Method for moving an object between a platform of a wind turbine and a deck of a vessel and frame structure used for coupling of pulling means or a puller

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11946447-B2
Application number	US-201917292743-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2019
Priority date	Nov 16, 2018
Publication date	Apr 2, 2024
Grant date	Apr 2, 2024

Abstract

Provided is a method for moving an object between a platform of a wind turbine and a deck of a vessel, wherein the platform is located at a tower the wind turbine, wherein the object is moved vertically by a hoist coupled between the object and at least one fixation site the wind turbine located above the platform and the deck, wherein the object is deflected radially from the tower by a puller coupled between the object and the vessel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for moving an object between a platform of a wind turbine and a deck of a vessel, wherein the platform is located at a tower of the wind turbine, the method comprising:
providing an electrically actuated hoist coupled between the object and at least one fixation site of the wind turbine located above the platform and the deck, wherein at least one fixation element mounted to or comprised by a bedframe of a nacelle located on a bottom side of the nacelle is used as the at least one fixation site,
providing a pulling means or a puller coupled between the object and the vessel,
vertically moving the object by the electrically actuated hoist, and
radially deflecting the object from the tower by the pulling means or the puller coupled between the object and the vessel.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the object is moved from the platform to the deck of the vessel by lifting it from the platform using the electrically actuated hoist, deflecting it towards the vessel by pulling the pulling means or the puller from a state of minimum deflection in a state of maximum deflection and lowering the object on the deck of the vessel by using the electrically actuated hoist or that the object is moved from the deck of the vessel to the platform by lifting it from the deck of the vessel using the electrically actuated hoist, moving the object towards the tower by releasing the pulling means or the puller from a state of maximum deflection to a state of minimum deflection and lowering the object on the platform by using the electrically actuated hoist.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the object is moved from a hanging position, in which the object is hanging from the nacelle connected to a further hoist, to the deck of the vessel by positioning it with a distance above the platform using the electrically actuated hoist, removing a tension from the further hoist, deflecting the object towards the vessel by pulling the pulling means or the puller from a state of minimum deflection in a state of maximum deflection and lowering the object on the deck of the vessel by using the electrically actuated hoist or that the object is moved from the deck of the vessel to the platform by lifting it from the deck of the vessel using the electrically actuated hoist, moving the object towards the tower by releasing the pulling means or the puller from a state of maximum deflection to a state of minimum deflection, connecting the object to the further hoist and moving the object to its hanging position, hanging from the nacelle, by releasing the electrically actuated hoist and tensioning the further hoist.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one fixation site located at a nacelle of the wind turbine arranged on top of the tower of the wind turbine is used.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein a crane arranged in or at the nacelle is used as at least one fixation site.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein a circumferential position of the object with respect to the platform and/or the deck of the vessel is adjusted by yawing the nacelle.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein as the electrically actuated hoist an electrically actuated chain hoist is used.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pulling means or the puller is guided by at least one frame structure arranged on the deck of the vessel spacing the pulling means or the puller from the deck of the vessel.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein as pulling means or the puller one or more ropes and/or cables coupled to at least one winch are used, wherein the at least one winch is coupled to the frame structure and/or the deck of the vessel.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the one or more ropes and/or cables are guided by at least one pulley arrangement of the frame element.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the object comprises at least one coupling means or a coupler on its topside or that at least one coupling means or the coupler is arranged on and fixed to a topside of the object, wherein the hoist and the pulling means or a puller are coupled to the object by fixing them to the at least one coupling means or the coupler.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one alignment means or at least one aligner is attached to a bottom side of the object, wherein a rotational orientation of the lifted object is adjusted using the at least one alignment means or the at least one aligner.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein as object a transformer unit of the wind turbine is moved.

Assignees

• Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy As

Inventors

• Andersen Erik Dahl
• Jensen John Harry
• Larsen Rene Schau

Classifications

• F03D13/40 Primary

  Arrangements or methods specially adapted for transporting wind motor components · CPC title

• B63B27/32

  using cableways · CPC title

• B66C23/207

  with supporting couples provided by wind turbines · CPC title

• F03D13/25

  specially adapted for offshore installation · CPC title

• B63B2035/446

  for converting wind energy into electric energy · CPC title