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Wind turbine blade comprising metal filaments and carbon fibres and a method of manufacturing thereof

US9631501B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

LM WIND POWER A/S · DK

Inventors

Martin Dahl · Flensburg, DE
Bjarne Krab Mortensen · Billund, DK
Morten Olesen · Lunderskov, DK

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 6, 2012
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 13, 2034

Classification

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

Abstract

Wind turbine blade has a longitudinal direction and includes a shell structure made of a fiber-reinforced polymer material including a polymer matrix and reinforcement material comprising a plurality of carbon fiber layers embedded in the polymer matrix. At least a portion of the shell structure is formed of a laminate 6 comprising at least one metal filament layer 15, 18 comprising metal filaments and being sandwiched between two carbon fiber layers 16, 16; 17, 18 comprising carbon fibers only. The carbon fiber layers are arranged contiguously with the metal filament layer.

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