WO2010017820A2 - Wind turbine rotor and method of calibrating rotor blade pitch - Google Patents

Wind turbine rotor and method of calibrating rotor blade pitch Download PDF

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WO2010017820A2
WO2010017820A2 PCT/DK2009/050200 DK2009050200W WO2010017820A2 WO 2010017820 A2 WO2010017820 A2 WO 2010017820A2 DK 2009050200 W DK2009050200 W DK 2009050200W WO 2010017820 A2 WO2010017820 A2 WO 2010017820A2
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Priority to US13/058,398 priority patent/US9033663B2/en
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03DWIND MOTORS
    • F03D17/00Monitoring or testing of wind motors, e.g. diagnostics
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03DWIND MOTORS
    • F03D1/00Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D1/06Rotors
    • F03D1/065Rotors characterised by their construction elements
    • F03D1/0658Arrangements for fixing wind-engaging parts to a hub
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03DWIND MOTORS
    • F03D7/00Controlling wind motors 
    • F03D7/02Controlling wind motors  the wind motors having rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor
    • F03D7/022Adjusting aerodynamic properties of the blades
    • F03D7/0224Adjusting blade pitch
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C41/00Other accessories, e.g. devices integrated in the bearing not relating to the bearing function as such
    • F16C41/007Encoders, e.g. parts with a plurality of alternating magnetic poles
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C41/00Other accessories, e.g. devices integrated in the bearing not relating to the bearing function as such
    • F16C41/008Identification means, e.g. markings, RFID-tags; Data transfer means
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00Function
    • F05B2260/70Adjusting of angle of incidence or attack of rotating blades
    • F05B2260/74Adjusting of angle of incidence or attack of rotating blades by turning around an axis perpendicular the rotor centre line
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00Function
    • F05B2260/70Adjusting of angle of incidence or attack of rotating blades
    • F05B2260/79Bearing, support or actuation arrangements therefor
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2270/00Control
    • F05B2270/30Control parameters, e.g. input parameters
    • F05B2270/328Blade pitch angle
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2270/00Control
    • F05B2270/80Devices generating input signals, e.g. transducers, sensors, cameras or strain gauges
    • F05B2270/802Calibration thereof
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2270/00Control
    • F05B2270/80Devices generating input signals, e.g. transducers, sensors, cameras or strain gauges
    • F05B2270/809Encoders
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C2300/00Application independent of particular apparatuses
    • F16C2300/10Application independent of particular apparatuses related to size
    • F16C2300/14Large applications, e.g. bearings having an inner diameter exceeding 500 mm
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16CSHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C2360/00Engines or pumps
    • F16C2360/31Wind motors
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

