Shear web for a wind turbine blade and method of making same
US12338787B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shear web for a wind turbine blade includes a lower flange, an upper flange and a web structure extending between the lower and upper flanges, wherein at least one of the lower flange, upper flange, and the web structure includes an open lattice structure having a plurality of elongate fibrous composite spindles intersecting each other at multiple nodes of the structure. A method of making the shear web using a continuous fiber-reinforced additive manufacturing method is also disclosed.
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