Offshore wind turbine blade installation, vessel or barge, and combinations

Method for installation of a wind turbine blade to a nacelle installed on an offshore wind turbine tower, comprising: gripping a wind turbine blade by a blade gripping device while said blade gripping device is disengaged from a cart and a boom of a blade installer unit; engaging the blade gripping...

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Hauptverfasser:	ERIK HAAVIND, THOR LARS LUDVIG STRAND, BORO BARJAKTAROVIC, KURT BOHN, ODDVAR HOYDAL
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING CRANES HAULING HEATING HOISTING LIFTING LIGHTING LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS,WINCHES, OR TACKLES MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER TRANSPORTING WEAPONS WIND MOTORS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Zusammenfassung:	Method for installation of a wind turbine blade to a nacelle installed on an offshore wind turbine tower, comprising: gripping a wind turbine blade by a blade gripping device while said blade gripping device is disengaged from a cart and a boom of a blade installer unit; engaging the blade gripping device with a coupling unit of the cart while the blade continues to be gripped by the blade gripping device, wherein the blade is oriented predominantly horizontally; moving the cart with the blade gripping device and the blade along the boom towards the upper end of the boom; rotating the coupling unit with respect to a cart base of the cart to orient the blade predominantly vertically; using the blade installer unit, aligning the blade with the nacelle for mounting of the blade to the nacelle; and mounting the aligned blade to the nacelle.