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Aerodynamic profile for aircraft and wind power stations and method of measuring the thickness of ice on an aerodynamic profile

  • US 8,434,365 B2
  • Filed: 02/26/2007
  • Issued: 05/07/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An aerodynamically shaped profile member for aircraft and wind power stations, said profile member comprising:

  • an aerodynamically shaped profile member body; and

    an ultrasonic generator arrangement arranged in an interior space of the aerodynamically shaped profile member body,wherein;

    the ultrasonic generator arrangement is configured to emit ultrasonic waves in a targeted manner in multiple directions to determine the profile of the thickness of an ice layer on the surface of the aerodynamic profile,the ultrasonic generator arrangement comprises a plurality of piezo transducer elements located underneath an erosion protector of the aerodynamically shaped profile member body,the aerodynamically shaped profile member body is made at least in part from a fiber composite material; and

    the ultrasonic generator arrangement is laminated into the fiber composite material.

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