SEGMENTED WIND ROTOR BLADE FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLYING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20120213642A1
• Filed: 10/25/2010
• Published: 08/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sinovel Wind Group Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Sinovel Wind Group Company Limited
• Inventors: Liu, Zuohui, Wang, Weifeng, Jin, Baonian, Dang, Qun, Wang, Shuai
• Application Number:
  US13/504,474
• Publication Number:
  US 20120213642A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 416/232
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 1/0675 of the blades
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2240/302 Segmented or sectional blades
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/72 Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49339 Hollow blade

Abstract

A segmented wind rotor blade for a wind turbine generator system and the assembling method thereof are disclosed. The segmented wind rotor blade includes a blade root section adjacent to a hub and at least one radial blade. Main girders are embedded inside both the blade root section and the radial blades. The blade root section and each radial blade are connected end to end through the main girders connecting one by one. The effects of great connection intensity and less aerodynamic loss can be realized by the segmented wind rotor blade.

Claims

1. A segmented wind rotor blade for wind turbine generator system, characterized in that, it comprises an blade root section close to a side of a hub and a plurality of radial blades, wherein the blade root section and each radial blade are connected end to end via main girders connecting one by one which embedded into the both of the blade root section and each radial blade;

the end of the main girder in the blade root section far away from the hub is a connecting section of the main girder, in which the connecting section is hollow and the inner wall of the connecting section is formed along the spanwise of the wind rotor blade with inner grooves;

the end of the main girder in the radial blade close to the hub is a leading connecting section extending beyond the end face of the radial blade, wherein the outer perimeter of the leading connecting section is formed along the spanwise of the wind rotor blade with outer dentation;

the end of the main girder in radial blade far away from the hub is a trailing connecting section, the end face of which is flushed with the end face of the radial blade, wherein the trailing connecting section is hollow and the inner wall of the trailing connecting section is formed along the spanwise of the wind rotor blade with inner grooves;

the leading connecting section of the main girder in the radial blade is inserted into the trailing connecting section of the main girder in the adjacent radial blade, so that the outer dentation of the leading connecting section are engaged with the inner grooves of the trailing connecting section, and the leading connecting section of the main girder in the radial blade adjacent to the blade root section is inserted into the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section, so that the outer dentation of the leading connecting section are engaged with the inner grooves of the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section;

a flange disc is embedded at the leading connecting section of each radial blade and securely connected to the main girder of the radial blade, wherein a plurality of bolts are embedded at the end faces of the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section and the trailing connecting section of the main girder in each radial blade and the flange disc is securely connected to the bolts via nuts; and

an external shell is provided at the joint between the blade root section and each radial blade.

2. The segmented wind rotor blade for wind turbine generator system according to claim 1, characterized in that, the cross-section of the trailing connecting section of the main girder in the radial blade is the same in shape as the cross-section of the leading connecting section of the main girder in the adjacent radial blade, and the cross-section of the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section is the same in shape as the cross-section of the leading connecting section of the main girder in the radial blade adjacent to the blade root section;

and

the cross-section of the leading connecting section is “

C”

shape, “

D”

shape or “

O”

shape, the cross-section of the trailing connecting section is “

C”

shape, “

D”

shape or “

O”

shape, and the cross-section of the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section is “

C”

shape, “

D”

shape or “

O”

shape.

3. The segmented wind rotor blade for wind turbine generator system according to claim 2, characterized in that, the shapes of the inner grooves of the trailing connecting section of the main girder in the radial blade are the same as the shapes of the outer dentation of the leading connecting section of the main girder in the adjacent radial blade, wherein the inner grooves of the trailing connecting section are involute-shaped, triangular, rectangular or trapezoidal grooves and the outer dentation of the leading connecting section are involute-shaped, triangular, rectangular or trapezoidal dentation;

the shapes of the inner grooves of the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section are the same as the shapes of the outer dentation of the leading connecting section of the main girder in the radial blade adjacent to the blade root section, wherein the inner grooves of the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section are involute-shaped, triangular, rectangular or trapezoidal grooves.

4. The segmented wind rotor blade for wind turbine generator system according to claim 1, characterized in that, a metal disc for guiding is provided at the end face of the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section and at the end face of the trailing connecting section of the main girder in the radial blade, and the flange disc resting on the metal disc is securely connected to the main girder having the metal disc through the bolts.

