Handling a wind turbine nacelle
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorGunnar Kamp Storgaard Pedersen
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Abstract
In order to increase safety, flexibility and simplicity when handling a wind turbine nacelle compared to known solutions and devices, there is disclosed a wind turbine nacelle including a supporting structure, a nacelle housing and a plurality of handling devices to be used when handling the wind turbine nacelle. The four handling devices are connected to the supporting structure, and each of the handling devices includes an integrated moveable part. The integrated moveable part is moveable between a first position and a second position, and the integrated moveable part is inside or is flush with the nacelle housing in the first position and is extending out of the nacelle housing in the second position.
Claims18
A wind turbine nacelle comprising:
- a supporting structure,
- a nacelle housing,
- a plurality of handling devices each connected to the supporting structure and adapted to support the wind turbine nacelle during handling, wherein each of the plurality of handling devices comprises an integrated moveable part moveable between a first position where the integrated moveable part is entirely inside the nacelle housing or is flush with the nacelle housing so that no portion of the integrated moveable part extends beyond the nacelle housing, and a second position where the integrated moveable part is extending outwardly of the nacelle housing.
A method of handling a wind turbine nacelle, the method comprising:
- providing the wind turbine nacelle with a plurality of handling devices,
- moving an integrated moveable part of each of the plurality of handling devices from a first position, where the integrated moveable part is entirely inside a housing of the wind turbine nacelle or flush with the housing of the wind turbine nacelle, to a second position, where the integrated moveable part is outward of the housing of the wind turbine nacelle,
- attaching a load transferring structure to the integrated moveable part in the second position, and
- moving the nacelle by
- applying a lifting force to the handling devices via the load transferring structure and the integrated moveable part.
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, each of the plurality of handling devices being generally positioned inside the nacelle housing and connected to the supporting structure, and comprising an integrated moveable part, wherein the integrated moveable part is moveable between a first position where the integrated moveable part is entirely inside the nacelle housing, and a second position where the integrated moveable part is extending outwardly of the nacelle housing, and wherein the integrated moveable part of the handling devices is moved in a linear movement when moving between the first and the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.