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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takatoshi Matsushita, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Ota, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kengo Imaoka, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Fukami, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01); F03D 17/00 (2016.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01); F03D 80/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/026 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); F03D 1/0633 (2013.01); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F03D 17/00 (2016.05); F03D 80/30 (2016.05); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/12 (2013.01); F05B 2240/221 (2013.01); F05B 2260/83 (2013.01); G01R 31/02 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of testing a receptor of a wind turbine includes a step of moving an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) close to the receptor of a wind turbine blade mounted to a hub of the wind turbine, and performing an electric continuity test on the receptor.