Wind turbine lifting arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12545557-B2
Application number	US-202117918527-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 12, 2021
Priority date	Apr 16, 2020
Publication date	Feb 10, 2026
Grant date	Feb 10, 2026

Abstract

A wind turbine lifting arrangement includes a tower, a nacelle, a lifting platform and a lifting device attached to the lifting platform for lifting components to be installed in or deinstalled from the nacelle, the nacelle including a main frame attached to a top section of the tower, an attachment portion of the lifting platform being arranged underneath the nacelle and attached to the main frame. The lifting platform includes a lifting device portion provided adjacent to the attachment portion, the lifting device is attached to the lifting platform in the lifting device portion and the lifting device portion and the lifting device are arranged next to a longitudinal side of the nacelle which is one of two opposite longitudinal sides of the nacelle extending along a longitudinal axis of the nacelle and arranged between a top side and bottom side of the nacelle.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A wind turbine lifting arrangement comprising:
a tower of a wind turbine; a nacelle of the wind turbine; a lifting platform; and a lifting device attached to the lifting platform for lifting components of the wind turbine to be installed in the nacelle or deinstalled from the nacelle, whereby the nacelle comprises a main frame attached to a top section of the tower, and whereby an attachment portion of the lifting platform is arranged underneath the nacelle and attached to the main frame such that bending loads from the lifting device are transferred to the main frame rather than the tower; wherein the lifting platform comprises a lifting device portion provided adjacent to the attachment portion, the lifting device is attached to the lifting platform in the lifting device portion on only one longitudinal side of the nacelle, whereby the longitudinal side of the nacelle is one of two opposite longitudinal sides of the nacelle, the longitudinal side of the nacelle extending along a longitudinal axis of the nacelle and arranged between a top side and bottom side of the nacelle; wherein the lifting platform extends along a longitudinal axis in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the nacelle; wherein the lifting platform comprises beams attached to the main frame.

2 . The wind turbine lifting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein, the lifting device portion comprises a carriage for the lifting device.

3 . The wind turbine lifting arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein the carriage is configured slidable such that the lifting device is moved along the lifting platform and closer to or further away from the nacelle.

4 . The wind turbine lifting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the beams include two beams arranged parallel to one another.

5 . The wind turbine lifting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the lifting device is attached to a carrying structure of the lifting platform connecting the beams with each other.

6 . The wind turbine lifting arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein the carrying structure is designed as a carrying plate.

7 . The wind turbine lifting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the lifting platform comprises a support structure arranged underneath the lifting device, the support structure extending parallel to the tower and the support structure being arranged to be pressed against the tower when the lifting device is loaded with a component of the wind turbine.

8 . The wind turbine lifting arrangement according to claim 7 , wherein the support structure has a concave side corresponding to and facing a rounded shape of the tower.

9 . The wind turbine lifting arrangement according to claim 7 , wherein, the support structure is designed as an elongate body.

10 . The wind turbine lifting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein, the attachment portion of the lifting platform is arranged at or within 5 m distance to the tower.

11 . The wind turbine lifting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment portion of the lifting platform is directly attached to the main frame via the beams.

Assignees

• Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Innovation & Technology SL

Inventors

• Gaminde Larreta Beinat

Classifications

• F05D2230/68

  using auxiliary equipment for lifting or holding · CPC title

• F03D13/20

  Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors · CPC title

• Y02E10/72

  Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction · CPC title

• Y02E10/728

  Onshore wind turbines · CPC title

• Y02P70/50

  Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product · CPC title