Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Positioning profiles for pultrusions in wind blade spar caps
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Application No.: US16129362Application Date: 2018-09-12
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Publication No.: US11041478B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Wayne G. Monie , Nicholas Warchol , Michael Villar
- Applicant: TPI Composites, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US RI Warren
- Assignee: TPI Composites, Inc.
- Current Assignee: TPI Composites, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US RI Warren
- Agency: Foley Hoag LLP
- Agent Stephen J. Kenny
- Main IPC: F03D1/06
- IPC: F03D1/06 ; F03D13/10 ; F03D80/00
Abstract:
Provided herein is a spar cap having a profile for guiding and receiving a shear web for wind turbine blade. Particularly, the present disclosure provides a pultruded spar cap having a bond gap feature to maintain a uniform space for distribution of bonding paste between the spar cap and shear web. Also, the spar cap is formed with locating features which guide and receive placement of the shear web.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200080542A1 POSITIONING PROFILES FOR PULTRUSIONS IN WIND BLADE SPAR CAPS Public/Granted day:2020-03-12
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