The present disclosure relates to a method of optimizing a rotor blade of a wind turbine, wherein said rotor blade extends from a rotor-blade coupling to a rotor-blade tip in a rotor-blade longitudinal direction with a rotor-blade length, having an aerodynamical profile extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein said method comprises the following steps: designing of said rotor blade for design environmental conditions including at least one design air density, with said designing comprising providing a sound-protection means, the sound protection means comprising at least one bristle, within a blade external region of said rotor blade the latter being defined as the 50% of said rotor-blade length abutting said rotor-blade tip; providing an air density at the installation site of said wind turbine; comparing said air density with said design air density; and increasing the induction factor by increasing a density factor of said sound-protection means when said air density is lower than said design air density.

A wind turbine blade apparatus at least includes a wind turbine blade body, wherein a serration portion is disposed on at least on a part of a trailing edge of the wind turbine blade body, the serration portion having a saw-teeth shape where a mountain portion and a valley portion are arranged alternately in a blade longitudinal direction, and wherein a chord-directional cross section of the wind turbine blade body along a chord direction is formed to have an airfoil shape at any position in a region from the mountain portion to the valley portion.

A wind turbine blade apparatus at least includes a wind turbine blade body, wherein a serration portion is disposed on at least on a part of a trailing edge of the wind turbine blade body, the serration portion having a saw-teeth shape where a mountain portion and a valley portion are arranged alternately in a blade longitudinal direction, and wherein a chord-directional cross section of the wind turbine blade body along a chord direction is formed to have an airfoil shape at any position in a region from the mountain portion to the valley portion.

A trailing edge panel is configured to be attached to a trailing edge of a wind turbine blade and includes a base element and a number of protruding aerodynamic elements. The base element has an attachment part configured to be attached to and extend from the trailing edge of the wind turbine blade and to an upstream position on a first blade side of the wind turbine blade. The base element further has a serrated part extending from the second side of the attachment part and configured to project out from the trailing edge of the wind turbine blade, wherein the serrated part comprises a number of serrations, including a first serration and a second serration. The number of protruding aerodynamic elements, including a first protruding aerodynamic element, includes a first protruding part attached to the serrated part of the base element.

Some embodiments relate to a rotor blade of a wind turbine, a wind turbine having a rotor blade and a method for optimizing a rotor blade. Some embodiments relate to a rotor blade of a wind turbine, wherein the rotor blade has a leading edge, a trailing edge, a suction side and a pressure side, and extends in a longitudinal direction of a rotor blade between a root end and a tip end, wherein a direct connection between the leading edge and the trailing edge is termed the chord line and the length thereof is termed the chord length, wherein the rotor blade has at least one airfoil element, wherein the at least one airfoil element is arranged at the trailing edge with a proximal portion adjoining a trailing edge region and projects from the trailing edge with a distal portion having a projecting direction, which is oriented substantially parallel to the direction of the chord length, wherein the at least one airfoil element has an airfoil element thickness in a direction perpendicular to the projecting direction, wherein the at least one airfoil element has a pressure side airfoil side facing the pressure side and a suction side airfoil side facing the suction side, wherein the at least one airfoil element has a cross-section substantially orthogonal to the projecting direction, characterized in that the cross-section of the at least one airfoil element has at least one local minimum of the airfoil element thickness, wherein the airfoil element thickness in the cross-section on both sides of the local minimum has a larger value.

A blade noise reduction device, comprising a plurality of sawtooth units. The plurality of sawtooth units are arranged in a first direction. Each sawtooth unit comprises secondary teeth and a primary tooth, which extend in a second direction, wherein at least one secondary tooth is distributed on each of two sides of the primary tooth, the tooth vertex angle of the secondary tooth being smaller than the tooth vertex angle of the primary tooth. The blade noise reduction device can remarkably improve the noise reduction effect. In addition, the present invention further relates to a blade having the blade noise reduction device, and a wind turbine generator set having the blade.

The present disclosure provides a wind turbine blade with an improved trailing edge structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The wind turbine blade includes an upper shell, a lower shell, and a trailing edge, where a trailing edge bonding region enclosed by the upper shell, the lower shell and the trailing edge is filled with composite materials, and the composite materials are discontinuous in an airfoil chordwise direction. The manufacturing method includes the following steps: S1: manufacturing reinforcements with a same cross-sectional shape as the trailing edge filling region for composite materials; and S2: integrally molding the reinforcements, a fiber fabric and the upper shell, providing the lower shell, combining the upper shell and the lower shell, and performing heating for curing and molding. The discontinuous filling structure reduces usages of the adhesive and the reinforcements of the composite materials. The small web can improve a strength of the trailing edge region, and reduce a bonding width of the trailing edge. Therefore, the present disclosure realizes a light weight of the wind turbine blade.

A multi-layer composite body that includes a first composite layer having a first elasticity parameter and a second composite layer mechanically coupled with the first composite layer. The second composite layer may have a second elasticity parameter that is different from the first elasticity parameter of the first composite layer. The first composite layer and the second composite layer may extend in a continuous manner with respect to each other, forming a substantially two-dimensional, homogenous structure. Further, the first composite layer and the second composite layer may respond to a common external mechanical force in a different manner.

A wind turbine rotor blade that includes a blade body having a shape that generates a lift when impacted by an incident airflow. The blade body includes a pressure side and a suction side shell joining at a leading and a trailing edge, and a load-shedding assembly mechanically coupled with the trailing edge and configured to move from an original position to a reversibly deformed position under an application of an external load, and back to the original position on withdrawal of the external load. The load-shedding assembly includes the pressure and suction side shells, and a number of flexible structural elements mechanically coupled with the shells and configured to cause the load-shedding assembly to move from the original position to the deformed position under the external load and back to the original position on withdrawal of the external load, and thereby, reduce an overall load on the blade body.

Described herein is a rotor blade assembly (100) and a method for generating a lift in a fluid installation. The rotor blade assembly includes an arcuate rotor blade (102) that is configured to be rotated about its axis Y. One or more motion transmitting members (106, 114, 116) are provided that connect the arcuate rotor blade with at least one power generating member (104) for transmitting torque from the arcuate rotor blade to the at least one power generating member (104). The fluid incident on the arcuate rotor blade is caused to flow over a first leading edge L1 of a rotor blade towards a central rib R of the rotor blade (102). This fluid flow is then caused to flow along the central rib R of the rotor blade towards a stem section of the rotor blade from where the fluid exits, thereby causing rotation of the rotor blade.