Jib crane for a wind turbine, jib crane kit, transport system and maintenance system as well as methods
AssigneeNordex Energy Spain, S.A.U.
InventorsRamon Bernardez Piñeiro, Xabier Martinez de Narvajas Pastor
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Abstract
A modular jib crane for a nacelle for a wind turbine includes: a base element for attaching the crane to the nacelle, a pillar, wherein the pillar is coupleable with the base element at a first end of the pillar, and a first crane arm, wherein the first crane arm is coupleable with the pillar at a first end of the first crane arm, wherein at least one of the pillar and the first crane arm includes a plurality of modules coupleable with each other to form the pillar or first crane arm.
Claims8
A modular jib crane kit for assembling a modular jib crane having a base element for attaching the crane to a nacelle, a pillar, a first crane arm, and a second crane arm, the pillar being couplable with the base element at a first end of the pillar, and, the first crane arm being coupleable with the pillar at a first end of the first crane arm, the modular jib crane kit comprising:
- a multitude of base elements, wherein each of said multitude of base elements is configured to mate with a different nacelle configuration;
- a plurality of pillar modules configured to form different types of the pillar in dependence upon the nacelle configuration;
- at least one of a plurality of first crane arm modules and a plurality of second crane arm modules configured to form different types of at least one of the first crane arm and the second crane arm in dependence upon the nacelle configuration;
- and, an add-on crane, wherein said add-on crane is coupleable with the pillar and is configured to move at least one of said plurality of pillar modules, said plurality of first crane arm modules, and said plurality of second crane arm modules during assembly of the crane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.