ICE MELTING DEVICE FOR BLADE, BLADE AND WIND TURBINE

Abstract

An ice melting device for a blade, a blade and a wind turbine are provided. The ice melting device for the blade includes: a first heating portion; a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged at two ends of the first heating portion in a length direction, respectively; and a connecting conductor, wherein the connecting conductor extends in a length direction, a first end of the connecting conductor is connected to the second electrode, and a second end of the connecting conductor and the first electrode are located at a same side. With the connecting conductor, power leads connecting to the first electrode and the second electrode are allowed be located at a same side, thereby, in a case that an old blade is modified, an increase of a layer thickness caused by the power leads may be greatly reduced.

Claims

1. An ice melting device for a blade, comprising: a first heating portion; a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged at two ends of the first heating portion in a length direction, respectively; and a connecting conductor, wherein the connection conductor extends in the length direction, a first end of the connecting conductor is connected to the second electrode, and a second end of the connecting conductor and the first electrode are located at a same side.

2. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 1, wherein the first heating portion comprises a glass fiber cloth and carbon fiber strands, and the carbon fiber strands are sewn on the glass fiber cloth or the carbon fiber strands are interwoven with glass fibers of the glass fiber cloth, to be integrated with the glass fiber cloth, and the carbon fiber strands are conductively connected to the first electrode and the second electrode.

3. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 2, wherein the carbon fiber strands comprise longitudinal carbon fiber strands and latitudinal carbon fiber strands arranged on the glass fiber cloth in a longitudinal direction and a latitudinal direction respectively, and the longitudinal carbon fiber strands and the latitudinal carbon fiber strands are conductively connected to each other.

4. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 3, wherein the longitudinal carbon fiber strands and the latitudinal carbon fiber strands are arranged crosswise, to form a grid structure with the longitudinal carbon fiber strands and the latitudinal carbon fiber strands cross each other at each node.

5. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 2, wherein the connecting conductor is a current-conducting sheet, the connecting conductor is sewn on the glass fiber cloth or arranged to run through the glass fiber cloth, and the connecting conductor is insulated from the first electrode and the carbon fiber strands.

6. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 2, further comprising: a second heating portion, wherein the second heating portion and the first heating portion are arranged side by side in a width direction of the first heating portion; and a third electrode and a fourth electrode, wherein the third electrode and the fourth electrode are arranged at two ends of the second heating portion in a length direction, respectively; wherein the connecting conductor is located between the first heating portion and the second heating portion, a first end of the connecting conductor is connected to the second electrode and the fourth electrode respectively, and a second end of the connecting conductor is located at a same side as the first electrode and the third electrode.

7. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 6, wherein the first heating portion and the second heating portion are connected through a glass fiber cloth, the connecting conductor is a current-conducting sheet and is sewn on the glass fiber cloth connecting the first heating portion and the second heating portion or arranged to run through the glass fiber cloth, and the connecting conductor is insulated from the first electrode, the third electrode, and the carbon fiber strands; and in a case that the first heating portion and the second heating portion are arranged on a pressure surface and a suction surface of a blade respectively, the connecting conductor is located at a joint between the pressure surface and the suction surface.

8. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 6, wherein a predetermined space is formed between the first heating portion and the second heating portion, the connecting conductor is a wire and is accommodated in the predetermined space; in a case that the first heating portion and the second heating portion are arranged on a pressure surface and a suction surface of a blade respectively, the connecting conductor is located at a joint between the pressure surface and the suction surface.

9. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 3, wherein the connecting conductor is a current-conducting sheet, the connecting conductor is sewn on the glass fiber cloth or arranged to run through the glass fiber cloth, and the connecting conductor is insulated from the first electrode and the carbon fiber strands.

10. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 3, further comprising: a second heating portion, wherein the second heating portion and the first heating portion are arranged side by side in a width direction of the first heating portion; a third electrode and a fourth electrode, wherein the third electrode and the fourth electrode are arranged at two ends of the second heating portion in a length direction, respectively; the connecting conductor is located between the first heating portion and the second heating portion, a first end of the connecting conductor is connected to the second electrode and the fourth electrode respectively, and a second end of the connecting conductor is located at a same side as the first electrode and the third electrode.

11. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 10, wherein the first heating portion and the second heating portion are connected through a glass fiber cloth, the connecting conductor is a current-conducting sheet and is sewn on the glass fiber cloth connecting the first heating portion and the second heating portion or arranged to run through the glass fiber cloth, and the connecting conductor is insulated from the first electrode, the third electrode, and the carbon fiber strands; in a case that the first heating portion and the second heating portion are arranged on a pressure surface and a suction surface of a blade respectively, the connecting conductor is located at a joint between the pressure surface and the suction surface.

12. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 10, wherein a predetermined space is formed between the first heating portion and the second heating portion, the connecting conductor is a wire and is accommodated in the predetermined space; in a case that the first heating portion and the second heating portion are arranged on a pressure surface and a suction surface of a blade respectively, the connecting conductor is located at a joint between the pressure surface and the suction surface.

13. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 4, wherein the connecting conductor is a current-conducting sheet, the connecting conductor is sewn on the glass fiber cloth or arranged to run through the glass fiber cloth, and the connecting conductor is insulated from the first electrode and the carbon fiber strands.

14. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 4, further comprising: a second heating portion, wherein the second heating portion and the first heating portion are arranged side by side in a width direction of the first heating portion; a third electrode and a fourth electrode, wherein the third electrode and the fourth electrode are arranged at two ends of the second heating portion in a length direction, respectively; the connecting conductor is located between the first heating portion and the second heating portion, a first end of the connecting conductor is connected to the second electrode and the fourth electrode respectively, and a second end of the connecting conductor is located at a same side as the first electrode and the third electrode.

15. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 14, wherein the first heating portion and the second heating portion are connected through a glass fiber cloth, the connecting conductor is a current-conducting sheet and is sewn on the glass fiber cloth connecting the first heating portion and the second heating portion or arranged to run through the glass fiber cloth, and the connecting conductor is insulated from the first electrode, the third electrode, and the carbon fiber strands; in a case that the first heating portion and the second heating portion are arranged on a pressure surface and a suction surface of a blade respectively, the connecting conductor is located at a joint between the pressure surface and the suction surface.

16. The ice melting device for the blade according to claim 14, wherein a predetermined space is formed between the first heating portion and the second heating portion, the connecting conductor is a wire and is accommodated in the predetermined space; in a case that the first heating portion and the second heating portion are arranged on a pressure surface and a suction surface of a blade respectively, the connecting conductor is located at a joint between the pressure surface and the suction surface.

17. A blade, comprising the ice melting device for the blade according to claim 1, wherein the ice melting device for the blade is built in the blade.

18. A blade, comprising the ice melting device for the blade according to claim 2, wherein the ice melting device for the blade is built in the blade.

19. A wind turbine, comprising the blade according to claim 17.

20. A wind turbine, comprising the blade according to claim 18.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] The above and other objects and features of the present application will be clearer from the following description of embodiments in conjunction with the drawings.

[0024] FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an ice melting device for a blade according to a first embodiment of the present application.

[0025] FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an ice melting device for a blade according to a second embodiment of the present application.

[0026] FIGS. 3 to 8 are schematic views showing that carbon fiber strands and a glass fiber cloth of a first heating portion are in combination.

[0027] FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing an ice melting device for a blade according to a third embodiment of the present application.

[0028] FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing an ice melting device for a blade according to a fourth embodiment of the present application.

[0029] Reference numerals in the figures:

TABLE-US-00001 10 first heating portion, 20 first electrode, 30 second electrode, 40 connecting conductor, 50 second heating portion, 60 third electrode, 70 fourth electrode.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The embodiments according to the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, the embodiments are shown in the drawings, and the same numeral always represents the same component.

[0031] FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show an ice melting device for a blade according to a first embodiment and a second embodiment of the present application, respectively. Hereinafter, a specific structure of the ice melting device for the blade will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

[0032] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an ice melting device for a blade may include a first heating portion 10, a first electrode 20 and a second electrode 30, and a connecting conductor 40. Specifically, the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 20 may be arranged at two ends of the first heating portion 10 in a length direction, respectively, to be electrically connected to the first heating portion 10. The connecting conductor 40 may extend in the length direction of the first heating portion 10, a first end of the connecting conductor 40 may be connected to the second electrode 20, and a second end of the connecting conductor 40 and the first electrode 20 may be located at a same side.

[0033] The connecting conductor 40 and the first electrode 20 may be connected to a positive power lead and a negative power lead at the same side, respectively, to allow the first heating portion 10, the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 30, and the connecting conductor 40 to form an electrical circuit, so that the first heating portion 10 is energized to heat. Since the power leads connecting the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 30 are arranged at the same side, compared with the method of connecting the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 30 to the power leads at the two ends of the first heating portion 10 respectively, an increase of a layer thickness caused by the power leads may be greatly reduced in a case that an old blade is modified. In addition, the cumbersome wiring work may be reduced and the power leads may be saved.

