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. The robot makes it possible to repair blades from within, having access to places that operators are unable to reach, and without having to disassemble the blades.
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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 the 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.