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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2024
General Electric Renovables Espana, S.l., Barcelona, ES;
Alexander Miller, Salzbergen, DE;
GENERAL ELECTRIC RENOVABLES ESPAÑA S.L., Barcelona, ES;
Abstract
A method () of servicing or installing a component of a wind turbine () using a crane (), the wind turbine () comprising a nacelle () and a rotor hub () coupled to the nacelle () and rotatable about a rotor axis, the method () comprising rotating the rotor hub () about the rotor axis to a first rotational position; lifting the crane () to the rotor hub () while the rotor hub () is positioned at the first rotational position; mounting the crane () to a mounting portion () of the rotor hub () while the rotor hub () is positioned at the first rotational position; and rotating the rotor hub () together with the crane () from the first rotational position to a second rotational position.