Calculating the center of gravity of a blade at height is not simple.Even if you are ready for the installation of wind turbine blades or to maintain them, it would become a complex operation… in case you don’t have the correct tools.At Crosby Airpes, we can adapt our Yoke Blade Clamps with a kit designed to become service tools. With this integral solution, you can perform this calculation in a reliable and safe way, with total stability. Discover all their advantages.
Lesson 1.1: what is a wind turbine blade
(if you are an expert in wind energy, please skip this part)
A wind turbine blade, a key element of a wind turbine, harnesses wind’s kinetic energy and transforms it into mechanical energy for electricity production. These blades are elongated and shaped aerodynamically, akin to airplane or propeller blades. They are mounted on a hub that links to the wind turbine’s main shaft.
The installation, the blades maintenance… is a task for experts in the field, who ensure the efficiency, stability, and safety of the project
The advantages of using Yoke Blade Clamps at the installation of wind turbine blades
Adapting Yoke Blade Clamps with our service kit has these advantages:
- By facilitating a more secure and stable grip on the blades, yoke blade clamps can expedite the installation process. That also reduce costs by using equipment you have used for the installation of the wind farm for maintenance operations.
- Yoke blade clamps significantly reduce the risk of accidents during installation. Given the large size and weight of wind turbine blades, maintaining a secure hold is crucial for the safety of the installation crew.
- The secure grip provided by yoke blade clamps minimizes the likelihood of damaging the blades during installation.
- You only need one guide instead of two.
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What is included in this wind turbine service kit?
Converting a Yoke Blade Clamp into a service tool is very simple. The kit includes:
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- Cameras. To control everything in different angles and views.
- Telemeter. The telemeter allows for precise measurement of the distance from the ground to various points of the turbine and the blade. This precision is crucial to ensure that the blade is installed at the correct height and in the proper orientation.
- Monitoring of all safety elements of the Yoke Blade Clamp on the remote control of operations through data feedback (DFB) display.
These elements are added to the Yoke Blade Clamp to allow new uses.
How to use Airpes Yoke Blade Clamp for maintenance of a wind turbine blade?
Imagine that a blade of one of your wind turbines has broken. With a Crosby Airpes Yoke Blade Clamp adapted with the service kit you can easily repair it.
Calculating the center of gravity at height is more complicated than doing it from the ground. With the Yoke Blade Clamp adapted for service, the telemeter and cameras measure the distance between the hub and the clamp, and allow you to find the blade’s center of gravity in a safe and stable way, even at height.
Watch how a Yoke Blade Clamp with the service kit works in this video:
With the help of a tagline system, the Yoke Blade Clamp is always stable during the approach of the blade or the clamping maneuver.
If the angle is displaced, the monitoring system and lights warn you of a possible misalignment of the clamp and the blade’s center of gravity. If this happens, the upper lifting point allows a hydraulic alignment, as you can see on the second 56 of the video.
Crosby Airpes is your equipment supplier for the installation and maintenance of your wind farms
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CrosbyAirpes has already delivered hundreds of Yoke Blade Clamp worldwide.
Crosby Airpes is your equipment supplier for the installation and maintenance of your wind farms
At Crosby Airpes, we help you to make great your effort in improve world clean energy.
We design and manufacture tools for special lifting, installation, and transport tasks for the wind energy industry. We develop on demand solutions adapted to the needs of your project.
