Gamesa Innovation & Technology, S.l.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Innovation & Technology S.l.

Raul Modrego Jimenez

A wind turbine blades lifting device including a structure for supporting a blade during lifting. The structure is made of a rigid material and defines a hollow closed contour with a geometry suitable for surrounding the blade, the device further comprising a pneumatic chamber attached to the structure and arranged in the hollow area of the closed contour defined by the structure such that the pneumatic chamber surrounds the blade at least partially. The pneumatic chamber is inflatable and is arranged in the closed contour defined by the structure, such that when it is inflated, the pneumatic chamber retains the blade, immobilizing it and preventing direct contact between the structure and the blade.

Wind turbine blades lifting device and associated method

Method and device for replacing a blade () in wind turbines that comprises two elements, one upper () and the other lower () that work together to raise and/or lower the blade () of a wind turbine. The device's upper element or 'top' () comprises some elements () bolted to the bearing () of the wind turbine and some means of fastening () the blade (), while the lower element or 'ground' () is a structure that encompasses the wind turbine tower () and has at least two winches () and two deviation pulleys () to connect some cables () between the device elements, namely the &#x201c;top&#x201d; () and &#x201c;ground&#x201d; ().

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Raul Modrego Jimenez