Draping of flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels during manufacture of wind turbine blades
By employing flat, modular fibre-panels that align to the blade mould and are securely fastened outside, the method addresses transportation challenges and enables efficient, cost-effective wind turbine blade production with flexible design adjustments.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- YUANJIAN WIND POWER JIANGYINENVISION ENERGY CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-02
AI Technical Summary
The transportation and handling of large wind turbine blades are challenging due to their significant size, requiring complex logistics and high transport costs, and existing solutions do not effectively address the issue of large preforms or blade components during manufacturing and transportation.
The use of flat, individually constructed modular fibre-panels that are easily transportable and can be aligned to the blade shell mould during manufacturing, allowing for flexible design adjustments and secure fastening to an external structure outside the mould, enabling a cost-effective and efficient production process.
This method allows for the production of wind turbine blades without pre-shaped preforms, reducing transportation challenges and costs, while enabling flexible design amendments and efficient assembly using automated or semi-automated processes.
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Abstract
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DRAPING OF FLAT INDIVIDUALLY CONSTRUCTED MODULAR FIBRE-PANELS DURING MANUFACTURE OF WIND TURBINE BLADESTECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a wind turbine blade utilizing a plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels. Furthermore, the invention relates to a wind turbine blade manufactured according to the method according to the present invention.BACKGROUND
[0002] Wind is an increasingly popular source of renewable and clean energy causing limited pollution. Wind turbine blades are carefully designed to maximize efficiency and especially off-shore wind turbine blades exceed 80 or even 100 meters in length.
[0003] Wind turbine rotor blades are typically made from a fibre-reinforced polymer material, comprising a pressure side shell half and a suction side shell half, also called blade halves. The cross-sectional profile of a typical blade includes an airfoil for creating an air flow leading to a pressure difference between both sides. The resulting lift force generates torque for producing electricity.
[0004] As the length of wind turbine blade increases, the production of the blade requires more intricate processes and larger and more complicated production faculties on top of the huge issue arising from the need of transporting a 100-meter-long wind turbine blade from the production site to the installation site.
[0005] As the size of wind turbine blade has increased, the use of so called preforms for the production of the wind turbine blade has increased. A preform, is as the name suggests a pre-shaped or pre-formed arrangement of fibers, usually multiple layers of fibers, which has been bound and / or consolidated and then shaped or formed into a specific geometric shape for aligning with the blade mould, for later use as part of the fibre lay-up in the blade mould. The rationale for using preforms for blade manufacturing is to reduce cycle time in the blade mould.
[0006] Typically, multiple preforms will be used in manufacturing a wind turbine blade. This usually requires large production facilities for the manufacturing and storing of both the pre-shaped preforms and the materials needed for the production. Even more importantly the manufacturing of pre-shaped preforms in multiple different shapes and sizes is both expensive and time consuming, even more so if the pre-shaped preforms are not only of different sizes but also with different geometric profile, that is with different curvatures. Equipment for handling such various preforms will often take up a large space during storage and they are very difficult to transport.
[0007] Conventionally, turbine components for wind farms, in particular the wind turbine blades, are manufactured in permanent factories at fixed, central locations. The wind turbine components, in particular the wind turbine blades, are then transported to local locations at which the wind turbines are assembled and installed. Wind turbine blades often have a significant size, where the length of a modem wind turbine blade may for example be more than 80 meters. This makes them challenging to handle both during manufacturing of the blades and especially during transportation from the manufacturing plant to a its destination or wind turbine site. Therefore, the distance and logistics for transporting the wind turbine blades from the fixed, permanent factories to the local installation sites may be long and complex, including needing special access to roads, such as closing down other traffic thereby increasing the overall transport costs.
[0008] One attempt to solve this problem, is to preassemble the wind turbine components into larger units at dedicated locations, such as harbours, before they are transported to the final installation site. Similarly, the wind turbine blades may be manufactured in permanent factories at or near the harbour. However, handling and transporting of large wind turbine blades will still incur high transport costs.
[0009] WO2021 / 239954A discloses a method utilizing a specific production assembly for arranging a plurality of preforms in a wind turbine mould and a wind turbine blade produced by use of the production assembly. The disclosure focuses on the production assembly and is clear from the disclosure ad figures that the preforms will be pre-shaped and relatively large, with multiple variations in geometry, including their 3-dimensional structure or curvature. Thus, the pre-formed preformed disclosed are large and pre-shaped and therefore not suited for transport from the production site of the pre-shaped preforms to the production site of a wind turbine blade.
[0010] CN 113119503 A discloses a method of producing wind turbine blades by constructing a temporary factory at a selected location for two or more wind energy projects. Processing equipment and moulds for the production of the blade shells, spar caps and shear webs are then transported to the site and installed in the temporary factory. Further, assembly equipment and tools are installed in the temporary factory for assembling and processing the cured blade shell into its final profile. The finished wind turbine blade is then transported to a selected installation site. The lifting system installed in the factory can be used to reduce the overall height of the temporary factory in accordance with the local wind speed information.
[0011] However, neither prior art solutions solve the main issue of transportation of large structures, neither of already produced wind turbine blade, nor large elements required for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade.SUMMARY
[0012] It is therefore one object of the present invention to provide a cost efficient and easily implementable way of producing a wind turbine blade by utilising fibre elements, that contrarily to traditional preforms, have not been pre-shaped prior to manufacturing, by utilizing flat and easily transportable fibre-panels, that are constructed to be able to align to the blade shell mould during manufacture of the wind turbine blade.
