General Electric Company

Christoph Lammen

John Carl Bell

Ulrich Werner Neumann

Michael Royce Johnson

Gaylon Mitchell Pfeiffer

Theodore Steven Wilmot

Bart Jan Veldkamp

Brian William Manikas

Adam Sean Davis

Marc Cavallé

Christoph Graf

Lars Davideit

Daniel Lopez-Benedito

Adam Sean Philip David Davis

Jordi Escola Belarte

Sebastian Freiheit

Sebastien Diaz De Corcuera

Adam Sean Phillip David Davis

A rotor turning device for balancing a rotor secured atop a tower of a wind turbine during installation and/or repair of one or more rotor blades of the wind turbine includes a hydraulic drive mechanism for operably engaging with a brake disc of the wind turbine. The brake disc is positioned adjacent to a gearbox of the wind turbine. The rotor turning device also includes a mounting device for securing the rotor turning device adjacent to the brake disc of the wind turbine. Thus, when the hydraulic drive mechanism engages the brake disc, the rotor is rotated to a desired position so as to position one or more rotor blades of the wind turbine in a balanced configuration.

Rotor turning device for balancing a wind turbine rotor

The present disclosure is directed to a lift system for a rotor blade of a wind turbine. The lift system includes a lifting device having at least one cradle. The cradle has a profile that corresponds to at least one of the exterior surfaces of the rotor blade so as to support at least a portion of the rotor blade. Further, the lift system includes a positioning assembly having at least one distance sensor mounted to the hub and at least one visual sensor mounted to the lifting device. Thus, the distance sensor is configured to identify a distance from the hub to the lifting device and the visual sensor is configured to identify a position of the rotor blade in the cradle.

Positioning assembly for a wind turbine rotor blade lifting device

A device for handling a rotor blade of a wind turbine is provided. The device includes a frame which defines an inner space for at least partially accommodating the rotor blade. The device further includes a blade support which is arranged in the inner space and mounted to the frame, and a first lever arm. The first lever arm is pivotably mounted to the frame and includes a retaining end arranged in the inner space and an actuator end which is movable to rotate the first lever arm so that the rotor blade is retained between the blade support and the retaining end.

Device for handling a wind turbine rotor blade and a method for handling wind turbine rotor blades

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Salzbergen, Germany

Christoph Lammen