A protective cover for a leading-edge of a wind turbine rotor blade is provided. The protective cover is pre-formed into a curved shape to accommodate at least a part of a leading-edge section including the leading-edge of the wind turbine rotor blade to be protected. The protective cover includes a pressure side section, a suction side section and a centerline in-between the pressure side section and the suction side section. The centerline runs in longitudinal direction of the protective cover. Thickness of the protective cover in a cross section of the protective cover in transverse direction has a thickness distribution corresponding to a standardized normal distribution.

A tapered roller bearing (31a) has a plurality of retainer segments (11a, 11d) each having a pocket to house a tapered roller (34a), and arranged so as to be continuously lined with each other in a circumferential direction between an outer ring (32a) and an inner ring (33a). The retainer segment (11a, 11d) is formed of a resin containing a filler material to lower a thermal linear expansion coefficient. In addition, a clearance (39a) is provided between the first retainer segment (11a) and the last retainer segment (11d) after the plurality of retainer segments (11a, 11d) have been arranged in the circumferential direction without providing any clearance. Here a circumferential range (R) of the clearance (39a) is larger than 0.075% of a circumference of a circle passing through a center of the retainer segment (11a, 11d) and smaller than 0.12% thereof at room temperature.

A composite component (130) such as a shear web for a wind turbine blade is described. The component comprises a molded laminate (44) formed from one or more fibrous layers (40) integrated by resin and defining a laminate edge (48). An edging strip (60) is located adjacent to the laminate edge (48) and is integrated with the laminate. In a particular example, the edging (60) is made from closed-cell foam. Accordingly, resin does not permeate into the bulk of the edging (60) during the molding process. After the molding process, a portion (60a) of the edging (60) is removed to reveal an exposed, substantially resin-free surface of the edging which defines a safety edge (64) of the component.

A prefabricated fairing for a wind turbine blade, the fairing extending along a fairing profile terminating at fairing lips and comprising exterior and interior fairing surfaces and a plurality of layers including fibre-reinforced layers and an exterior erosion-resistant elastomer layer forming a portion of the exterior fairing surface and being configured for defining the leading edge of the wind turbine blade, the fairing further comprises a cured first resin binding the erosion-resistant elastomer layer and the one or more fibre-reinforced layers together.

A wind turbine blade and a method of manufacturing same are disclosed. The wind turbine blade comprises a profiled contour with leading and trailing edges and a chord extending there between, a blade shell with pressure and suction sides, a first main spar cap integrated in the pressure side, a second main spar cap integrated in the suction side, and one or more shear webs connected between the first main spar cap and the second main spar cap, wherein the blade shell comprises at least a first load carrying structure arranged at the leading edge or the trailing edge, wherein the first load carrying structure has a first extension including a first primary extension on a first side of the chord, wherein the first primary extension is at least 60% of the first extension.

A composite structure having a number of thermoset resin containing elements and a number of thermoplastic elements and at least one interface between the thermoset resin containing elements and the thermoplastic elements is provided. The thermoset resin containing elements and the thermoplastic elements have functional groups at the interface which bond to each other when the composite structure is cured and the functional groups are independently selected from amines, carboxylic acids, acid anhydrides, oxiranes, and derivatives thereof in their non-bonded condition. Additionally, a blade having such a composite structure is provided.

A shear web flange (36) for a shear web (32) of a wind turbine blade (18) is described. The flange (36) extends longitudinally and comprises a bonding surface (50) for bonding to an inner surface of a wind turbine blade (18). One or more protruding features (52a, 52b) protrude from the bonding surface (50). A method of making such a shear web flange (36) is also described as are a shear web (32) for a wind turbine blade (18), a wind turbine blade (18) and a method of making a wind turbine blade (18).

A blower fan includes a plurality of blades radially extending from a boss provided at the rotary center and spaced apart from each other in the rotational direction, and a ring portion connecting outer peripheral ends of the blades in a ring shape. An inner peripheral wall surface of an end part on an air-flow downstream side of a cylindrical portion is disposed on the outside in a radial direction of the rotary shaft in the blower fan, with respect to an end part on the air-flow downstream side of the ring portion. The end part on the air-flow downstream side of the cylindrical portion is positioned outward in the radial direction of the rotary shaft, as toward the air-flow downstream side. Thus, the blower can prevent the backflow air from being swirled, thereby reducing noise.

A method of forming a rotor blade includes positioning first dry skin layer(s) in a first mold. The method also includes placing a wedge-shaped core material having a mounting surface atop the first dry skin(s) in the first mold at a trailing edge end of the rotor blade. The method further includes infusing the first dry skin layer(s) and the core material together via a resin material to form a first shell member. The method includes applying an adhesive onto the mounting surface and then placing a second mold with a second shell member arranged therein atop the first mold containing the first shell member to form the rotor blade such that a portion of the second shell member rests atop the mounting surface. Thus, the method includes securing the shell members together via the adhesive, wherein the core material supports the trailing edge end of the rotor blade.

A strip of fiber-reinforced polymeric material for a longitudinal reinforcing structure of a wind turbine blade, the strip having substantially flat upper and lower surfaces and extending longitudinally between first and second transverse edges, wherein an end region of the strip tapers in thickness towards the first transverse edge, and wherein one or more slots are defined in the tapered end region, the or each slot extending longitudinally from the first transverse edge of the strip into the tapered end region.