[0013] It is another object of the present invention to provide a cost-effective way of providing flat easily transportable fibre-panels with flexible design, such that each individual fibre-panel can be easily amended, both in design and in by varying degree of re or de-forming each individual fibre-panel during the manufacturing, for providing de-formed fibre-panels for different blade designs and / or different position within the blade mould.
[0014] It yet another object of the present invention to provide a cost efficient and easily implementable way of producing a wind turbine blade by utilising flat and easily transportable fibre-panels, that are arranged in specific predetermined positions in the blade moulds according to a specific predetermined layup sequence according to the blade design by utilization of an automatic or semi-automatic manufacturing assembly according to labels provided on the flat easily stackable fibre-panels and / or the blade moulds and / or the blade mould surroundings.
[0015] One objective of the invention is achieved by a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade comprising the steps of: - providing a blade design; - providing a first blade shell mould comprising a trailing edge rim and a leading edge rim adapted for achieving a first blade shell and / or a second blade shell mould comprising a trailing edge rim and a leading edge rim adapted for achieving a second blade shell; - providing a plurality of flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels to be arranged at the trailing edge rim and / or the leading edge rim, said fibre-panels comprising a surplus area intended to be arranged outside of the mould at the trailing or leading edge; - providing a plurality of specific predetermined positions at the leading edge rim and / or the trailing edge rim, each specific predetermined position assigned for an individual modular fibre-panel; - arranging the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels in their assigned predetermined position in the mould by draping the fibre-panel into the predetermined position with the surplus area arranged outside of the mould; where the fibre-panels are secured by fastening the fibre-panel at the surplus area to an external structure arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge.
[0016] It has been discovered that it is possible to manufacture a wind turbine blade without the need for pre-shaped preforms, by utilizing the method and plurality of individually constructed flat and easily transportable fibre-panels provided by the present invention, and where the individually constructed fibre-panels utilized have a flexible design, enabling easy amendable individual design fibre-panel design.
[0017] It has been discovered that it is possible to manufacture a wind turbine blade without the need for pre-shaped preforms, by utilizing the method of draping the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels over the edge of the blade shell mould, such that the individually constructed modular fibre-panels align them to the curvature of the blade shell mould thereby achieving a three-dimensional curvature complementary to the 3-dimentional curvature of their individually assigned position in the mould.
[0018] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, including the step of providing a blade design, the blade design comprising the specifications of the blade to be produced, such as the geometric specifications of the blade, such as the length, width and curvature of the blade, the physical properties of the blade, such as strength, weight and other traditional properties to be considered by a person skilled in the art during the production of a wind turbine blade.
[0019] As the blade design comprises the geometric specifications for the blade to be produced, the blade design is utilized for calculating and specifying the number of flat individually constructed fibre-panels and the design requirements for each flat modular individually constructed fibre-panel, such as the width, length, amount of surplus area, bonding method, amount and / or type of fibre material used.
[0020] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, including the step of providing a blade design, where the blade design includes multiple specific positions within each mould, each specific position appointed for a specific individual modular fibre-panel. In another embodiment of the present invention a method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade is provided where each individual modular fibre-panel is constructed for its appointed specific predetermined position in either the first or the second blade mould. In another embodiment of the present invention a method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade is provided where each individual modular fibre-panel is specifically designed according to its appointed specific predetermined position in either the first or the second blade mould. In another embodiment of the present invention a method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade is provided where each individual modular fibre-panel is comprises a specific individual design, the specific individual fibre-panel design constructed according to said fibre-panels appointed specific predetermined position in either the first or the second blade mould.
[0021] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, where a blade design is provided, and where the blade design includes multiple predetermined specific positions within each mould, each specific predetermined position appointed for a specific predetermined individual modular fibre-panel, where the specific predetermined positions are three-dimensional. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a blade design, where the blade design includes multiple predetermined specific positions within each mould, each specific predetermined position appointed for a specific predetermined individual modular fibre-panel, where the specific predetermined positions are arranged in two or more rows, along the longitudinal axis of the blade shell mould.
[0022] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade providing a plurality of individually constructed and labelled modular fibre-panels, each individually constructed and labelled modular fibre-panels assigned a specific individual position in either the first blade shell mould or the second blade shell mould, the specific individual position arranged in at least two rows, the at least two rows comprising a leading edge row and a trailing edge row, along the longitudinal axis of the blade shell mould.
[0023] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade providing blade design, where the specific predetermined positions are arranged in two or more rows, along the longitudinal axis of the blade shell mould. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a blade design, where the specific predetermined positions for each shell blade mould include a starting position, constructed for the starting individually constructed modular fibre-panel, that is the individually constructed modular fibre-panel that is arranged first within said shell blade mould. Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a blade design, where the specific predetermined positions for each shell blade mould are arranged in two or more rows and include a starting position, for the individually constructed modular fibre-panel that is arranged first within said shell blade mould, said starting position arranged in one of the two or more rows, the two or more rows comprising a leading edge row and a trailing edge row, along the longitudinal axis of the blade shell mould.