[0034] The ice melting device for the blade in FIG. 1 is different from the ice melting device for the blade in FIG. 2 in terms of a position of the connecting conductor 40 and a position of connecting the connecting conductor 40 and the second electrode 30. Specifically, in FIG. 1, the connecting conductor 40 is located at a first side of the first electrode 20, and a second end of the connecting conductor 40 is connected to a first end of the second electrode 30. However, in FIG. 2, the connecting conductor 40 is located at a second side of the first electrode 20 opposite to the first side, and the second end of the connecting conductor 40 is connected to a second end of the second electrode 30 opposite to the first end. It should be understood that, the above description is bases on the states of the ice melting device for the blade shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, regardless of the state of the ice melting device for the blade in actual use.

[0035] The first heating portion 10, the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 30, and the connecting conductor 40 will be described in detail hereinafter.

[0036] The first heating portion 10 may include a glass fiber cloth and carbon fiber strands. According to the design of the first heating portion 10, the carbon fiber strands are sewn on the glass fiber cloth, or the carbon fiber strands are interwoven with glass fibers of the glass fiber cloth, to be integrated with the glass fiber cloth. The carbon fiber strands may be conductively connected to the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 30, to form an electrical circuit.

[0037] Both carbon fibers and glass fibers are polymer materials, which have features of high heat resistance, high mechanical strength, soft texture, etc., they are easily processed, easy to be combined with composite materials of the blade, and can improve the mechanical strength of the blade. Carbon fiber has advantages such as low specific gravity, high strength, low density, high elasticity, high corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance, high wear resistance, high thermal efficiency, good electrical and thermal conductivity, etc. The strength of the carbon fiber is four times that of ordinary steel and its specific gravity is only equal to that of steel, the carbon fiber has light and tough physical properties and stable electrical resistivity. Glass fiber has a good insulation performance, which prevents a carbon fiber strand from being mixed with the adjacent carbon fiber strands, so as to prevent a short circuit.

[0038] FIGS. 3 to 8 are schematic views showing that the carbon fiber strands of the first heating portion 10 are combined with the glass fiber cloth, in the figures, black lines are carbon fiber strands, and blank portions refer to the glass fiber cloth. The carbon fiber strands includes longitudinal carbon fiber strands and latitudinal carbon fiber strands arranged on the glass fiber cloth in a longitudinal direction and a latitudinal direction, respectively. The longitudinal carbon fiber strands and the latitudinal carbon fiber strands may be conductively connected to each other, to allow the carbon fiber strands to be connected with each other, and the heating effect of the melting device for the blade can be prevented from being affected by the breaking of a carbon fiber strand at a certain position.

[0039] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the longitudinal carbon fiber strands and the latitudinal carbon fiber strands of the first heating portion 10 may be arranged crosswise, and may form a polygonal line structure. In this structure, since the structure formed by the carbon fiber strands is relatively simple, the first heating portion 10 may be formed by overlapping and interweaving the longitudinal carbon fiber strands and the latitudinal carbon fiber strands with the glass fibers in the glass fiber cloth.

[0040] As shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the longitudinal carbon fiber strands and the latitudinal carbon fiber strands of the first heating portion 10 may be arranged crosswise to form a grid structure with the longitudinal carbon fiber strands and the latitudinal carbon fiber strands cross each other at each node. For example, the longitudinal carbon fiber strands and the latitudinal carbon fiber strands may form an axis-symmetric structure, to satisfy the isobaric requirement of the first heating portion 10. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the longitudinal carbon fiber strands and the latitudinal carbon fiber strands may forma carbon fiber strand module of a shape such as a diamond, and diamond-shaped modules are connected according to a predetermined pattern, to form a carbon fiber strand module set, thereby forming an axis-symmetric structure. As shown in FIG. 8, the longitudinal carbon fiber strands and the latitudinal carbon fiber strands may form a cubic carbon fiber strand module, a diamond-shaped carbon fiber strand module, and a hexagonal carbon fiber strand module, these three shapes of carbon fiber strand modules may be connected according to a predetermined pattern, to from a carbon fiber strand module set, thereby forming an axis-symmetric structure.

