Patent · US Active

Damping element for a wind turbine rotor blade

US7811063B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by
19References
10Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateNov 3, 2006
Grant dateOct 12, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 12, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S416/50
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A damping element for a wind turbine rotor blade is provided, the damping element comprising a laminate material made of at least one viscoelastic layer and at least one stiff layer adhered to said viscoelastic layer, wherein the damping element is adapted to be attached to a body of the rotor blade so that the at least one viscoelastic layer is in contact with the body of the rotor blade.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.