[0024] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, where the specific predetermined positions for each shell blade mould are arranged in two or more rows, the two or more rows comprising a leading edge row and a trailing edge row, along the longitudinal axis of the blade shell mould, and where a starting position, assigned to the starting individually constructed modular fibre-panel, is arranged in the root section of the leading edge row or the trailing edge row.
[0025] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, where the specific predetermined positions for each shell blade mould are arranged in two or more rows, the two or more rows comprising a leading edge row and a trailing edge row, along the longitudinal axis of the blade shell mould, and where a starting position, assigned to the starting individually constructed modular fibre-panel, is arranged in the tip section of the leading edge row or the trailing edge row.
[0026] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade providing a blade design comprising specific predetermined positions, arranged in two or more rows, along the longitudinal axis of the first blade shell mould and / or the second blade shell mould, the two or more rows comprising a leading edge row and a trailing edge row, and where the specific predetermined positions comprise a starting position, appointed to the starting individually constructed modular fibre-panel to be arranged first within said first blade shell mould and / or said second blade shell mould and where the starting position is arranged in the leading edge row or the trailing edge row of said first blade shell mould and / or said second blade shell mould.
[0027] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade providing a blade design comprising specific predetermined positions, arranged in two or more rows, along the longitudinal axis of a blade shell mould, where he two or more rows comprise a leading edge row and a trailing edge row, and where the specific predetermined positions comprise a starting position, appointed to the starting individually constructed modular fibre-panel to be arranged first within said blade shell mould and where the starting position is arranged in the leading edge row.
[0028] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade providing a blade design comprising specific predetermined positions, arranged in two or more rows, along the longitudinal axis of a blade shell mould, where he two or more rows comprise a leading edge row and a trailing edge row, and where the specific predetermined positions comprise a starting position, appointed to the starting individually constructed modular fibre-panel to be arranged first within said blade shell mould and where the starting position is arranged in the leading edge row.
[0029] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade providing a blade design comprising specific predetermined positions, arranged in two or more rows, along the longitudinal of the first blade shell mould and / or the second blade shell mould, the two or more rows comprising a leading edge row and a trailing edge row, and where the specific predetermined positions comprise a starting position, appointed to the starting individually constructed modular fibre-panel to be arranged first within said first blade shell mould and / or said second blade shell mould and where the starting position is arranged in the root section of the leading edge row or the trailing edge row of said first blade shell mould and / or said second blade shell mould.
[0030] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade providing a blade design comprising specific predetermined positions, arranged in two or more rows, along the longitudinal axis of the first blade shell mould and / or the second blade shell mould, the two or more rows comprising a leading edge row and a trailing edge row, and where the specific predetermined positions comprise a starting position, appointed to the starting individually constructed modular fibre-panel to be arranged first within said first blade shell mould and / or said second blade shell mould and where the starting position is arranged in the leading edge row or the trailing edge row of said first blade shell mould and / or said second blade shell mould.
[0031] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, where the step of providing a plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels further comprises the steps of: - providing one individually constructed modular starting fibre-panel constructed for a specific starting predetermined position within the first shell mould; and / or - providing one individually constructed modular starting fibre-panel constructed for a specific starting predetermined position in the second blade shell mould.
[0032] In one embodiment of the present invention, a blade design is provided comprising layers of positions, partly or fully overlapping each other, such that there will be multiple layers of flat individually constructed fibre-panels, arranged partly and / or fully overlapping each other in the blade mould.
[0033] The individually constructed flat modular fibre-panels provided by the present invention are flat and easily stackable, such as to enable stacking them into stacks, that can be easily transported by conventional transport means, such as by standard transport solution such as transport container and / or flatbed vehicles.
[0034] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, where the step of providing a plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels, further comprises the following steps: - provide a blade design; - utilize the specific predetermined position or each individual modular fibre- panel according to the blade design for providing a corresponding individual modular fibre panel design; - provide a predetermined placement sequence for placing the plurality of flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels in the first and / or the second blade shell mould according to the blade design; and - provide one or more stacks of the plurality of individually constructed fibre- panels, where the individually constructed fibre-panels are stacked according to the predetermined placement sequence; where the individually constructed modular fibre-panels and / or the corresponding stacks are flat and easily stackable and have a size and shape to enable transport using standard transport solutions such as transport containers and / or flatbed vehicles.
[0035] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels in the manufacturing a wind turbine blade comprising the steps of: - providing a blade design; - providing a first blade shell mould comprising a trailing edge rim and a leading edge rim adapted for achieving a first blade shell and / or a second blade shell mould comprising a trailing edge rim and a leading edge rim adapted for achieving a second blade shell; - providing a plurality of flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels to be arranged at the trailing edge rim and / or the leading edge rim, said fibre-panels comprising a surplus area intended to be arranged outside of the mould at the trailing or leading edge; - providing a plurality of specific predetermined positions at the leading edge rim and / or the trailing edge rim, each specific predetermined position assigned for an individual modular fibre-panel; - arranging the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels in their assigned predetermined position in the mould by draping the fibre-panel into the predetermined position with the surplus area arranged outside of the mould; where the fibre-panels are secured by fastening the fibre-panel at the surplus area to an external structure arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge.
