MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617059529 A) filed by Vestas Wind Systems As on May 11, 2026, for A Method For Handling A Wind Turbine Blade.
Inventor includes Bech, Anton.
The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.
Abstract: The invention provides a method for handling a blade (11) of a horizontal axis wind turbine (1), wherein the wind turbine comprises a tower (14), a nacelle (15) mounted on the tower, and a rotor hub (18) mounted to the nacelle, wherein the blade is elongated and extends from a blade root (111) to a blade tip (112), wherein, when the blade is mounted to the hub, a circular blade mounting flange (182) of the hub is in contact with the blade root (111), the method comprising - arranging a plurality of blade guide devices (411-414) so as to be fixed in relation to the hub (18), and distributed in a circumferential direction of the blade mounting flange (182), and so that contacts are provided between the blade (11) and contact devices (4105) of the blade guide devices (411-414), which contacts are provided at the blade root (111), - engaging a blade supporting arrangement (301) with the blade (11), - supporting the blade (11) by means of the engaged blade supporting arrangement (301), - driving at least one of the contact devices (4105) which are in contact with the blade so as to move the supported blade towards or away from the blade mounting flange (182).
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