5. The segmented wind rotor blade for wind turbine generator system according to claim 4, characterized in that, the metal disc has a thickness and is provided with inner dentation, the number of which is less than the number of the inner grooves in the end face of the main girder having the metal disc, and the inner dentation of the metal disc are aligned with a bulge between two adjacent inner grooves in the end face of the main girder having the metal disc.

6. The segmented wind rotor blade for wind turbine generator system according to claim 1, characterized in that, the main girder is made from the composite material based on a carbon-fiber-reinforced body and resin.

7. A method for assembling the segmented wind rotor blade for wind turbine generator system according to claim 1, characterized in that, the assembling method comprises:

(1) providing a surface roughness treatment to the outer dentation and the inner grooves of the main girders in the blade root section and each radial blade;

(2) inserting the leading connecting section of the main girder in the radial blade adjacent to the blade root section into the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section, so that the inner grooves of the connecting section in the blade root section are engaged with the outer dentation of the leading connecting section of the adjacent radial blade, and inserting the leading connecting section of the main girder in the radial blade into the trailing connecting section of the main girder in the adjacent radial blade, so that the outer dentation of the leading connecting section are engaged with the inner grooves of the trailing connecting section;

(3) bonding together the fitting faces of the outer dentation and the inner grooves of the main girders in the blade root section and each radial blade, by means of manually coating, dry forming or vacuum injection molding;

(4) securely connecting the flange disc to the bolts via nuts; and

(5) using an external shell to envelop the gap at the joint between the blade root section and each radial blade.

8. A segmented wind rotor blade for wind turbine generator system, characterized in that, it comprises an blade root section close to a side of a hub and one radial blade, wherein the blade root section and the radial blade are connected end to end via main girders connecting one by one which embedded into the both of the blade root section and the radial blade;

the end of the main girder in the blade root section far away from the hub is a connecting section of the main girder, in which the connecting section is hollow and the inner wall of the connecting section is formed along the spanwise of the wind rotor blade with inner grooves;

the end of the main girder in the radial blade close to the hub is a leading connecting section extending beyond the end face of the radial blade, wherein the outer perimeter of the leading connecting section is formed along the spanwise of the wind rotor blade with outer dentation;

the leading connecting section of the main girder in the radial blade is inserted into the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section, so that the outer dentation of the leading connecting section are engaged with the inner grooves of the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section;

a flange disc is embedded at the leading connecting section of the radial blade and securely connected to the main girder of the radial blade, wherein a plurality of bolts are embedded at the end faces of the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section and the flange disc is securely connected to the bolts via nuts; and

an external shell is provided at the joint between the blade root section and the radial blade.

9. The segmented wind rotor blade for wind turbine generator system according to claim 8, characterized in that, the cross-section of the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section is the same in shape as the cross-section of the leading connecting section of the main girder in the radial blade;

and

the cross-section of the leading connecting section is “

C”

shape, “

D”

shape or “

O”

shape, and the cross-section of the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section is “

C”

shape, “

D”

shape or “

O”

shape.

10. The segmented wind rotor blade for wind turbine generator system according to claim 9, characterized in that, the shapes of the inner grooves of the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section are the same as the shapes of the outer dentation of the leading connecting section of the main girder in the radial blade, wherein the inner grooves of the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section are involute-shaped, triangular, rectangular or trapezoidal grooves.

11. The segmented wind rotor blade for wind turbine generator system according to claim 8, characterized in that, a metal disc for guiding is provided at the end face of the connecting section of the main girder in the blade root section, and the flange disc resting on the metal disc is securely connected to the main girder having the metal disc through the bolts.

12. The segmented wind rotor blade for wind turbine generator system according to claim 11, characterized in that, the metal disc has a thickness and is provided with inner dentation, the number of which is less than the number of the inner grooves in the end face of the main girder having the metal disc, and the inner dentation of the metal disc are aligned with a bulge between two adjacent inner grooves in the end face of the main girder having the metal disc.

13. The segmented wind rotor blade for wind turbine generator system according to claim 8, characterized in that, the main girder is made from the composite material based on a carbon-fiber-reinforced body and resin.