Several times a day right round the clock, a wind turbine blade leaves an LM Wind Power factory somewhere in the world. This is the result of more than 30 years of continuous R&D work.
We have built up LM Wind Power’s market lead via a focused strategy of providing our customers with the best blades available for using wind energy to produce the cheapest electricity possible. We have therefore taken some clear strategic decisions about our design work, the materials we use and the processes on which our production is based.
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Here are some of the most important features of LM blades. These are divided into standard features that are an integrated part of our overall design, add-on features that can be fitted to the blades in consultation with our customers, and some examples of what’s in the pipeline from LM Wind Power.
| Feature | Performance | Reliability |
| Standard features | ||
| Pre-bending | x | |
| Integrated gelcoat | x | |
| Low-noise tip | x | |
| Magnetic card to register lightning strikes | x | |
| Lightning protection with tip receptor and lightning conductor system | x | |
| Tried and tested root solutions | x | x |
| Add-on features | ||
| Leading edge tape | x | |
| Lightning protection using LM DiverterStrip | x | |
| Lightning protection using LM DrainReceptor | x | |
| Lightning protection using LM MultiReceptors | x | |
| Vibration dampening with tuned liquid damper | x | |
| Vortex generators | x | |
| In development | ||
| De-icing | x | |
| Blade monitoring using LM BladeMonitoring (prototype completed) |
x | x |
These are just some examples of the special features of LM blades.
LM Wind Power reserves the right to change specifications without prior notification.
Good ideas provide better results.Our specialists are busy at work in LM Wind Power’s R&D department to make the wind turbine blades of the future even better and cheaper.
> More about our innovative thinking
New LM blade designs undergo
testing in our wind tunnel to secure
maximum yield and thereby lower
cost of wind energy.
> Read more about our wind tunnel
Technology and know-how are transferred seamlessly between all our factories, so that we can manufacture exactly the same quality products anywhere in the world. This is a field in which LM Wind Power has exceptional experience.
> More about technology transfer