Patent 11156203 was granted and assigned to LM Wind Power on October, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
This invention relates to a method of manufacturing a bulkhead unit, a method of installing a bulkhead unit, a bulkhead, a bulkhead unit and a wind turbine blade. The bulkhead is manufactured by vacuum forming or rotational moulding and has a set of predetermined openings formed during manufacturing. Various additional elements are pre-mounted or pre-integrated into the bulkhead before installation of the bulkhead unit. This pre-assembled unit can then be positioned inside the blade root section and connected to the blade section.