Rotor stand
OwnerGlen D. AITKEN, Christopher George THOMinventors
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Abstract
A rotor stand for a wind turbine rotor includes: an interface plate configured to secure thereto a rotor hub of the wind turbine rotor; a plurality of legs connected to and extending radially outward from the interface plate, at least one of the legs radially extendible to permit changing a length of the extendible leg; and, a plurality of support shoes connected to the plurality of legs, the support shoes configured to support the rotor stand on a horizontal surface with the interface plate oriented substantially parallel to the horizontal surface.
Claims12
A rotor stand for a wind turbine rotor, the rotor stand comprising:
- an interface plate configured to secure thereto a rotor hub of the wind turbine rotor;
- a plurality of legs connected to and extending radially outward from the interface plate, at least one of the legs radially extendible to permit changing a length of the extendible leg;
- and,
- a plurality of support shoes connected to the plurality of legs, the support shoes configured to support the rotor stand on a horizontal surface with the interface plate oriented substantially parallel to the horizontal surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.