A method for manufacturing an outer skin of a rotor blade includes forming an outer skin layer of the outer skin from a first combination of at least one of one or more resins or fiber materials. The method also includes forming an inner skin layer of the outer skin from a second combination of at least one of one or more resins or fiber materials. More specifically, the first and second combinations are different. Further, the method includes arranging the outer and inner skin layers together in a stacked configuration. In addition, the method includes joining the outer and inner skin layers together to form the outer skin.

A bulkhead (22) of a wind turbine (10) to be arranged on a rotor blade connection of a rotor blade (14), especially on a rotor hub (9). The bulkhead (22) has a core body (30). A layer (31, 32) of fiberglass-reinforced plastic (31, 32) is arranged on the core body (30) on both sides respectively and a metal layer body (33) is arranged on one side of the layer of fiberglass-reinforced plastic (31). A method for producing a bulkhead (22) of a wind turbine (9), which is arranged on a rotor blade connection of a rotor blade (14) and a use of a bulkhead (22) of a wind turbine (10).

Provided is a composite material for a wind turbine blade, the composite material including a plurality of rigid elements and plurality of flexible elements, wherein each flexible element is arranged between two rigid elements and is connected thereto such that the rigid elements are flexibly connected to each other by the flexible elements. The flexibility of the composite material can be achieved by using the interspaces between the rigid elements. Therefore, when the composite material is placed on a curved surface, hollow spaces between the rigid elements may be reduced or avoided.

A winglet is provided for retrofitting to a wind turbine. Aerodynamic and centrifugal forces for winglets having a range of configurations including winglet height, taper ratio, twist, and cant angle are modeled, wherein the winglet height, taper ratio, twist, and cant angle are used to define a grid in a Vector Lattice. An increase in a coefficient of power C.sub.p of each winglet design when applied to a predetermined main blade of the wind turbine can be determined. A winglet configuration can then be selected wherein the coefficient of power C.sub.p of the main blade and winglet is at least 2% greater than the coefficient of power C.sub.p of the main blade alone, and wherein a ratio of normal aerodynamic force generated by the winglet to centrifugal force generated by the winglet during rotation at a nominal rated speed is in a range between 0.75 and 2.

Rotor blade for a wind power plant. The rotor blade includes a plurality of curved laminated wooden modules attached to each other, where each curved laminated wooden module includes a plurality of laminated veneer lumber boards. Each curved laminated wooden module is curved in at least one direction, where each laminated veneer lumber board includes a first set of veneer plies, where the first set of veneer plies includes a plurality of veneer plies and where the wood grain is directed in a first direction, and a second set of veneer plies, where the second set of veneer plies includes a single veneer ply or several veneer plies arranged adjacent each other and where the direction of wood grain differs from the first direction. Beneficially, the rotor blade including curved laminated wooden modules can be obtained in an easy and cost-effective way. The rotor blade is further environmental friendly.

Provided is a rotor blade for a wind turbine, with a trailing edge including a trailing edge core having several core elements arranged side by side, and with an inner and an outer laminate, wherein one core element is split into two element parts separated by a slit, whereby, seen in the direction from a blade root to a blade tip, the inner laminate runs into and through the slit and becomes the outer laminate.

A flexible balsa wood panel for a rotor blade of a wind turbine, including a plurality of balsa wood modules and a polymer film which is attached to a surface of each balsa wood module to connect the balsa wood modules together is provided. The flexible balsa wood panel has the following advantages. An adhesion area of the polymer film is significantly larger than that of a glass fiber mesh. This in turn reduces the risk of balsa wood modules falling off during handling the flexible balsa wood panel. A polymer film with a high melting temperature relative to a maximum blade curing temperature can be selected in order to avoid curing process induced delaminations. Furthermore, due to the polymer film attached to the first surface, a more uniform adhesion may be achieved compared to a currently used glass fiber mesh.

Wood connection for large wooden constructions comprising a first wood module, a second wood module and a perforated steel plate comprising a plurality of holes, where the first wood module and the second wood module comprises a plurality of laminated wood layers, where each wood layer comprises a plurality of laminated veneer plies, where a first part of the perforated steel plate is mounted in the first wood module with glue, and where a second part of the perforated steel plate is mounted in the second wood module with glue, with a centreline of the perforated steel plate aligned with a split line between the first wood module and the second wood module, and where the perforated steel plate has a tensile strength exceeding 700 MPa and that a wood module is at least 6 cm thick and has a tensile strength exceeding 20 MPa.

Laminated wood tower including a plurality of curved modules attached to each other, where each curved module includes a plurality of layers, where each layer includes a plurality of laminated plies, and where a layer includes a first set of plies, where the first set of plies includes a plurality of plies arranged adjacent each other and where the wood grain is directed in a first direction, and a second set of plies, where the second set of plies includes one or more plies arranged adjacent each other and where the wood grain is directed in a second direction, where the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The advantage is that a self-supporting laminated wood tower can be obtained in an easy and cost-effective way.

A flexible aeroshell extender piece for an inboard part of a wind turbine blade is described, along with an associated method of manufacture. The flexible aeroshell is formed by first assembling a consolidated aeroshell piece, and then making a series of slits at the trailing edge of the aeroshell piece. Such a construction provides an aeroshell having a relatively flexible trailing edge section, which allows for bending or flexing of the aeroshell trailing edge during wind turbine blade operation.