General Electric Company

Rodney Robert Redd, Ii

Ulrich Werner Neumann

Michael Royce Johnson

Gregory Clarence Thomas

Gaylon Mitchell Pfeiffer

Darrick Adam Vanderwalker

Jonathan Paul Signore

Kevin Thomas Costain

Forrest Christopher Hach

Stephanie Lohberg Willman

Hunter Ryan Anderson

Kevin Tyler Eherts

A method and system are provided for removing or installing a main shaft and attached main bearing assembly of a wind turbine from a bedplate. The method and system use rigging and specialized tooling and procedures to perform the method in the field with the machine head remaining atop the tower or removed from the tower.

System and method for removing or installing a main shaft of a wind turbine with rigging

A method of replacing a wind turbine blade includes connecting a plurality of first hoisting devices between a wind turbine support hub and the wind turbine blade, suspending the wind turbine blade from the wind turbine support hub through the plurality of first hoisting devices, connecting a plurality of second hoisting devices between the wind turbine support hub and the wind turbine blade, supporting the wind turbine support blade with the plurality of second hoisting devices, disconnecting the plurality of first hoisting devices from the wind turbine blade, and lowering the wind turbine blade to the ground.

Method and system for replacing a single wind turbine blade

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Roaring Gap, NC, United States of America

Rodney Robert Redd, Ii