| US 7,600,971 B2 | ||
| Methods of moving the rotating means of a wind turbine during transportation or stand still, method of controlling the moving of the rotating means, nacelle, auxiliary device, control and monitoring system and use hereof | ||
| Søren Damgaard, Ringkøbing (Denmark); Arne Haarh, Ringkøbing (Denmark); and Nils Bjørn Jensen, Vejen (Denmark) | ||
| Assigned to Vestas Wind Systems A/S, (Denmark) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/550,442 PCT Filed Mar. 21, 2003, PCT No. PCT/DK03/00196 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date May 19, 2006, PCT Pub. No. WO2004/083630, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 30, 2004. |
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| Prior Publication US 2007/0036655 A1, Feb. 15, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F03D 9/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 416—1 [416/170 R] | 18 Claims |
| 1. Method of moving the rotating means of a wind turbine during transportation, said method comprising the steps of:
securing at least one auxiliary device to a fixed position in relation to said rotating means of the wind turbine, the rotating
means comprising one or more shafts,
connecting said at least one auxiliary device to the rotating means during transportation, said least one auxiliary device
being able to store, generate and/or convert energy during transportation,
transferring energy from said at least one auxiliary device to said one or more shafts of the rotating means during transportation,
and
moving said one or more shafts of the rotating means continuously or discontinuously from a position to another.
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