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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus, DK;
Inventor:
Adrian Botwright, Sabro, DK;
Assignee:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/50 (2016.01); B63B 75/00 (2020.01); B63B 81/00 (2020.01); B66C 23/52 (2006.01); E02B 17/00 (2006.01); E04G 3/24 (2006.01); F03D 13/25 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/50 (2016.05); B63B 75/00 (2020.01); B63B 81/00 (2020.01); B66C 23/52 (2013.01); E02B 17/0034 (2013.01); E04G 3/243 (2013.01); F03D 13/25 (2016.05); E02B 2017/0091 (2013.01); F05B 2230/80 (2013.01); F05B 2240/95 (2013.01);
Abstract
In order to provide an improved and cost-efficient method for performing an exchange of up-tower main components on an off-shore wind turbine a method is disclosed in during which a non-permanent service platform is temporarily coupled to a wind turbine tower lower section. In addition, a wind turbine structure and a system including such a structure are described, the wind turbine structure and the respective system being designed to allow performing the described method.