[0036] As each individually constructed modular fibre-panel to be arranged in the blade shell mould is specifically designed for its assigned position, the design of each individually constructed modular fibre-panel to be arranged at the leading edge rim and / or trailing edge rim of the blade shell mould, will include a specific amount of surplus area, intended for the step of draping over the leading edge rim or trailing edge rim and fastening with specific fastening means outside of the mould.
[0037] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade comprising the steps of: - providing a blade design; - providing a first blade shell mould comprising a trailing edge rim and a leading edge rim adapted for achieving a first blade shell and / or a second blade shell mould comprising a trailing edge rim and a leading edge rim adapted for achieving a second blade shell; - providing a plurality of flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels to be arranged at the trailing edge rim and / or the leading edge rim, said fibre-panels comprising a surplus area intended to be arranged outside of the mould at the trailing or leading edge; - providing a plurality of specific predetermined positions at the leading edge rim and / or the trailing edge rim, each specific predetermined position assigned for an individual modular fibre-panel; - arranging the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels in their assigned predetermined position in the mould by draping the fibre-panel into the predetermined position with the surplus area arranged outside of the mould; where the fibre-panels are secured by fastening the fibre-panel at the surplus area to an external structure arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge.
[0038] In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade is provided comprising the steps of: - providing a first and / or a second blade shell mould; - providing a blade design; - providing plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels, where each individually constructed modular fibre-panel provided is flat and easily stackable; - providing a predetermined placement sequence for placing the plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels in the first and / or the second blade shell mould according to the blade design; - arranging the plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels in the specific predetermined position according to the predetermined placement sequence in either the first or the second blade shell mould; - infusing the arranged plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels with a resin material; - curing the infused plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels into a first cured blade shell and a second cured blade shell, respectively, - bonding the first cured blade shell and the second cured blade shell together to form the wind turbine blade.
[0039] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, utilizing a plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels that are individually arranged in a blade shell mould. For arranging the plurality of the individually constructed modular fibre-panels, the individually constructed modular fibre-panels are moved, by a production tool, constructed for gripping the individually constructed modular fibre-panels and arranging them in the blade shell mould.
[0040] Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade further comprising the steps of: - utilizing a production tool for gripping the surplus area of the modular fibre panel; and - utilizing the production tool for lifting the fibre panel.
[0041] The production tool utilised can be any suitable production tool that is capable of gripping and handling porous material, such as the individually constructed modular fibre-panels provided by the present invention. A person skilled in the art would recognize that suitable production tool for handling porous material, such as the individually constructed modular fibre-panels provided by the present invention include tool such as needle grippers, vacuum grippers or any other suitable grippers.
[0042] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, where the step of arranging the individually constructed modular fibre-panels is performed by a production tool.
[0043] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, where the step of arranging further comprises the steps of: - provide a production tool for gripping the individual modular fibre panels from a location outside of the blade moulds; and - utilize the production tool for transferring the individual modular fibre panel from the outside location to the specific predetermined position in the mould; where the outside location is a stack of modular fibre panels and / or a pick-up table.
[0044] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade comprising the steps of: - provide a blade design; - provide a first blade shell mould adapted for achieving a first blade shell and / or and a second blade shell mould adapted for achieving a second blade shell; - providing plurality of specific predetermined positions within the first and / or the second blade shell mould according to the blade design; - provide plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels; - provide a production tool; - utilize the production tool for arranging the plurality of flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels in their assigned positions in the first and / or the second blade shell mould.
[0045] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade comprising the step of utilizing fastening means such as removable clamps or / and clips for fastening the surplus area of the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels to the outside of the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge.
[0046] Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade where the fastening means utilized for fastening the surplus area of the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels to an external structure arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge are fastening means such as removable clamps or / and clips.
[0047] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade comprising the step of utilizing fastening means such as partly-removable clamps or / and clips for fastening the surplus area of the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels to the outside of the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge.
[0048] Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade where the fastening means utilized for fastening the surplus area of the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels to an external structure arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge are fastening means such as partly-removable clamps or / and clips.
[0049] Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade where the fastening means utilized for fastening the surplus area of the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels to an external structure arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge are fastening means such as dis-engageable clamps or / and clips.
[0050] Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade where the fastening means utilized for fastening the surplus area of the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels to an external structure arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge are fastening means such as partly dis-engageable clamps or / and clips.
[0051] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade where the fastening means utilized for fastening the surplus area of the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels to an external structure arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge are fastening means such as dis-engageable, partly dis-engageable, removable and / or partly removable clamps or / and clips, and where the fastening means are applied in pairs.
[0052] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade where the fastening means utilized for fastening the surplus area of the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels to an external structure arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge are fastening means, where each fastening means comprises two clamps and / or clips, each of said two clamps and / or clips arranged for fastening separate individually constructed fibre-panel, where the first of said two clamps and / or clips is adapted for fastening a previously arranged individually constructed fibre-panel and the second of said two clamps and / or clips is adapted for fastening subsequently arranged individually constructed fibre-panel.
[0053] Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade where the fastening means utilized for fastening the surplus area of the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels to an external structure arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge are fastening means, where each fastening means comprises two clamps and / or clips, each of said two clamps and / or clips arranged for fastening separate set of individually constructed fibre-panel, each set of individually constructed fibre-panel comprising two or more individually constructed fibre-panels; where the first of said two clamps and / or clips is adapted for fastening a previously arranged set of individually constructed fibre-panels and the second of said two clamps and / or clips is adapted for fastening subsequently arranged set of individually constructed fibre-panels.
