"Active Flow Control System For Wind Turbine"

Abstract: An active flow control (AFC) system (100) for use with a wind turbine (10) is provided. The wind turbine including at least one rotor blade (12) having at least one manifold (104) extending at least partially therethrough and at least one aperture (106) defined through a surface of the at least one rotor blade, the at least one aperture in flow communication with the at least one manifold. The AFC system includes an air intake duct (114) configured to draw ambient air into the wind turbine, a self-cleaning air filter (102) coupled in flow communication with the air intake duct and configured to filter the ambient air, and an AFC distribution system (120) configured to eject the filtered air through the at least one aperture.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

21 October 2010

Publication Number

40/2013

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Status

Email

Parent Application

Applicants

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

1 RIVER ROAD, SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK 12345 U.S.A.

Inventors

1. NIES JACOB JOHANNES

BIESLOOKWEG 1, 8042 HA, ZWOLEE, THE NETHERLANDS.

2. HAANS WOUTER

CAREL REINIERSZKADE 55, 2593 HL DEN HAAG, THE NETHERLANDS.

Specification

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	2513-DEL-2010-AbandonedLetter.pdf	2019-10-16
1	2513-DEL-2010-Form-3-(06-01-2011).pdf	2011-01-06
2	2513-DEL-2010-Correspondence-Others-(06-01-2011).pdf	2011-01-06
2	2513-DEL-2010-FER.pdf	2018-07-10
3	2513-DEL-2010-Correspondence-Others-(08-02-2011).pdf	2011-02-08
3	2513-del-2010-abstract.pdf	2011-08-21
4	2513-del-2010-assignment.pdf	2011-08-21
4	2513-DEL-2010-Assignment-(08-02-2011).pdf	2011-02-08
5	2513-del-2010-gpa.pdf	2011-08-21
5	2513-del-2010-claims.pdf	2011-08-21
6	2513-del-2010-form-5.pdf	2011-08-21
6	2513-del-2010-correspondence-others.pdf	2011-08-21
7	2513-del-2010-form-3.pdf	2011-08-21
7	2513-del-2010-description (complete).pdf	2011-08-21
8	2513-del-2010-drawings.pdf	2011-08-21
8	2513-del-2010-form-2.pdf	2011-08-21
9	2513-del-2010-form-1.pdf	2011-08-21
10	2513-del-2010-form-2.pdf	2011-08-21
10	2513-del-2010-drawings.pdf	2011-08-21
11	2513-del-2010-form-3.pdf	2011-08-21
11	2513-del-2010-description (complete).pdf	2011-08-21
12	2513-del-2010-form-5.pdf	2011-08-21
12	2513-del-2010-correspondence-others.pdf	2011-08-21
13	2513-del-2010-gpa.pdf	2011-08-21
13	2513-del-2010-claims.pdf	2011-08-21
14	2513-del-2010-assignment.pdf	2011-08-21
14	2513-DEL-2010-Assignment-(08-02-2011).pdf	2011-02-08
15	2513-DEL-2010-Correspondence-Others-(08-02-2011).pdf	2011-02-08
15	2513-del-2010-abstract.pdf	2011-08-21
16	2513-DEL-2010-FER.pdf	2018-07-10
16	2513-DEL-2010-Correspondence-Others-(06-01-2011).pdf	2011-01-06
17	2513-DEL-2010-Form-3-(06-01-2011).pdf	2011-01-06
17	2513-DEL-2010-AbandonedLetter.pdf	2019-10-16

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