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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Suneel Basavaraj Karesangannavar, Bangalore, IN;
Biju Nanukuttan, Bangalore, IN;
Narasimhamurthy Raju Nadampalli, Bangalore, IN;
Chickballapur Venkatakrishnappa Raghunandan, Bangalore, IN;
Vijaykumar Muppayya Hiremath, Bangalore, IN;
Manjunath Basavanneppa Sampagavi, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for repairing dents in a wind turbine tower section may generally include a dent repair tool having a tool hub and a plurality of arms configured to extend radially outwardly from the tool hub towards an inner surface of the tower section. The tool may also include a linear actuator configured to linearly actuate a plunger of the actuator arm relative to the tool hub such that the plunger applies a radially outward force against the inner surface of the tower section at or adjacent to a location of a dent formed in the tower section. In addition, the system may include a load sensor configured to provide an indication of a load associated with the radially outward force applied against the inner surface of the tower section by the plunger and a controller configured to monitor the load based on signals received from the load sensor.