[0054] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, further comprising the step of applying additional fastening by using dis engageable fastening means comprising two clamps, where one of the clamps is adapted to hold a previous arranged set of panels and a second to be arranged to hold a subsequent arranged panel in addition to the previous arranged set of panels, a set being one or more panels.
[0055] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, further comprises the steps of: - arranging a first flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel in its assigned predetermined position in the mould by draping the fibre-panel into its assigned predetermined position with the surplus area arranged outside of the mould; - securing the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel in it assigned predetermined position by fastening the surplus area of said flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel to an external structure arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge; - arranging a second flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel in its assigned predetermined position in the mould by draping the fibre-panel into its assigned predetermined position with the surplus area arranged outside of the mould; the second flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel at least partially overlapping the previously arranged first flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel; - securing the second flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel in it assigned predetermined position by fastening the surplus area of said flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel to an external structure arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge; - removing at least part of the external structure securing the first flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel.
[0056] By utilizing a partly removable fastening means / external structure, it is possible to secure the surplus area of the individually constructed modular fibre-panels to the outside of the mould during the process of arranging the individually constructed modular fibre-panels in the mould, utilizing both parts of the partly removable fastening means, and then utilize the overlapping of the individually constructed modular fibre-panel to stabilize the layup enabling the removal of the removable part of the fastening means, before aligning and closing the two individual blade shell moulds, each comprising a half blade shell, for constructing the wind turbine blade. This enables a fastening process utilizing fastening means / external structure that does not have to be removed before the two blade shell halves are aligned and connected / bonded together.
[0057] In one embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade is provided where each individual modular fibre-panel is constructed for a specific predetermined position in either the first or the second blade mould and where each specific predetermined position is arranged such that each individual modular fibre-panel is arranged to abut or overlap at least one neighbouring fibre-panel.
[0058] In another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade is provided where each individual modular fibre-panel is constructed for a specific predetermined position in either the first or the second blade mould and where each specific predetermined position is arranged such that it includes a tolerance relative to a previously arranged neighbouring fibre-panel which tolerance is set to a positive value in the direction of the previously arranged neighbouring fibre-panel to ensure abutment or overlap between the fibre-panels.
[0059] Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, further comprising the step of applying additional fastening by using disengageable fastening means comprising two clamps, where one of the clamps is adapted to hold a previous arranged set of panels and a second to be arranged to hold a subsequent arranged panel in addition to the previous arranged set of panels, a set being one or more panels.
[0060] Yet another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, further comprising the steps of: - providing a blade design; where the step of arranging further comprises the step of draping one or more individual modular fibre-panel over the blade shell moulds trailing edge rims and / or the leading edge rims according to the intended predetermined position of the modular fibre panel and the individual design of individual modular fibre panel.
[0061] In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a wind turbine is provided comprising the step of providing a predetermined placement sequence for arranging or placing the plurality of individual modular fibre-panel in the first and / or the second blade shell mould.
[0062] In another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, where individually constructed modular fibre-panels are utilized, and where the individually constructed modular fibre-panels are arranged in specific predetermined positions in the blade moulds according to a specific predetermined layup sequence according to the blade design.
[0063] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, comprising the step of providing a predetermined placement sequence for arranging or placing the plurality of individual modular fibre-panel in the first and / or the second blade shell mould, where the predetermined placement sequence comprises: - the predetermined position of each individually constructed modular fibre-panel; - the order of arranging the plurality of individually constructed modular fibre- panels in the predetermined position; and - the direction of arranging the plurality of individually constructed modular fibre- panels in the predetermined position.
[0064] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, where the step of providing a plurality of modular fibre panels further comprises the steps of: - utilize the specific predetermined position for each individual modular fibre- panel according to the blade design for providing a corresponding individual modular fibre panel design; and - provide a predetermined placement sequence for placing the plurality of flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels in the first and / or the second blade shell mould according to the blade design.
[0065] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, providing a plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels where the specific predetermined positions are arranged in two or more rows, the rows comprising a leading edge row and a trailing edge row, arranged along the longitudinal axis of the blade shell mould, where the starting row comprises the starting position, the starting row either the leading edge row or the trailing edge row, and where row two and three comprise a first position for arranging the first individually constructed modular fibre-panel in the second and third row, respectively, and where the arranging of the individually constructed modular fibre-panels is alternated between the three rows in sets of individually constructed modular fibre-panels, such that a first set of individually constructed modular fibre-panels comprising the starting individually constructed modular fibre-panel is arranged first in the starting row, followed by a arranging a set of individually constructed modular fibre-panels comprising the first individually constructed modular fibre-panel of the second row and then followed by a arranging a set of individually constructed modular fibre-panels comprising the first individually constructed modular fibre-panel of the third row.
[0066] One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, where each individually constructed modular fibre-panel comprises one or more fibre-panel label. In another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels is provided, where each individually constructed modular fibre-panel comprises one or more fibre-panel label and where at least of the one or more fibre-panel labels is visually recognizable. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels is provided, where each individually constructed modular fibre-panel is labelled by printing, stitching, painting, burning, thermal marking, embossing, engraving, caring and / or cutting the fibre-panels according to the blade design. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels is provided, where each individually constructed modular fibre-panel is labelled with at least one visually recognizable fibre-panel label by printing, stitching, painting, burning, thermal marking, embossing, engraving, caring and / or cutting the fibre-panels.
