Self-aligned tilt and yaw system for wind turbine blade rotating device
AssigneeTPI Composites, Inc.
InventorsMehmet Üyünük, Furkan Ünal, Ata M. Alper
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Abstract
A wind turbine blade apparatus comprising a root device including: a base having an upper surface with a radius of curvature and configured to receive a root portion of a blade, with housings disposed on lateral sides of the base. The housings including a groove configured to receive a bearing and a shaft extending at least partially through the base and housing. A tip device is also provided which includes a base, a rotatable support frame having: a first support configured to receive a pressure side of a wind turbine blade, a second support configured to receive a suction side of a wind turbine blade, and an opening, the opening configured to receive a portion of a wind turbine blade.
Claims20
A wind turbine blade handling apparatus comprising:
- a root device, the root device including:
- a root support member, the root support member having an upper surface with a radius of curvature and configured to receive a portion of a wind turbine blade,
- at least one housing disposed on a lateral side of the root support member, the housing including a bottom plate with a groove,
- a shaft extending at least partially through the root support member and housing, the shaft including a bearing disposed within the groove of the bottom plate,
- wherein the groove guides movement of the blade about an axis perpendicular to the blade's longitudinal axis;
- and
- a tip device, the tip device including:
- a base,
- a template,
- a rotatable support frame, the rotatable support frame having:
- a first support member configured to receive a first template side engaging a pressure side of a wind turbine blade,
- a second support member configured to receive a second template side engaging a suction side of a wind turbine blade, and
- wherein the rotatable support frame forms an opening, the opening configured to receive a portion of a wind turbine blade.
A wind turbine blade handling apparatus comprising:
- a root device, the root device including:
- a root support member, the root support member having an upper surface with a radius of curvature and configured to receive a portion of a wind turbine blade;
- at least one housing disposed on a lateral side of the root support member;
- at least one adjustable balancer, at least a portion of the adjustable balancer disposed on a lateral side of the root support member;
- wherein the adjustable balancer guides movement of the blade about a vertical axis;
- and
- a tip device, the tip device including:
- a base,
- a template,
- a rotatable support frame, the rotatable support frame having:
- a first support member configured to receive a first template side engaging a pressure side of a wind turbine blade,
- a second support member configured to receive a second template side engaging a suction side of a wind turbine blade, and
- wherein the rotatable support frame forms an opening, the opening configured to receive a portion of a wind turbine blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.