Handling a wind turbine nacelle
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorGunnar Kamp Storgaard Pedersen
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Abstract
In order e.g. to increase safety, flexibility and simplicity when handling a wind turbine nacelle 104 compared to known solutions and devices there is disclosed a wind turbine nacelle 104 including a supporting structure 206, a nacelle housing 202 and at least four handling devices 501, 702 to be used when handling the wind turbine nacelle 104. The at least four handling devices 501, 702 are connected to supporting structure, and each of the at least four handling devices includes an integrated moveable part 304. The integrated moveable part 304 is moveable between a first position 308 and a second position 402, and the integrated moveable part is inside or is flush with the nacelle housing in the first position 308 and is extending out of the nacelle housing in the second position 402.
Claims18
A wind turbine nacelle comprising:
- a supporting structure,
- a nacelle housing,
- a plurality of handling devices adapted to support the wind turbine nacelle during handling, the plurality of handling devices being connected to the supporting structure, and wherein each of the plurality of handling devices comprises an integrated moveable part, and the integrated moveable part is moveable between a first position and a second position, where at least a portion of the integrated moveable part is inside the nacelle housing in the first position and is extending out of the nacelle housing in the second position.
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A method of handling a wind turbine nacelle, the method comprising:
- providing a wind turbine nacelle including a plurality of handling devices,
- moving an integrated moveable part of each of the plurality of handling device from a first position, where a portion of the integrated moveable part that is connected to a supporting structure of the wind turbine nacelle is interior to a housing of the wind turbine nacelle, to a second position, where the portion of the integrated moveable part is external to the housing of the wind turbine nacelle,
- attaching a load transferring structure, such as a soft sling, to the integrated moveable part in the second position,
- moving the nacelle by
- applying a lifting force to the handling devices via the load transferring structure and the integrated moveable part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.