TPI Composites, Inc.
Temporary web support for wind turbine blade rotating device
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Abstract:
Provided herein is a shear web support for wind turbine blade. Particularly, the present disclosure provides a frangible shear web support element that is designed to fail under certain specific conditions. The frangible support(s) enhance the structural rigidity of the shear web, allow for one-step mold closures, and rupture or disconnect once a predetermined condition (e.g. load threshold, load orientation/vector) is applied to the support element.
Status:
Grant
Type:
Utility
Filling date:
8 Mar 2021
Issue date:
14 Jun 2022