[0067] Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, providing a plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels, where each modular fibre-panel is divided into different labelling zones. In another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels is provided, where each modular fibre-panel is divided into different labelling zones and where one or more fibre-panel labels are placed within different labelling zones. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels is provided, where each modular fibre-panel is divided into different labelling zones and where one or more fibre-panel labels are placed within different labelling zones, the placement of individual fibre-panel labels depending on the information each individual fibre-panel label represents.
[0068] In yet another embodiment of the present invention a cost efficient and easily implementable method of producing a wind turbine blade is provided, where individually constructed modular fibre-panels are arranged in specific predetermined positions in the blade moulds according to a specific predetermined layup sequence according to the blade design by utilization of an automatic or semi-automatic manufacturing assembly according to the fibre-panel labels provided on the individually constructed modular fibre-panels and / or the blade moulds and / or the blade mould surroundings.
[0069] In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade is provided, comprising the step of providing a production assembly configured for arranging the plurality of individually constructed modular starting fibre-panels in the first and / or second blade shell mould.
[0070] In another embodiment of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade is provided, comprising the step of providing one or more visual recognition means and / or one or more distance recognition means, the visual recognition means configured for recognizing the one or more shell-labels and / or the one or more fibre-panel labels.
[0071] Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade further comprising any one or more of the following steps: - labelling the individual modular fibre-panels with fibre-panel labels according to the blade design; - providing a production assembly; - providing one or more visual recognition means and / or one or more distance recognition means. - providing a controller system communicatively coupled to the production as- sembly, said controller system configured to receive data from the visual recog-nition means and / or the distance recognition means and to transmit data to the production assembly.
[0072] The controller system comprises a processor and a computer readable medium having stored instructions to: - interpret the data from the one or more fibre-panel labels, and - instruct the production assembly to perform the acts of arranging the plurality of individually constructed and labelled modular fiber-panels comprising a surplus area by draping the individually constructed and labelled modular fiber-panels over the rim of the mould in its assigned predetermined position with the surplus area arranged outside of the mould.
[0073] Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade where the predetermined placement sequence comprises: - the predetermined position of each individually constructed modular fibre-panel; - the order of arranging the plurality of individually constructed modular fibre- panels in the predetermined position; and - the direction of arranging the plurality of individually constructed modular fibre- panels in the predetermined position.
[0074] Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, the wind turbine blade manufactured utilizing the method of the invention, where the assembly of the modular wind turbine blade is directly derived from a 3D model comprising a digital representation of the modular wind turbine blade design, such that the manufacturing method is guided and optimized based on said 3D model.
[0075] Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine blade, the wind turbine blade manufactured utilizing the method of the invention, where the assembly of the modular wind turbine blade is updated in real-time through 3D scanning, allowing for adaptive manipulation and assembly processes on the fly in order to comply with modular wind turbine blade build recipe while safeguarding operators and providing general disturbance rejection to manufacturing variations.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0076] Various examples are described hereinafter with reference to the figures. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. Like elements will, thus, not be described in detail with respect to the description of each figure. It should also be noted that the figures are only intended to facilitate the description of the examples. They are not intended as an exhaustive description of the claimed invention or as a limitation on the scope of the claimed invention. In addition, an illustrated example need not have all the aspects or advantages shown. An aspect or an advantage described in conjunction with a particular example is not necessarily limited to that example and can be practiced in any other examples even if not so illustrated, or if not so explicitly described.
[0077] Exemplary embodiments of the invention are described in the figures.
[0078] Fig. 1A illustrates a layout of individual specific positions constructed specific individual modular fibre-panel in a blade shell mould.
[0079] Fig. 1B illustrates the layering of a layout of individually constructed modular fibre-panels in a blade shell mould.
[0080] Fig. 2 illustrates labelling on an individually constructed modular fibre-panel.
[0081] Fig. 3 is a schematic graphical non-realistic illustration of labels and labelling zones on an individually constructed modular fibre-panel.
[0082] Fig. 4 is a schematic graphical non-realistic illustration of an individually constructed modular fibre-panel comprising labels, labelling zones, glass-fibre tape and gripping points.
[0083] Fig. 5A schematically illustrates fastening means for securing the surplus area of an individually constructed to the outer side of a blade shell mould.
[0084] Fig. 5B is an illustration of fastening means for securing the surplus area of an individually constructed to the outer side of a blade shell mould.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0085] Exemplary examples will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this regard, the present examples may have different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the descriptions set forth herein. Accordingly, the examples are merely described below, by referring to the figures, to explain aspects.
[0086] Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as being “connected” to another element, the element is “directly connected” to the other element, “electrically connected” , “fluidic connected” or “communicatively connected” to the other element with one or more intervening elements interposed there between.
[0087] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular examples only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the terms “comprises" "comprising" "includes" and / or "including" when used in this specification specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof.
[0088] Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein (including technical and scientific terms) have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined in the present specification.
