METHOD FOR REMOVING OR INSTALLING ROTOR BLADE HARDWARE OF A WIND TURBINE

A method for detaching or installing a rotor blade 22 from or to a hub 20 of a wind turbine 10 includes positioning the rotor blade 22 toward a ground location between a three o'clock position and a nine o'clock position. The method also includes mounting a mechanical arm 74 to an uptower...

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Main Authors MURCIA, Santiago, DAVIS, Adam Sean, JOHNSON, Don Conrad, KLINGHAGEN, Joshua Adam, NEUMANN, Ulrich Werner, DAVIDSON, Paul Howard, JOHNSON, Michael Royce, WILLMAN, Stephanie Lohberg, THOMAS, Gregory Clarence, BENTZEL, Kathleen Lynne, RONEY, Dean Thomas
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 23.01.2019
Subjects
BLASTING
HEATING
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER
WEAPONS
WIND MOTORS
WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Summary:A method for detaching or installing a rotor blade 22 from or to a hub 20 of a wind turbine 10 includes positioning the rotor blade 22 toward a ground location between a three o'clock position and a nine o'clock position. The method also includes mounting a mechanical arm 74 to an uptower location of the wind turbine 10. Further, the mechanical arm 74 includes a torqueing tool 78 at a distal end 76 thereof. Thus, the method also includes removing or installing, via the torqueing tool 78, each of the plurality of hub 20 fasteners so as to detach or attach the rotor blade 22 from or to the hub 20.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20180184398