Patent ID: 8142164
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: F03D,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for assembling a rotor blade for a wind turbine, the method comprising: coupling a first blade section to a second blade section to form the rotor blade, the rotor blade including a blade sidewall at least partially defining a cavity extending from a blade root towards a blade tip of the rotor blade, the blade sidewall having a leading edge and a trailing edge; positioning a structural support assembly at least partially within the cavity and extending from the blade root towards the blade tip, the structural support assembly having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a cavity extending between a root end and an opposing tip end; coupling a plurality of support members between the blade sidewall and the structural support assembly such that the plurality of support members are spaced circumferentially about the structural support assembly outer surface; coupling a first support member of the plurality of support members between the first blade section and the second blade section; and, coupling a second support member of the plurality of support members between the first support member and the structural support assembly.