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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2011
Peter James Fritz, Greenville, SC (US);
Shu Ching Quek, Somerville, MA (US);
Guiju Song, Shanghai, CN;
LI Tao, Shanghai, CN;
Xinjun Wan, Shanghai, CN;
Raul Munoz Medina, Queretaro, MX;
Peter James Fritz, Greenville, SC (US);
Shu Ching Quek, Somerville, MA (US);
Guiju Song, Shanghai, CN;
Li Tao, Shanghai, CN;
Xinjun Wan, Shanghai, CN;
Raul Munoz Medina, Queretaro, MX;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for inspecting a wind turbine for indications is disclosed. The method includes providing an inspection system spaced from the wind turbine, appraise a rotor blade of the wind turbine, and inspecting the rotor blade for indications. The inspection system includes an observation system and an inspection device, the observation system including an appraisal device and an automated scanning device, the appraisal device configured to provide an image of at least a portion of the rotor blade, the automated scanning device configured to rotate about at least one axis, shifting the image.