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  • the invention relates to wind turbine generators and in particular to calibration of the pitch angle of rotor blades having variable pitch.
  • Wind turbine generators of today usually have rotor blades with variable pitch, i.e. the rotor blades can be rotated about their longitudinal axis. This is done in order to optimise operation of the generator and the rotor and of the individual rotor blades.
  • Rotor blade pitch may be adjusted according to the actual working conditions such as wind speed and load of the generator, and rotor blade pitch may be adjusted individually for each rotor blade during each revolution of the rotor.
  • the invention therefore provides a wind turbine rotor comprising a hub with a rotor blade mounted to a bearing of the hub wherein the rotor blade has a longitudinal axis extending in a radial direction relative to an axis of rotation of the hub, and the rotor blade is rotatable about its longitudinal axis whereby the pitch of the rotor blade is adjustable, and the rotor blade has a tag fixed on the rotor blade at a predetermined angular position about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade; and a sensor is fixed on the hub for contactless sensing of the tag when the tag is in a predetermined angular position about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade.
  • Such a rotor is useful for repeated and accurate calibration of pitch angle of the rotor blades of wind turbines. If calibration of rotor blade pitch is desired the rotor blade is rotated about its longitudinal axis until the tag is in the predetermined angular position about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade, which is where the sensor senses the tag. The sensor then outputs a corresponding signal to a controller which sets the sensed angular position as a reference angular position for calibration of the rotor blade pitch angle.
  • a tag that can be detected contactless, i.e. without being mechanically touched, can be detected e.g. magnetically or optically.
  • a magnetically detectable tag can include a magnet, and a sensor for detecting it can include elements such as a reed element, a Hall effect element and an induction coil.
  • An optically detectable tag can include a zone with optical properties that differ from those of the surroundings. Examples of such optical properties are colour, contrast, reflectance and refractive and diffractive properties.
  • a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is preferred, and such a tag may have RF detectable data relating to the rotor blade such as its serial number and other production data, physical data such as the type of rotor blade, length, revision number, mass and centre of gravity, moment of inertia, angular offset of the tag relative to the tip chord etc.
  • the angular position of the tag may be the tip chord angle of the rotor blade or be in a known relation thereto so that the tip chord angle of the rotor blade may be identified from the detected position of the tag.
  • the invention also provides a wind turbine generator with such a rotor with one or more rotor blades mounted on the hub so that the pitch of each rotor blade is adjustable by rotating the rotor blades about its longitudinal axis, and for each rotor blade the rotor has a sensor fixed on the hub for determining a predetermined angular position of the tag about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade, such as radial alignment of the tag and the sensor.
  • the blade pitch angle where radial alignment of the tag and the sensor occurs can then be taken as a reference pitch angle that can be used for calibrating the pitch angle of the rotor blades.
  • the tag is preferably positioned at the angular position of the tip chord angle of the rotor blade or in a known relation thereto so that the tip chord angle of the rotor blade may be identified.
  • the invention results in easier and faster commissioning of wind turbines. Further, it prevents the turbine from running with an aerodynamic unbalance due to rotor blade pitch being out of calibration. Such unbalance could create extra fatigue stress on the turbine and can in extreme cases lead to catastrophic failure.
  • one degree in rotation about the longitudinal axis corresponds to a distance in the circumferential direction about the base of 17 mm.
  • the position of a tag such as an RFID tag near the base can be detected with higher precision than that distance. This in turn implies that the rotor blade pitch angle can be calibrated with a corresponding accuracy, i.e. less than one degree.
  • Figure 1 illustrates an axial section through parts of a hub of a wind turbine generator with a rotor blade mounted thereon
  • Figure 2 illustrates a section through the root of the rotor blade taken along the line indicated by the arrows II-II in figure 1.
  • FIG 1 a section through a hub 100 of a wind turbine generator.
  • a rotor blade 200 is mounted on the hub by means of a rotor blade bearing 210.
  • the blade bearing 210 has an inner bearing ring 211 secured to the base end of the blade 200 by means of bolts 214 and an outer bearing ring 212 secured to the hub 100 by means of bolts 215.
  • the blade bearing 210 and its inner bearing ring 211 and outer bearing ring 212 are also shown in figure 2.
  • the inner bearing ring 211 and the outer bearing ring 212 are balls or rollers 213 whereby the inner bearing ring 211, the outer bearing ring 212 and the balls or rollers 213 form a ball bearing or roller bearing for the rotor blade 200 so that the rotor blade can be rotated about its longitudinal axis 201 so as to adjust the rotor blade pitch angle.
  • Means for adjusting the rotor blade pitch angle are not shown but can comprise e.g. electrically or hydraulically actuated means.
  • the rotor blade 200 Near its base the rotor blade 200 has a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag 220 attached to the outer surface.
  • RFID radio frequency identification
  • a sensor 221 that senses the presence of the tag 220 at an angular position about the longitudinal axis 201 of the rotor blade 200 with radial alignment of the tag 220 and the sensor 221.
  • a sensor cable 222 connects the sensor 221 to control equipment (not shown) for processing signals from the sensor.
  • a groove is provided in the hub to ensure that the sensor is mounted on a specified pair of bolts 215. This ensures that the sensor can only be mounted in the correct position.
  • a controller controls an actuating mechanism (not shown) to rotate the inner bearing ring 211 with the rotor blade 200 mounted thereon to a desired rotor blade pitch angle, i.e. the angle of the tip chord relative to a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the hub.
  • the tip chord is a line segment at the tip of the rotor blade whose direction is defined as the direction between the leading and trailing edges of the rotor blade at the tip.
  • Calibration of the rotor blade pitch angle may be performed when the rotor blade 200 is in an angular position where the tag 200 is in radial alignment with the sensor 221 or within a narrow angular interval thereabout. In such position the rotor blade has a known pitch angle, e.g. zero degrees, and the controller takes this angle as a reference angle and calculates changes in rotor blade pitch angle from this reference angle.
  • a known pitch angle e.g. zero degrees
  • the angular position of the rotor blade where the tag 220 and the sensor 221 are in radial alignment may be obtained routinely one or several times during the operation of the wind turbine generator or it may be obtained by the controller for the purpose of calibration of the rotor blade pitch angle.
  • reliable calibration of the rotor blade pitch angle may be performed fast, repeatedly and in a simple manner as often as desired.

