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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Garrett L. Bywaters, Waitsfield, VT (US);
Trevor H. Cole, Duxbury, VT (US);
Adam R. Olsen, East Corinth, VT (US);
Garrett L. Bywaters, Waitsfield, VT (US);
Trevor H. Cole, Duxbury, VT (US);
Adam R. Olsen, East Corinth, VT (US);
Northern Power Systems, Inc., Barre, VT (US);
Abstract
A method and system for attaching a service device to a wind turbine of a wind power unit, using the wind turbine to rotate the service device into one or more service positions, and using the service device to perform servicing on the wind power unit. In some embodiments, a blade of the wind turbine is removed and the service device is mounted in its place. In other embodiments, the service device is mounted to a device mount approximately in a saddle region between adjacent blades. In one example, the service device is a crane. In another example, the service device is a stator module installation/removal tool.