A rotor blade of a wind turbine, having a rotor blade length, a rotor blade depth extending over the rotor blade length, a rotor blade thickness extending over the rotor blade length, and a thickness of a trailing edge of the rotor blade extending over the rotor blade length, wherein, in a region of the rotor blade length, the rotor blade simultaneously has a splitter plate that has a predetermined length and a Gurney flap that has a predetermined height, wherein a ratio of the predetermined height of the Gurney flap to the predetermined length of the splitter plate at a particular position in the direction of the rotor blade length is selected in such a manner that a threshold value that decreases with a relative profile thickness, which is defined as a ratio of the rotor blade thickness to the rotor blade depth, is not reached.

The invention relates to a rotor blade (100) for a wind turbine, having a rotor blade root (102), a rotor blade outer edge (104), a leading edge (106) and a trailing edge (108), The leading edge (106) and the trailing edge (108) define a chord (110), the length of which increases from the rotor blade root (102) to the rotor blade outer edge (104), Chord centre points (112) define a rotor wing centre line (114) running from the rotor blade root (0.102) to the rotor blade outer edge (104) and the rotor wing centre line (114) divides the rotor blade outer edge (104) into a leading edge portion (116) and a trailing edge portion (118), a winglet (120) that extends only along the trailing edge portion (118) being arranged on the rotor blade outer edge (104).

A wind turbine rotor blade (10) is provided with a lightning protection device (84) and a leading edge member (70), the leading edge member (70) comprising an erosion shield (78, 80), deicing means, and an electrically conductive outer surface (80) which is operatively connected to the lightning protection device (84). The invention also relates to the use of the leading edge member (70) for providing leading edge erosion protection, ice mitigation and lightning protection of a wind turbine rotor blade.

A rotor blade of a wind turbine include sa first rotor blade segment having a first shell portion, a second rotor blade segment having a second shell portion and a joint connecting the first rotor blade segment with the second rotor blade segment between the first shell portion and the second shell portion, whereby the rotor blade further includes a fairing, the fairing covering the joint and being attached to the first shell portion and the second shell portion by means of an adhesive. Further provided is a wind turbine having this rotor blade.

Wind turbine blade having a length L, an airfoil with a chord C, and a first Gurney flap attached to the pressure or the suction surface of the airfoil near the trailing edge of the wind turbine blade. The first Gurney flap extends along at least 50% of the length of the outer ⅓rd of the wind turbine blade. By mounting the Gurney flap to the outer portion of the blade, the lift of the outer portion of the blade can be increased or decreased depending on the conditions in which the wind turbine is operating.

A wind turbine rotor blade includes a first row of vortex generators having two adjacent vortex generators each having a longitudinal axis and two first fins having trailing ends arranged in a distance d from each other. The two longitudinal axes define a center line. A second row of vortex generators includes a second fin having a trailing end arranged closer to the center line than a leading end of the second fin. The second fin is arranged on the same side of the center line as the first fin such that the trailing end of the second fin is arranged in a chordwise distance c from the trailing end of that first fin. A distance x of the trailing end of the second fin from the center line is within a certain defined range.

A rotor blade having a rotor blade trailing edge which extends between a rotor blade root and a rotor blade tip over a rotor blade length, and having a profile depth which is established between the rotor blade trailing edge and a rotor blade leading edge. For the purpose of improving efficiency, at least one profile element having a continuous profile section, for the purpose of changing the profile depth of the rotor blade, is able to be attached at or in the region of the rotor blade trailing edge, wherein the extension of the profile section beyond the rotor blade trailing edge is determined in a manner dependent on a standardized load-dependent dimensioning of the profile depth of the rotor blade and a load level which is established at an erection location of the wind turbine.

The invention provides a method of forming a wind turbine blade. The blade has a main blade module that defines a main body of the blade and includes a first mating feature, e.g. a tongue. The blade also includes a separate edge module that defines at least part of a trailing edge of the blade and includes a second mating feature, e.g. a recess. The method includes applying an adhesive to at least one of the first mating feature and the second mating feature. The method includes arranging the separate edge module relative to the main blade module such that the first and second mating features are mutually adjacent. The method includes applying a pressure force to squeeze the adhesive to bond the first and second mating features together. The pressure force is caused by removing air from, or injecting air into, an air sealed region.

A wind turbine rotor blade includes a first row of vortex generators having two adjacent vortex generators each having a longitudinal axis and two first fins having trailing ends arranged in a distance d from each other. The two longitudinal axes define a center line. A second row of vortex generators includes a second fin having a trailing end arranged closer to the center line than a leading end of the second fin. The second fin is arranged on the same side of the center line as the first fin such that the trailing end of the second fin is arranged in a chordwise distance c from the trailing end of that first fin. A distance x of the trailing end of the second fin from the center line is within a certain defined range.

The invention relates to a rotor blade (100) for a wind turbine, having a rotor blade root (102), a rotor blade outer edge (104), a leading edge (106) and a trailing edge (108), The leading edge (106) and the trailing edge (108) define a chord (110), the length of which increases from the rotor blade root (102) to the rotor blade outer edge (104), Chord centre points (112) define a rotor wing centre line (114) running from the rotor blade root (0.102) to the rotor blade outer edge (104) and the rotor wing centre line (114) divides the rotor blade outer edge (104) into a leading edge portion (116) and a trailing edge portion (118), a winglet (120) that extends only along the trailing edge portion (118) being arranged on the rotor blade outer edge (104).