-engaging parts to a hub
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2210/00—Working fluid
    • F05B2210/16—Air or water being indistinctly used as working fluid, i.e. the machine can work equally with air or water without any modification
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/20—Hydro energy
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/30—Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Wind Motors (AREA)
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GB2494389A GB2494389A (en) 2013-03-13
GB2494389B true GB2494389B (en) 2015-02-18

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WO2018121824A1 (en) * 2016-12-28 2018-07-05 Vestas Wind Systems A/S Joint for connecting a wind turbine rotor blade to a rotor hub and associated methods
GB2589307B (en) * 2019-10-31 2023-04-26 Nova Innovation Ltd Tidal turbine blades

Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB909617A (en) * 1960-03-26 1962-10-31 Westland Aircraft Ltd Improvements in or relating to blades for rotary wing aircraft
US3923422A (en) * 1974-10-17 1975-12-02 United Technologies Corp Taper lining for composite blade root attachment
WO1986000115A1 (en) * 1984-06-15 1986-01-03 Dejoux Andre Wind motor with integrated anti-squall system
US5375324A (en) * 1993-07-12 1994-12-27 Flowind Corporation Vertical axis wind turbine with pultruded blades
US20080232966A1 (en) * 2007-03-20 2008-09-25 Wen-Chang Wang Detachable blade assembly for horizontal-axis wind turbine
US20090068017A1 (en) * 2007-09-11 2009-03-12 Paul Rudling Wind turbine blade
CN101428686A (en) * 2008-12-23 2009-05-13 北京航空航天大学 Method for structural design of coaxal helicopter composite material blade
WO2009155920A1 (en) * 2008-06-24 2009-12-30 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet A reinforced wind turbine blade
US20110008175A1 (en) * 2009-07-07 2011-01-13 Nordex Energy Gmbh Rotor blade for a wind turbine and method for its production
US20110084496A1 (en) * 2008-06-05 2011-04-14 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Wind turbine blade and wind power generator using the same

Patent Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB909617A (en) * 1960-03-26 1962-10-31 Westland Aircraft Ltd Improvements in or relating to blades for rotary wing aircraft
US3923422A (en) * 1974-10-17 1975-12-02 United Technologies Corp Taper lining for composite blade root attachment
WO1986000115A1 (en) * 1984-06-15 1986-01-03 Dejoux Andre Wind motor with integrated anti-squall system
US5375324A (en) * 1993-07-12 1994-12-27 Flowind Corporation Vertical axis wind turbine with pultruded blades
US20080232966A1 (en) * 2007-03-20 2008-09-25 Wen-Chang Wang Detachable blade assembly for horizontal-axis wind turbine
US20090068017A1 (en) * 2007-09-11 2009-03-12 Paul Rudling Wind turbine blade
US20110084496A1 (en) * 2008-06-05 2011-04-14 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Wind turbine blade and wind power generator using the same
WO2009155920A1 (en) * 2008-06-24 2009-12-30 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet A reinforced wind turbine blade
CN101428686A (en) * 2008-12-23 2009-05-13 北京航空航天大学 Method for structural design of coaxal helicopter composite material blade
US20110008175A1 (en) * 2009-07-07 2011-01-13 Nordex Energy Gmbh Rotor blade for a wind turbine and method for its production

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