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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2020
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Henrik Petersen, Horens, DK;
Jakob Anders Sørensen, Fredericia, DK;
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Abstract
A method for handling a wind turbine component () is disclosed. The method includes providing a lifting system including a hoist cable () and an attachment assembly (). The attachment assembly includes one or more removable ballast weights (). The method includes positioning the attachment assembly near a working surface, removing at least some of the one or more ballast weights from the attachment assembly, and attaching a lifting tool () to the attachment assembly. The combined weight of the attachment assembly and the lifting tool is sufficiently greater than a threshold weight of the lifting system. The method further includes attaching a wind turbine component to the lifting tool and moving the wind turbine component using the lifting system. A lifting system is also disclosed. The lifting system includes a hoist cable, an attachment assembly, and a lifting tool. The combined weight of the attachment assembly and the lifting tool is sufficiently greater than a threshold weight of the lifting system.