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Abstract

A wind turbine rotor comprising a hub with a rotor blade mounted to a bearing of the hub wherein the rotor blade has a longitudinal axis extending in a radial direction relative to an axis of rotation of the hub, and the rotor blade is rotatable about its longitudinal axis whereby the pitch of the rotor blade is adjustable, The rotor blade has a tag such as an RFID tag fixed on the rotor blade at a predetermined angular position about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade; and a sensor is fixed on the hub for contactless sensing of the tag when the tag is in a predetermined angular position about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade. Repeatedand accurate calibration of rotor blade pitch is hereby made possible.

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WIND TURBINE ROTOR AND METHOD OF CALIBRATING ROTOR BLADE PITCH
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to wind turbine generators and in particular to calibration of the pitch angle of rotor blades having variable pitch.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Wind turbine generators of today usually have rotor blades with variable pitch, i.e. the rotor blades can be rotated about their longitudinal axis. This is done in order to optimise operation of the generator and the rotor and of the individual rotor blades. Rotor blade pitch may be adjusted according to the actual working conditions such as wind speed and load of the generator, and rotor blade pitch may be adjusted individually for each rotor blade during each revolution of the rotor.
It is important to adjust rotor blade pitch accurately to the desired rotor blade pitch angle in order to achieve proper operation of the entire system and of each rotor blade. This requires proper calibration of the rotor blade pitch angle.
It is an object of the invention to provide a rotor for a wind turbine generator that makes repeated and accurate calibration of a rotor blade pitch angle according to the tip chord possible. It is also an object of the invention to provide a method of calibrating rotor blade pitch angle of a rotor blade for a wind turbine generator.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention therefore provides a wind turbine rotor comprising a hub with a rotor blade mounted to a bearing of the hub wherein the rotor blade has a longitudinal axis extending in a radial direction relative to an axis of rotation of the hub, and the rotor blade is rotatable about its longitudinal axis whereby the pitch of the rotor blade is adjustable, and the rotor blade has a tag fixed on the rotor blade at a predetermined angular position about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade; and a sensor is fixed on the hub for contactless sensing of the tag when the tag is in a predetermined angular position about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade. Such a rotor is useful for repeated and accurate calibration of pitch angle of the rotor blades of wind turbines. If calibration of rotor blade pitch is desired the rotor blade is rotated about its longitudinal axis until the tag is in the predetermined angular position about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade, which is where the sensor senses the tag. The sensor then outputs a corresponding signal to a controller which sets the sensed angular position as a reference angular position for calibration of the rotor blade pitch angle.
A tag that can be detected contactless, i.e. without being mechanically touched, can be detected e.g. magnetically or optically. A magnetically detectable tag can include a magnet, and a sensor for detecting it can include elements such as a reed element, a Hall effect element and an induction coil. An optically detectable tag can include a zone with optical properties that differ from those of the surroundings. Examples of such optical properties are colour, contrast, reflectance and refractive and diffractive properties.
However, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is preferred, and such a tag may have RF detectable data relating to the rotor blade such as its serial number and other production data, physical data such as the type of rotor blade, length, revision number, mass and centre of gravity, moment of inertia, angular offset of the tag relative to the tip chord etc. The angular position of the tag may be the tip chord angle of the rotor blade or be in a known relation thereto so that the tip chord angle of the rotor blade may be identified from the detected position of the tag.
The invention also provides a wind turbine generator with such a rotor with one or more rotor blades mounted on the hub so that the pitch of each rotor blade is adjustable by rotating the rotor blades about its longitudinal axis, and for each rotor blade the rotor has a sensor fixed on the hub for determining a predetermined angular position of the tag about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade, such as radial alignment of the tag and the sensor. The blade pitch angle where radial alignment of the tag and the sensor occurs can then be taken as a reference pitch angle that can be used for calibrating the pitch angle of the rotor blades. The tag is preferably positioned at the angular position of the tip chord angle of the rotor blade or in a known relation thereto so that the tip chord angle of the rotor blade may be identified.
The invention results in easier and faster commissioning of wind turbines. Further, it prevents the turbine from running with an aerodynamic unbalance due to rotor blade pitch being out of calibration. Such unbalance could create extra fatigue stress on the turbine and can in extreme cases lead to catastrophic failure.
