Inflatable component for service or installation of a wind turbine module
AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorsErik Dahl Andersen, Thomas Justmi Gade Soerensen, Carsten Keller Hansen
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Abstract
A wind turbine arrangement, that includes an inflatable component disposed within a hollow section of a wind turbine blade. The inflatable component is a platform usable during service and/or installation of a wind turbine module. The inflatable component includes an inflation structure with an air-tight shell. The air-tight shell includes an inner shell and an outer shell surrounding the inner shell. The outer shell includes a material that protects against puncture of the inner shell.
Claims19
A wind turbine arrangement, comprising
- an inflatable component disposed within a hollow section of a wind turbine blade, said inflatable component being a platform usable during service and/or installation of a wind turbine module,
- wherein the inflatable component comprises an inflation structure with an air tight shell, and
- wherein the air tight shell comprises an inner shell and an outer shell completely surrounding the inner shell, said outer shell comprising a first material that protects against puncture of the inner shell.
A wind turbine arrangement, comprising:
- an inflatable component disposed within a hollow section of a wind turbine blade, said inflatable component being a platform usable during service and/or installation of a wind turbine module, wherein the inflatable component comprises an inflation structure with an air tight shell, wherein the air tight shell comprises an inner shell and an outer shell surrounding the inner shell, said outer shell comprising a material that protects against puncture of the inner shell, wherein the inner shell comprises of one or more compartments, wherein each compartment comprises a sealable passage, wherein each compartment is configured to be inflated with a gaseous fluid via the sealable passage and to be deflated via the sealable passage, and wherein the inner shell in each compartment and the outer shell are separated by a gap.
A wind turbine arrangement, comprising:
- an inflatable component disposed within a hollow section of a wind turbine blade, said inflatable component being a platform usable during service and/or installation of a wind turbine module, wherein the inflatable component comprises an inflation structure with an air tight shell, and wherein the air tight shell comprises an inner shell and an outer shell surrounding the inner shell, said outer shell comprising a material that protects against puncture of the inner shell;
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- a tarpaulin edge positioned above the platform and positioned interior to an outer pressure ring that surrounds the platform, wherein a plurality of strap configurations connect the tarpaulin edge to a safety net that is positioned above the tarpaulin edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.