Counterweighting a wind turbine hub

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PATENT NO 9890763
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14666232

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Counterweight system for a wind turbine comprising a hub mounted to a nacelle such that the hub is rotatable around a rotation axis with respect to the nacelle. The counterweight system comprises: a mechanical unit comprising a fixed part and a rotatable part, the fixed part being mountable to the hub in such a way that the rotatable part is rotatable with respect to the hub substantially around the rotation axis of the hub; a drive unit for causing rotation of the rotatable part; a beam coupled to the rotatable part at a first point of the beam in such a way that the beam is arranged substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis of the hub; and a counterweight mass coupled to the beam at a second point of the beam. A method of mounting a blade to a hub by using said counterweight system is also provided.

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GE RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES WIND B VBERGSCHOT 69/2 4817 PA BREDA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bescos, Javier Barcelona, ES 3 11
Canedo, Pardo Santiago Barcelona, ES 17 57

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