[0089] Figure 1A demonstrates a layout of the specific predetermined positions 50 in a blade shell mould 20, 21 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The positions 50 are arranged in three independent rows, a leading edge row 51-LE, a trailing edge row 51-TE and a middle row 51-MID. As demonstrated in Figure 1A, the positions 50 are arranged with an overlap 50-O, both between individual positions 50 within the same row and between individual positions in different rows. As demonstrated in Figure 1A, each individual position 50 has a unique number or other kind of unique identification, indicating that each individual position 50 is unique. The unique number of the individual positions 50 can be used as an identifier for the controller system or as the number of individual positions 50 in the predetermined placement sequence utilized during the arranging step of the manufacturing process.
[0090] Figure 1B demonstrates a layout of plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels 1, in a blade shell mould 20, 21 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels 1, are arranged in three independent rows, similar to the positions demonstrated in Figure 1A, the leading edge row 51-LE, the trailing edge row 51-TE and the middle row 51-MID. As demonstrated, the individually constructed modular fibre-panels 1 are arranged in layers, with more layers of individually constructed modular fibre-panels 1 towards the root of blade, representing the flexibility of the method provided by the invention, where different strength can be achieved without the need for different components.
[0091] Figure 2 demonstrates an individually constructed modular fibre-panel 1 comprising fibre-panel labels 7. The individually constructed modular fibre-panel 1 demonstrated comprises a label 7-HUM specifically constructed for being recognizable for human eyes 7-HUM, a center label 7-C specifically constructed for being recognizable by visual recognition means, such as camera. The individually constructed modular fibre-panel of Fig. 2, further comprises a QR code 7-QR, that is constructed for being identified by visual recognition means, the visual recognition means being one or more of any suitable visual recognition means such as camera, visual sensor, optical sensor and / or camera sensor, and where the visual recognition means are communicatively coupled to a controller system, the controller system being configured for receiving data and interpret any data deposited on the labels 7 from the visual recognition means.
[0092] Figure 3 demonstrates schematic graphical non-realistic illustration of labels 7 and labelling zones 9 on an individually constructed modular fibre-panel. The individually constructed modular fibre-panel 1 demonstrated comprises fibre-panel specifically constructed for being recognizable for human eyes 7-HUM, a center label 7-C, marking the center of the individually constructed modular fibre-panel 1, and utilized for aligning the individually constructed modular fibre-panel 1 with previously arranged individually constructed modular fibre-panels 1 and / or align other individually constructed modular fibre-panels 1 to this one, once arranged in a blade shell mould, the center-label 7-C is specifically constructed for being recognizable by visual recognition means, such as camera. The individually constructed modular fibre-panel of Fig. 3 further comprises edge labels 7-E that can be utilized by either humans and / or one or more the visual recognition means during the step of arranging the individually constructed modular fibre-panel in a blade shell mould. The individually constructed modular fibre-panel of Fig. 3, further comprises a QR code 7-QR, that is constructed for being identified by visual recognition means, the visual recognition means being one or more of any suitable visual recognition means such as camera, visual sensor, optical sensor and / or camera sensor, and where the visual recognition means are communicatively coupled to a controller system, the controller system being configured for receiving the QR code and linking it to the saved instructions regarding this specific individually constructed modular fibre-panel 1 in the computer readable medium of the controller system.
[0093] Figure 4 demonstrates schematic graphical non-realistic illustration of labels 7, glass fibre tape 18 and gripping points 15 arranged in a row of gripping points 16 separated by the distance D, and additional gripping points 17. As demonstrated the additional gripping points 17 are not arranged in a row like the main gripping points 15, but any additional gripping point, is placed directly in line of one main gripping point, such that any additional gripping point is placed directly opposite its corresponding main gripping point, at a substantially 90 degree angle to the row of main gripping points and ass seen in figure 4, the gripping points are arranged in gripping rows 16 separated by the distance D.
[0094] Figure 4 further demonstrates schematic graphical non-realistic illustration of differ-ent layers 4 of fibre fabric within an individually constructed modular fibre-panel 1. Some edges of some of the different layers 4 of fibre fabric within an individually constructed mod-ular fibre-panel 1 comprise a piece of glass-fibre tape 18.
[0095] Figures 5A and 5B are illustrations of one embodiment of the partly removable fastening means 44 utilized for securing the surplus area to the leading edge or the trailing edge of the first or the second blade shell mould 25, 26, 27, 28. The fastening means 44 comprise a removable part 45 and a stationary part 46, both parts utilized to secure the surplus area of the individually constructed modular fibre-panel to the rim of the mould, where the removable part 45 can be disengaged or removed before aligning and closing the two individual blade shell moulds, each comprising a half blade shell, for constructing the wind turbine blade. This enables a fastening process utilizing fastening means / external structure that does not have to be removed before the two blade shell halves are aligned and connected / bonded together.
