Method for installing a wind turbine rotor blade
US11466665B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a method of installing a wind turbine rotor blade. A holding unit is releasably fixed at the exterior to the rotor blade without intervention in the surface of the rotor blade. A holding cable is fixed to the holding unit. The rotor blade is installed on the hub of the wind turbine, for which purpose the rotor blade is pulled up for example by means of a crane. The holding unit is released by changing the pitch of the rotor blade.
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