Methods of handling wind turbine blades and mounting said blades on a wind turbine, system and gripping unit for handling a wind turbine blade
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorAnders Greve Bervang
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods of handling wind turbine blades and mounting said blades on a wind turbine, said method comprising the steps of lifting a wind turbine hub to the nacelle of wind turbine with a lifting system and mounting the hub on the nacelle. Further, the method comprises the steps of gripping at least one wind turbine blade with a lifting system including at least one gripping unit for handling wind turbine blades, lifting said at least one wind turbine blade into close proximity to said hub, and mounting said at least one wind turbine blade on said hub. The invention also relates to a gripping unit for handling a wind turbine blade during transport.
Claims14
Method of handling wind turbine blades, said method comprising:
- providing a lifting system including at least one gripping unit for handling wind turbine blades, said unit comprising gripping means with a curved surface adapted to a shape of a wind turbine blade,
- gripping at least one wind turbine blade with said lifting system by connecting the gripping means to the wind turbine blade, and
- lifting the at least one wind turbine blade with the lifting system.
Gripping unit for handling a wind turbine blade, said unit comprising gripping means having a curved surface adaptable to a shape of specific types of wind turbine blades and comprising at least two gripping points for engaging with surfaces of said wind turbine blades.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.