Device for optically measuring the curvature of a rotor blade of a wind power plant

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9261355
APP PUB NO 20130093879A1
SERIAL NO

13805879

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This disclosure relates to a device for optically measuring the curvature of a rotor blade (18) of a wind power plant (1). The rotor blade is fixed at the blade root (23) to a rotor hub (8) or a rotor (6). The device includes at least one light-emitting external marking (33) fixed to the rotor blade (18) at a distance from the blade root (23), at least one camera (27) fixed to the rotor (6) for capturing the light (35) emitted from the external marking (33). The device provides first location information as a function of the relative position of the camera (27) with respect to the external marking (33). An evaluating device (37) is coupled to the camera (27), and a position detection means detects the relative location of the camera (27) with respect to the blade root (23) and provides second location information as a function of said relative location. The evaluating device (37) determines at least one variable characterizing the curvature of the rotor blade (18) while evaluating the position information.

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NIDEC SSB WIND SYSTEMS GMBHNEUENKIRCHENER STRASSE 13 SALZBERGEN 48499

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Bertolotti, Fabio Bad Bentheim, DE 23 149

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