Performing post-moulding operations on a blade segment of a wind turbine blade
AssigneeLm Wind Power A/S
InventorsPeter SØGAARD, Søren STEFFENSEN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of performing at least one post-moulding operation on a blade segment (70) of a wind turbine blade. The method comprises the providing a holding device (88) for supporting the blade segment (70) at its spar structure (62), the holding device (88) comprising a coupling member (90) for engaging the spar structure (62). The blade segment (70) is held with the holding device (88) such that the spar structure (62) of the blade segment (70) is engaged by the coupling member (90), and performing at least one post-moulding operation on the shell structure (82) of the blade segment (70).
Claims15
A method of performing at least one post-moulding operation on a spanwise blade segment (70) of a wind turbine blade, the blade segment (70) comprising a shell structure (82) with an open end (86) and a spar structure (62) arranged at least partly within the shell structure (82) and protruding from the open end (86), the method comprising the steps of
- providing a holding device (88) for supporting the blade segment (70) at its spar structure (62), the holding device (88) comprising a coupling member (90) for engaging the spar structure (62),
- holding the blade segment (70) with the holding device (88) such that the spar structure (62) of the blade segment (70) is engaged by the coupling member (90), and
- performing at least one post-moulding operation on the shell structure (82) of the blade segment (70).
A support assembly for performing a post-moulding operation on a blade segment (70) of a wind turbine blade, the support assembly comprising
- a spanwise blade segment (70) of a segmented wind turbine blade, the blade segment (70) comprising a shell structure (82) with an open end (86) and a spar structure (62) arranged at least partly within the shell structure (82) and protruding from the open end (86), and
- a holding device (88) for supporting the blade segment (70) at its spar structure (62), the holding device (88) comprising a coupling member (90) for engaging the spar structure (62).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.