[0041] When the first heating portion 10 according to FIGS. 4 to 8 is formed, since the structure formed by the carbon fiber strands is relatively complex, the carbon fiber strand module set may be formed first, and then the carbon fiber strand module set is bonded to the glass fiber cloth by using a connecting piece having high heat resistance. For example, the carbon fiber strand module can be sewn to the glass fiber cloth by using a high-temperature resistant wire, or the carbon fiber strand module can be bonded to the glass fiber cloth by using a high-temperature resistant glue and then a flattening treatment is performed. In order to make the carbon fiber strands have a good performance in maintaining a stationary shape, edges of the carbon fiber strands that are not electrically connected to the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 30 may be overlocked.

[0042] Although the specific forms of the combination of the carbon fiber strands and the glass fiber cloth are described above, the specific forms are not limited to this. The longitudinal carbon fiber strands and the latitudinal carbon fiber strands may be formed into other forms of the carbon fiber strand module as required, as long as the carbon fiber strands can be connected to each other.

[0043] In addition, according to an actual demand of heating intensity or a power requirement of a slip ring of different types of wind turbine, a heating power of the ice melting device for the blade can be adjusted by adjusting the number of carbon fiber strand modules or spacing between adjacent carbon fiber strand modules or the shapes of the carbon fiber strand modules or the form of the combination of carbon fiber strand modules, or by adjusting the type or the number of the carbon fiber strands. The spacing between the carbon fiber strands can be determined by the severity of icing at a portion where the ice is required to be melted, the type of the carbon fiber, a rated power of the ice melting device for the blade, and a width and a length of the ice melting device for the blade.

[0044] Besides, through a mass density of the carbon fiber strands and the glass fibers may be changed by adjusting the type or a tightness degree of weaving of the carbon fiber strands and glass fibers, and then the requirements of vacuum infusion, vacuum bag molding and pre-impregnation, so that the ice melting device for the blade is not only suitable to be integrally formed with a new blade, but also suitable to be built in an old blade. Specifically, the ice melting device for the blade may be integrally formed with the blade through a vacuum infusion process when a new blade is formed, or the pre-impregnated ice melting device for the blade may be built in the old blade through a vacuum bag molding process and then other layers may be provided to form a complete blade.

[0045] Moreover, in the present embodiment, the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 30 may be current-conducting sheets, and the current-conducting sheets may be clamped on the carbon fiber strands to be conductively connected to the carbon fiber strands. Optionally, the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 30 may be plated electrodes, that is, a portion of the carbon fiber strand which is required to be electrically connected may be plated with a metal to function as an electrode. During use, the carbon fiber strands connecting to the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 30 may be arranged in a length direction of the blade, to improve an ice melting effect for the blade.

[0046] Optionally, the connecting conductor 40 may be a current-conducting sheet. The connecting conductor 40 may be sewn on the glass fiber cloth or arranged to run through the glass fiber cloth, to allow the connecting conductor 40 to be fixed. In addition, the connecting conductor 40 may be insulated from the first electrode 20 and the carbon fiber strands, to form an electrical circuit, so as to avoid a short circuit. In a cast that the connecting conductor 40 is a current-conducting sheet, since the connecting conductor 40 is thin, in a case that the ice melting device for the blade is built in the blade and other layers are provided on the ice melting device for the blade to form a complete blade, partial protrusion of the layers due to a large thickness of the connecting conductor 40 may be prevented. However, the connecting conductor 40 is not limited to the current-conducting sheet, it may be other components which can function for electrical connection.

[0047] When the ice melting devices for the blade according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment are used to melt the ice on the blade, a constant voltage power source may be powered on at the first electrode 20 and the second end of the connecting conductor 40, and a current flows through each of the carbon fiber strands and the carbon fiber strands are energized to heat, so as to melt the ice on the blade.

[0048] In addition, according to the actual demands, the ice melting devices for the blade in FIGS. 1 and 2 may be used in cooperation, for example, the ice melting device for the blade in FIG. 1 may be mounted on one of a PS surface (a pressure surface) and a SS surface (a suction surface) of the blade, and the ice melting device for the blade in FIG. 2 may be mounted on the other of the PS surface and the SS surface of the blade, so that the power leads connecting to the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 30 can be located at a same side, but the arrangement is not limited to this. For instance, according to the actual demands, the ice melting device for the blade in FIG. 1 or the ice melting device for the blade in FIG. 2 may also be used individually, that is, the ice melting devices for the blade in FIG. 1 may be mounted on the PS surface and the SS surface respectively, and the ice melting devices for the blade of FIG. 2 also may be mounted on the PS surface and the SS surface respectively. Furthermore, a size and the number of the ice melting device for the blade may be appropriately chosen according to an area of the blade where the ice is required to be melted.

