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Modular blade structure and method of assembly

US11022094B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Danilo Veljkovic · Ypsilanti, US
Brian Scott Redmon · Macclenny, US
Roland J. Menassa · Chesterfield Township, US
Thomas Merzhaeuser · Salzbergen, DE
Daniel Alan Hynum · Simpsonville, US
Alan M. Walker · Simpsonville, US
Shridhar Champaknath Nath · Gaithersburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 24, 2017
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 10, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P70/50
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a method of assembly of a rotor blade for a wind turbine. The method includes placing a first rotor blade section onto a first set location of an assembly fixture, wherein the first rotor blade includes a first locating datum such that the assembly fixture at the first set location constrains movement of the first rotor blade section at the first locating datum along a first direction; placing the first rotor blade section onto a second set location of the assembly fixture, wherein the first rotor blade includes a second locating datum such that the assembly fixture at the second set location constrains movement of the first rotor blade section at the second locating datum along a second direction; and positioning a second rotor blade section onto the first rotor blade section within the assembly fixture.

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