Claims
1.A method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels for the manufacturing of a wind turbine comprising the steps of:- providing a blade design;- providing a first blade shell mould (20) comprising a trailing edge rim (25) and a leading edge rim (26) adapted for achieving a first blade shell and / or a second blade shell mould (21) comprising a trailing edge rim (27) and a leading edge rim (28) adapted for achieving a second blade shell;- providing a plurality of flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels (1) to be arranged at the trailing edge rim and / or the leading edge rim, said fibre-panels comprising a surplus area intended to be arranged outside of the mould at the trailing or leading edge;- providing a plurality of specific predetermined positions (50) at the leading edge rim and / or the trailing edge rim, each specific predetermined position assigned for an individual modular fibre-panel (1) ;- arranging the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels in their assigned predetermined positions (50) in the mould by draping the fibre-panel into the predetermined position (50) with the surplus area arranged outside of the mould;wherein the fibre-panels are secured by fastening the fibre-panel at the surplus area to an external structure arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge.2.The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:- utilizing a production tool for gripping the surplus area of the modular fibre panel; and- utilizing the production tool for lifting the fibre panel.3.The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the external structure comprises fastening means (44) including removable clamps or clips.4.The method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the specific predetermined positions (50) comprise a starting position, appointed to the starting individually constructed modular fibre-panel to be arranged first within said blade shell mould (21, 22) .5.The method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the specific positions (50) are arranged in two or more rows along the longitudinal axis of the blade shell mould (20, 21) , said rows comprising a leading edge row (51-LE) and a trailing edge row (50-TE) .6.The method according to claim 5, wherein the starting position is arranged in the root section of the leading edge row (51-LE) or the trailing edge row (51-TE) of said blade shell (21, 22) .7.The method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein when arranging the plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels (1) in the specific predetermined position (50) along the trailing edge rim (25, 27) or the leading edge rim (26, 28) , the individual modular fibre-panels are arranged to abut or overlap at least one neighbouring individually constructed modular fibre-panel (1) .8.The method according to claim 7, wherein the specific predetermined position (50) includes a tolerance relative to a previously arranged neighbouring fibre-panel (1) which tolerance is set to a positive value in the direction of the previously arranged neighbouring fibre-panel to ensure abutment or overlap between the fibre-panels.9.The method according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising the step of applying additional fastening by using disengageable fastening means (44) comprising two clamps and / or clips, wherein one of the clamps is adapted to hold a previous arranged set of individually constructed modular fibre-panels (1) and a second to be arranged to hold a subsequent arranged individually constructed modular fibre-panel in addition to the previous arranged set of individually constructed modular fibre-panels, a set being one or more individually constructed modular fibre-panel.10.The method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the step of providing a plurality of modular fibre panels (1) further comprises the steps of:- utilizing the specific predetermined position (50) for each individual modular fibre-panel (1) according to the blade design for providing a corresponding individual modular fibre panel design; and- providing a predetermined placement sequence for placing the plurality of flat individually constructed modular fibre-panels (1) in the first (20) and / or the second (21) blade shell mould according to the blade design.11.The method of arranging and holding a dry-lay up of fibre panels according to claim 10, comprising any one or more of the following steps:- labelling the individual modular fibre-panels (1) with fibre-panel labels (7) accord-ing to the blade design;- providing a production assembly;- providing one or more visual recognition means and / or distance recognition means;- providing a controller system communicatively coupled to the production assembly, said controller being configured to receive data from the visual recognition means and / or the distance recognition means and for transmit data to the production assembly,wherein the controller system comprises a processor and a computer readable medium having stored instructions to:- interpret the data from the one or more fibre-panel labels, and- instruct the production assembly to perform the acts of arranging the plurality of individually constructed and labelled modular fiber-panels comprising a surplus area by draping the individually constructed and labelled modular fiber-panels over the rim of the mould in its assigned predetermined position with the surplus area arranged outside of the mould.12.The method according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the predetermined placement sequence comprises:- the predetermined position (50) of each individually constructed modular fibre-panel (1) ;- the order of arranging the plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels (1) in the predetermined position (50) ; and- the direction of arranging the plurality of individually constructed modular fibre-panels (1) in the predetermined position (50) .13.The method according to any of the preceding claims, comprising the steps of:- arranging a first flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel (1) in its assigned predetermined position (50) in the mould (20, 21) by draping the fibre-panel into its assigned predetermined position with the surplus area arranged outside of the mould;- securing the flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel in it assigned predetermined position by fastening the surplus area of said flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel to fastening means (44) arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge, said fastening means (44) comprising a removable part (45) and a stationary part (46) ;- arranging a second flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel (1) in its assigned predetermined position (50) in the mould (20, 21) by draping the fibre-panel into its assigned predetermined position with the surplus area arranged outside of the mould; the second flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel at least partially overlapping the previously arranged first flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel;- securing the second flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel in it assigned predetermined position by fastening the surplus area of said flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel to fastening means (44) arranged outside the mould along the outside of the rim of the leading or trailing edge; and- removing the removable part (45) of the fastening means (44) securing the first flat individually constructed modular fibre-panel.14.A method according to any of the preceding claims utilized for manufacturing a wind turbine blade.15.A wind turbine blade manufactured by the method of any of claims 1-14.16.A wind turbine blade manufactured by the method of any of claims 1-14, wherein the assembly of the modular wind turbine blade is directly derived from a 3D model comprising a digital representation of the modular wind turbine blade design and the production equipment, such that the manufacturing method is guided and optimized based on said 3D model.17.A wind turbine blade manufactured by the method of any of claims 1-14, wherein the as-sembly of the modular wind turbine blade is updated in real-time through 3D scanning, allow-ing for adaptive manipulation and assembly processes on the fly in order to comply with modular wind turbine blade build recipe while safeguarding operators and providing general disturbance rejection to manufacturing variations.