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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2018
Inventus Holdings, Llc, Juno Beach, FL (US);
Martin E. Lohan, Palm City, FL (US);
Per Eske Fenger, Terndrup, DK;
Charles Asheim, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Miguel A. Gonzalez, Jupiter, FL (US);
Daniel M. Brake, Hobe Sound, FL (US);
Inventus Holdings, LLC, Juno Beach, FL (US);
Abstract
A method for performing uptower maintenance of a wind turbine in order to replace the main bearing on the turbine shaft is disclosed. Embodiments of this method to perform maintenance may include installing a rotor lock to resist rotation of the main shaft during maintenance, providing a lifting device in order to elevate the main shaft, removing the main bearing from its main bearing housing, and installing a replacement split main bearing. A crane may also be installed uptower to assist in the maintenance.