Modular robot for remote repair of wind turbine blades
AssigneesImfuture - Integral Management Future Renewables, S.L., Analisis Y Soluciones De Ingenieria S.L.
InventorsJesús Cordero Placer, Javier Canosa Louzán
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Abstract
A robot includes front and rear traction modules to circulate throughout the inside of a wind turbine blade; two intermediate modules able to be inserted between the front module and the rear module, which include an intermediate machining module to machine fissures and cracks from within the blade; and an intermediate patching module to apply, compact and cure repair patches on the fissures and cracks; and a remote control system to monitor parameters and control the repair actions.
Claims15
A modular robot for the repair of wind turbine blades, the modular robot comprising:
- a front module, with a front traction system;
- a rear module, with a rear traction system;
- the front and rear modules being configured to circulate throughout an inside of a wind turbine blade;
- two intermediate modules, selectively able to be inserted between the front module and the rear module, to perform repair operations on cracks and fissures in the blade, and which comprise:
- an intermediate machining module, to carry out machining on fissures and cracks from within the blade;
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- an intermediate patching module to apply, compact and cure repair patches on the fissures and cracks;
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- a remote control system to monitor parameters and control the repair actions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.