Individual emergency brake system for wind turbine blade rotating device
AssigneeTPI Composites, Inc.
InventorMehmet Üyünük
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Abstract
A wind turbine blade rotating and braking apparatus comprising: a root device including: a root support member having an upper surface with a radius of curvature and configured to receive a portion (e.g. root) of a wind turbine blade, rollers having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the blade and configured to rotate the blade; braking mount on the sides of the root support member; and a braking mechanism (e.g. strap or band) fixedly attached to the first mount, releasably attached to the second mount and extending above the blade to apply a braking force to the blade. Once applied, the braking force can be maintained by a locking pin.
Claims18
A wind turbine blade apparatus for handling a wind turbine blade, the 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 the blade,
- at least one roller, the at least one roller having a longitudinal axis extending along a rotational axis of the roller and configured to be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the blade and configured to rotate the blade;
- a braking mechanism, the braking mechanism configured to extend above the blade and releasably secured to at least one side of the root support member and configured to apply a braking force to the blade.
A wind turbine blade apparatus for handling a wind turbine blade, the 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 the blade,
- at least one roller, the at least one roller having a longitudinal axis extending along a rotational axis of the roller and configured to be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the blade and configured to rotate the blade;
- a first mount disposed on a first lateral side of the root support member;
- a second mount disposed on a second lateral side of the root support member;
- a braking mechanism, the braking mechanism fixedly attached to the first mount, releasably attached to the second mount and configured to extend above the blade to apply a braking force to the blade;
- wherein the braking force can be maintained by a locking pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.