[0049] Although the specific structure of the ice melting device for the blade is described in detail above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8, the ice melting device for the blade is not limited to this. Hereinafter, an ice melting device for a blade according to a third embodiment and an ice melting device for a blade according to a fourth embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.

[0050] FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing the ice melting device for the blade according to the third embodiment of the present application.

[0051] As shown in FIG. 9, in addition to the first heating portion 10, the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 30, and the connecting conductor 40, the ice melting device for the blade may further include a second heating portion 50, a third electrode 60, and a fourth electrode 70.

[0052] The second heating portion 50 and the first heating portion 10 may be arranged side by side in a width direction of the first heating portion 10. The third electrode 60 and the fourth electrode 70 may be arranged at two ends of the second heating portion 50 in a length direction, respectively. The connecting conductor 40 may be located between the first heating portion 10 and the second heating portion 50. A first end of the connecting conductor 40 may be connected to the second electrode 30 of the first heating portion 10 and the fourth electrode 70 of the second heating portion 50 respectively. A second end of the connecting conductor 40 is located at a same side as the first electrode 20 and the third electrode 60.

[0053] The configuration of the second heating portion 50 may be the same as that of the first heating portion 10. The configuration of the third electrode 60 and the fourth electrode 70 may also be the same as in the configuration of the first electrode 20 and the second electrode 30, respectively. Therefore, the description of the same components will be omitted for conciseness.

[0054] When the ice melting device for the blade is used, the first electrode 20 of the first heating portion 10 and the third electrode 60 of the second heating portion 50, and the second end of the connecting conductor 40 may be connected to positive and negative power leads respectively, to form an electrical circuit. Optionally, the first heating portion 10 and the second heating portion 50 may be integrally formed, and the first heating portion 10 and the second heating portion 50 may be connected by a glass fiber cloth. In this case, the connecting conductor 40 may be a current-conducting sheet, and the connecting conductor may be sewn on the glass fiber cloth connecting the first heating portion 10 and the second heating portion 50 or arranged to run through the glass fiber cloth, and may be insulated from the first electrode 20, the third electrode 60 and the carbon fiber strands.

[0055] FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing the ice melting device for the blade according to the fourth embodiment of the present application.

[0056] The ice melting device for the blade according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is different from the ice melting device for the blade according to the third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 9 in that, a predetermined space may be formed between the first heating portion 10 and the second heating portion 50. In this case, the connecting conductor may be a wire and is accommodated in the predetermined space.

[0057] As described above, since both the ice melting devices for the blade shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 include a second heating portion, the blade may be laid integrally by laying the first heating portion and the second heating portion on the PS surface and the SS surface of the blade respectively, so as to save the time and cost for operation and maintenance. The blade is integrally laid, and the connecting conductor 40 is arranged at a joint between the PS and the SS surface thereby reducing the time and cost for operation and maintenance.

[0058] According to the ice melting device for the blade of the present application, with the connecting conductor, power leads connecting to the first electrode and the second electrode are allowed be located at a same side, thereby, in a case that an old blade is modified, an increase of a layer thickness caused by the power leads may be greatly reduced. In addition, the cumbersome wiring work may be reduced and the power leads may be saved.

[0059] In addition, according to the ice melting device for the blade of the embodiment of the present application, the carbon fiber strands of the first heating portion is fixed by the first electrode and the second electrode and by an overlock treatment, which prevents the carbon fiber strands from loosing, so that the carbon fiber strands have a good performance in maintaining a stationary shape.

[0060] Besides, according to the ice melting device for the blade of the embodiment of the present application, by using the glass fibers as an insulating material, carbon fibers in a carbon fiber strand can be prevented from being mixed with the adjacent carbon fiber strands, thereby preventing a short circuit.

[0061] Moreover, according to the ice melting device for the blade of the embodiment of the present application, since the longitudinal carbon fiber strands and the latitudinal carbon fiber strands are conductively connected to each other, the heating effect of the melting device for the blade can be prevented from being affected by the breaking of a carbon fiber strand at a certain position.

[0062] Further, the ice melting device for the blade according to the embodiment of the present application may be designed to have different heating power according to the requirements of the blade, and may be integrally formed with a new blade or built in an old blade.

[0063] Furthermore, the ice melting device for the blade according to the embodiment of the present application has a simple manufacturing process and does not required to be assembled in use.

[0064] Although the embodiments of the present application are described in detail hereinbefore, various modifications and variations can be made to the embodiments of the present application by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. However, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that these modifications and variations still fall in the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present application as defined by the appended claims.