Methods and systems for removing and/or installing wind turbine rotor blades

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10113530
APP PUB NO 20150233341A1
SERIAL NO

14538891

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In one aspect, a method for installing a blade sock onto a rotor blade of a wind turbine may generally include positioning the blade sock adjacent to a blade tip of the rotor blade, wherein the blade sock comprises a sock strap forming a closed-shape. In addition, the method may include moving the blade sock relative to the rotor blade such that the blade tip is received within the closed-shape formed by the sock strap and moving the blade sock spanwise along the rotor blade towards a blade root of the rotor blade until the blade sock is positioned at an intermediate location defined between the blade root and the blade tip, wherein the sock strap is configured to fit tightly around an outer perimeter of the rotor blade at the intermediate location.

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GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC300 GARLINGTON ROAD GREENVILLE SC 29615

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Foster, Michael Cade Sweetwater, US 1 9
Holloway, Brent Hamilton Simpsonville, US 14 124
Neumann, Ulrich Werner Simpsonville, US 31 188
Willman, Stephanie Greenville, US 5 28

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