Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hoisting systems and methods
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Application No.: US15072410Application Date: 2016-03-17
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Publication No.: US10156223B2Publication Date: 2018-12-18
- Inventor: Adrian Bueno De Santiago
- Applicant: ALSTOM Renewable Technologies Wind B.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Breda
- Assignee: GE RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES WIND B.V.
- Current Assignee: GE RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES WIND B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Breda
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Priority: EP15382130 20150319
- Main IPC: F03D1/00
- IPC: F03D1/00 ; B66C23/18 ; B66C1/62 ; F03D13/10 ; F03D13/40

Abstract:
Hoisting systems are provided for mounting a hub on top of a tower, the hub carrying a first and a second blade forming a bunny ears configuration, and a third blade. The system comprises a crane for pulling up the hub to the top of the tower, and a blade support for supporting the third blade at a supported blade portion. The system further comprises a hub-blade coupling device configured to assist in coupling a root portion of the third blade to a coupling portion of the hub. The hub-blade coupling device comprises a hub mount structure configured to be removably fixed to the hub, a blade mount structure configured to be removably fixed to the third blade, and a connector rotatably coupling the hub mount structure and the blade mount structure. Methods are provided of mounting a hub on top of a tower by using any of said systems.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160273515A1 Hoisting Systems and Methods Public/Granted day:2016-09-22
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