On a rotor blade for wind turbine generators with a diameter at the base (or root end) of e.g. 2 m, one degree in rotation about the longitudinal axis corresponds to a distance in the circumferential direction about the base of 17 mm. The position of a tag such as an RFID tag near the base can be detected with higher precision than that distance. This in turn implies that the rotor blade pitch angle can be calibrated with a corresponding accuracy, i.e. less than one degree.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 illustrates an axial section through parts of a hub of a wind turbine generator with a rotor blade mounted thereon, and
Figure 2 illustrates a section through the root of the rotor blade taken along the line indicated by the arrows II-II in figure 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In figure 1 is shown a section through a hub 100 of a wind turbine generator. A rotor blade 200 is mounted on the hub by means of a rotor blade bearing 210. The blade bearing 210 has an inner bearing ring 211 secured to the base end of the blade 200 by means of bolts 214 and an outer bearing ring 212 secured to the hub 100 by means of bolts 215. The blade bearing 210 and its inner bearing ring 211 and outer bearing ring 212 are also shown in figure 2. Between the inner bearing ring 211 and the outer bearing ring 212 are balls or rollers 213 whereby the inner bearing ring 211, the outer bearing ring 212 and the balls or rollers 213 form a ball bearing or roller bearing for the rotor blade 200 so that the rotor blade can be rotated about its longitudinal axis 201 so as to adjust the rotor blade pitch angle. Means for adjusting the rotor blade pitch angle are not shown but can comprise e.g. electrically or hydraulically actuated means. Near its base the rotor blade 200 has a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag 220 attached to the outer surface. On the outer ring 212 is mounted a sensor 221 that senses the presence of the tag 220 at an angular position about the longitudinal axis 201 of the rotor blade 200 with radial alignment of the tag 220 and the sensor 221. A sensor cable 222 connects the sensor 221 to control equipment (not shown) for processing signals from the sensor. A groove is provided in the hub to ensure that the sensor is mounted on a specified pair of bolts 215. This ensures that the sensor can only be mounted in the correct position.
In operation the hub will rotate about its axis of rotation which if drawn in figure 1 would be horizontal. A controller (not shown) controls an actuating mechanism (not shown) to rotate the inner bearing ring 211 with the rotor blade 200 mounted thereon to a desired rotor blade pitch angle, i.e. the angle of the tip chord relative to a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the hub. The tip chord is a line segment at the tip of the rotor blade whose direction is defined as the direction between the leading and trailing edges of the rotor blade at the tip.
Calibration of the rotor blade pitch angle may be performed when the rotor blade 200 is in an angular position where the tag 200 is in radial alignment with the sensor 221 or within a narrow angular interval thereabout. In such position the rotor blade has a known pitch angle, e.g. zero degrees, and the controller takes this angle as a reference angle and calculates changes in rotor blade pitch angle from this reference angle.
The angular position of the rotor blade where the tag 220 and the sensor 221 are in radial alignment may be obtained routinely one or several times during the operation of the wind turbine generator or it may be obtained by the controller for the purpose of calibration of the rotor blade pitch angle. Thus, reliable calibration of the rotor blade pitch angle may be performed fast, repeatedly and in a simple manner as often as desired.

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1. A wind turbine rotor comprising a hub with a rotor blade mounted to a bearing of the hub wherein: - the rotor blade has a longitudinal axis extending in a radial direction relative to an axis of rotation of the hub, and the rotor blade is rotatable about its longitudinal axis whereby the pitch of the rotor blade is adjustable, and the rotor blade has a tag fixed on the rotor blade at a predetermined angular position about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade; and
- a sensor is fixed on the hub for contactless sensing of the tag when the tag is in a predetermined angular position about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade.
2. A rotor according to claim 1 wherein the tag is a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag.
3. A rotor according to claim 2 wherein the tag has data relating to the rotor blade, the data being readable by radio frequency interaction with the tag.
4. A rotor according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the predetermined angular position of the tag about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade identifies a tip chord angle of the rotor blade.
5. A wind turbine generator comprising a rotor according to any one of claims 1-4.
6. A method of calibrating the pitch angle of the rotor blade of the wind turbine generator according to claim 5, the method comprising
- rotating the rotor blade about its longitudinal axis to obtain the predetermined angular position of the tag about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade; and - setting the predetermined angular position of the tag about the longitudinal axis of the rotor blade as a reference pitch angle.
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