Patent ID: 9664174
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: F03D,Y02E,Y10T

Claim:
1. An aerodynamic root adapter for a rotor blade of a wind turbine, the aerodynamic root adapter comprising: an interior support section having a first end that connects to a root end of the rotor blade and a second end that connects to a rotor hub of the wind turbine; and, an aerodynamic exterior section supported by the interior support section, wherein the aerodynamic exterior section extends an aerodynamic profile of the rotor blade beyond the root end of the rotor blade to at least partially between the root end of the rotor blade and the rotor hub when the aerodynamic root adapter is connected thereto, wherein the rotor blade has an aerodynamic profile that tapers off at the root end that is internal to the aerodynamic profile of the aerodynamic exterior section of the aerodynamic root adapter.