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GB2482707B - An apparatus for and method of transporting and handling wind turbine blades - Google Patents

An apparatus for and method of transporting and handling wind turbine blades

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GB2482707B
GB2482707B GB1013514.3A GB201013514A GB2482707B GB 2482707 B GB2482707 B GB 2482707B GB 201013514 A GB201013514 A GB 201013514A GB 2482707 B GB2482707 B GB 2482707B
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blade
bracket
root
gravity
centre
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Marcel Van Duijvendijk
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Vestas Wind Systems AS
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D13/00—Assembly, mounting or commissioning of wind motors; Arrangements specially adapted for transporting wind motor components
    • F03D13/10—Assembly of wind motors; Arrangements for erecting wind motors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D1/00—Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor 
    • F03D1/06—Rotors
    • F03D1/065—Rotors characterised by their construction elements
    • F03D1/0675—Rotors characterised by their construction elements of the blades
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/68—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
    • B66C1/00—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles
    • B66C1/10—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means
    • B66C1/108—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means for lifting parts of wind turbines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
    • B66C1/00—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles
    • B66C1/10—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means
    • B66C1/22—Rigid members, e.g. L-shaped members, with parts engaging the under surface of the loads; Crane hooks
    • B66C1/24—Single members engaging the loads from one side only
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D13/00—Assembly, mounting or commissioning of wind motors; Arrangements specially adapted for transporting wind motor components
    • F03D13/40—Arrangements or methods specially adapted for transporting wind motor components
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2230/00—Manufacture
    • F05B2230/60—Assembly methods
    • F05B2230/61—Assembly methods using auxiliary equipment for lifting or holding
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/727—Offshore wind turbines
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/728—Onshore wind turbines

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Wind Motors (AREA)
  • Load-Engaging Elements For Cranes (AREA)

Abstract

A wind turbine blade transport bracket 60 comprises a root receiving portion for holding the blade root to support the blade in a broadly horizontal cantilever fashion and a base portion (64, Fig. 6) extending far enough, e.g. past the centre of gravity of the blade 65, to support the blade horizontally. The bracket may be counterweighted to enable the base portion to fall short of the blade centre of gravity. The bracket may have upper and lower surfaces to enable stacking and two spaced root gripping portions. The root may be gripped between contoured upper and lower sections (Fig. 9, 68, 72) or may be directly fastened e.g. by bolts to the receiving portion. It may be used in association with a handling or lifting bracket 100 comprising a root gripping portion 102 e.g. jaws mounted on a beam 104 having cable attachment locations 110. The lifting bracket is counterweighted 106 such that the centre of gravity of the bracket 108 is, in use, in line above that of the blade such that the blade may be lifted horizontally for mounting.
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US11434868B2 (en) * 2018-07-27 2022-09-06 Vestas Wind Systems A/S Method of installing a rotor on a wind turbine, a rotor hub and counterweight assembly, and a lifting apparatus connecting member
EP3670421A1 (en) * 2018-12-19 2020-06-24 Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S Attachment tool for connecting a crane hook to a wind turbine blade, attachment arrangement and method for lifting a wind turbine blade

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CN101722887A (en) * 2008-10-31 2010-06-09 维斯塔斯风力系统有限公司 Conveying system for conveying blades of rotor
DE102009005632A1 (en) * 2009-01-21 2010-07-29 Repower Systems Ag T-shaped load traverse for use in crane to handle rotor blades of wind energy plant, has roller, eyelet and stop point connected to lifting point, where length of section of load connection unit between lifting and stop points is changeable
WO2010124744A1 (en) * 2009-04-29 2010-11-04 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Blade lifting system with saloon doors

Patent Citations (6)

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WO2005005286A1 (en) * 2003-07-10 2005-01-20 Lm Glasfiber A/S Transporting and storing curved wind turbine blades
WO2007147413A1 (en) * 2006-06-20 2007-12-27 Vestas Wind Systems A/S A vehicle for transporting a wind turbine blade, a control system and a method for transporting a wind turbine blade
CN101722887A (en) * 2008-10-31 2010-06-09 维斯塔斯风力系统有限公司 Conveying system for conveying blades of rotor
DE102009005632A1 (en) * 2009-01-21 2010-07-29 Repower Systems Ag T-shaped load traverse for use in crane to handle rotor blades of wind energy plant, has roller, eyelet and stop point connected to lifting point, where length of section of load connection unit between lifting and stop points is changeable
WO2010124744A1 (en) * 2009-04-29 2010-11-04 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Blade lifting system with saloon doors
DE202009012068U1 (en) * 2009-09-07 2010-02-11 Scheuerle Fahrzeugfabrik Gmbh Transport device for an elongated object

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