CN103159128B - For processing combination lifting beam equipment and the method for wind turbine components - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to the combination lifting beam for wind turbine components arrange, the combination lifting beam being particularly used for processing wind turbine components arranges (1), comprising: have the beam (2) of the connecting element (3) being realized as being connected to lifting device；Having the multiple first first interface (4) keeping component (5), the plurality of first keeps component to be suitable to make described lifting beam arrange tower wall part (11) being engaged in wind turbine；And there is the multiple second the second interface (6) keeping component (7), the plurality of second keeps component to be suitable to make described lifting beam to arrange is engaged in the cabin (15) of wind turbine and/or hub and/or the connection element of electromotor.The invention still further relates to use combination lifting beam to arrange the method processing wind turbine components.
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Technical field
The present invention describes the combination lifting beam for processing wind turbine components and arranges, the combination lifting beam being specifically described the tower wall part for processing wind turbine and cabin and/or hub and/or electromotor is arranged, and arranges without changing lifting beam between two lifting operations.Invention further describes and use like combinations lifting beam that the method processing different wind turbine components is set.
Background technology
Many wind turbines are configured to the hollow head tower being made up of prefabricated tower section.By in succession promoting a series of tower wall part and placing it in and construct in top of each other or assemble tower, wherein the tower wall part of bottom is installed on ground, ground is generally made up of concrete, and the tower wall part of this bottom includes the entrance means of such as porch to allow maintainer to enter later.Tower wall is partially toward top of tower and is the most in succession diminishing.By means of securing member, such as the installation bolt being inserted in the connecting hole in end flange, connect adjacent towers wall part.Such as, for include D score tower wall part and " on " for a pair tower wall part of tower wall part, the connecting hole that the connecting hole of adjacent part is positioned such that in the top flange of lower tower wall part matches the connecting hole in the base flange of tower wall part.
In order to promote tower wall part, be installed in the end flange of described part one of multiple lift parts (typically at least two), it is typically upper flange, and cable is connected to lift part with in the part tower wall part that allows crane and rise to this part previously to have assembled.But, tower wall in succession partially due to general conical turriform shape and be generally diametrically different, and therefore spacing between connecting hole is also different.In order to adapt to these difference, the lift technique of prior art needs multiple lift part, sometimes needs special lift part even for each tower section.
Alternatively, use in the prior art and be arranged on the standard universal lifting bracket in tower wall flange by bolt.After the first tower wall part being promoted and be assembled into the tower wall part installed, lifting bracket must remove and be again mounted to next tower wall part from the flange of elevated tower wall part.Therefore, during lifting bracket unclamps the process of bolt, technical staff must climb top of tower.Now, there is the crane top still in tower of lifting bracket.
Additionally, before tower wall part is processed as the next one to be installed, identical or another technical staff must climb the top of tower wall part to be hooked on lifting bracket.This process can be the most time-consuming, since it is desired that technical staff must be manually on hook and extract tower wall part.
Multiple lift technique also known in the art comes top loader cabin, hub and electromotor at wind turbine tower.Generally, each lifting bracket or sling system are used for processing these wind turbine components.Such as, special sling system is connected to cabin or hub or electromotor to be risen at top of tower in place, wherein sling system include multiple hoist cable in case at special coupling device holding cabin or hub or electromotor.
For installing for wind turbine, for marine wind field, the working time, (i.e. the manual time of technical staff) was extremely expensive, it is therefore desirable to the installation for wind turbine is shortened the time and reduces working hours.Therefore, an object of the application is to provide the lifting beam equipment of improvement and for the method processing wind turbine components easier and faster.
Summary of the invention
By the combination lifting beam equipment (combined lifting beam arrangement) according to the present invention and this target of being realized the present invention by the method for the treatment of in accordance with the present invention wind turbine components.
Combination lifting beam equipment according to the present invention is specifically adapted to process wind turbine components, specifically processes the wind turbine components with different connected structure, tower wall components, cabin, hub or the electromotor of such as wind turbine.In order to may be connected to the lifting device being suitable to that wind turbine is arranged on ground or is used for be loaded in haulage vehicle by its parts or unload from haulage vehicle the such as crane of its parts, combination lifting beam equipment includes the beam with connecting element.Connecting element be implemented to directly or via such as can the connection element of suspension hook that promotes of elevated device and be connected to lifting device.
By means of connecting element, such as padeye, ring, grommet etc., beam may be connected to lifting device.Specifically, beam can be releasably connecting to connecting element, such as contributing to the transport of lifting beam equipment, maintenance work etc..
Lifting beam equipment according to the present invention also includes the first interface for the first connected structure and the second interface for the second connected structure, and described interface is arranged at beam, is preferably at diverse location, in order to they will not be interfering with each other.Certainly, the additional interface for the 3rd or the 4th or the most connected structure may reside in beam without departing from the present invention.Under the implication of the present invention, " interface " means suitable to any connection means of the specific engagement structure of wind turbine components, wherein these parts such as tower wall part, cabin, hub, electromotor etc..Term " connected structure " mean to elevated element there is the holding component of interface can be by means of structurally joining (such as by being bonded on prominent element behind, or pass through bolted joints, if bolted joints is in the eyelet of parts to be elevated, or by holding element frictional connection at the friction surface of parts to be elevated) and engage part in the inner.Arbitrarily other joining techniques (such as clamping technique etc.) well known by persons skilled in the art can also be used as connected structure.
In order to provide the connection with specific engagement structure, first interface has multiple first and keeps component, it is suitable to the tower wall part making lifting beam equipment be engaged in wind turbine, and the second interface has multiple second and keeps component, it is suitable to make lifting beam equipment to be engaged in the cabin of wind turbine and/or hub and/or the connection element of electromotor." holding component " can be adapted for keeping having any component of the corresponding wind turbine components of specific engagement structure, such as, have the holding instrument of counter structure structure.
First and second keep component can include the part for the first and/or second holding component is locked in beam.Specifically, they can be locked to beam releasably at an optimum position, or can along its longitudinal direction on beam slidably.Therefore, it can the different-diameter making the position of the first holding component adapt to tower wall part, or the position of the second holding component can be made to adapt to the geometric configuration of other wind turbine components.In order to keep component and/or second to keep component to be locked in beam by first, it is provided that one or more bolt, it can be inserted in one or more hole in the first holding component and/or second keeps component and/or beam.Alternatively, first and/or second keeps component to be provided integratedly in beam.
Combinations thereof lifting beam equipment may be used for the method according to the invention.The method for the treatment of in accordance with the present invention wind turbine components, the method specifically processing the parts with different connected structure, comprise the steps:
(A) the tower wall of wind turbine being partially engaged to combines multiple the first of the first interface part of lifting beam equipment and keeps component,
(B) described tower wall part is transferred to the second place from the first place,
(C) described first interface is made to depart from described tower wall part,
(D) cabin of wind turbine or hub or electromotor are engaged in described lifting beam equipment the second interface multiple second keep components,
(E) described cabin or described hub or described electromotor are transferred to the 4th place from the 3rd place, and
(F) described second interface is made to depart from described cabin or described hub or described electromotor.
Compared to the processing procedure of prior art, the method according to the invention is simple especially and quick.There is the wind turbine components of different connected structure because being no need to process and use distinctive hoist cable and lifting bracket, and identical combination lifting beam equipment is used for treating column wall part and cabin and/or hub and/or electromotor, so after transfer or installing top drum wall part, the main lifting device of such as crane can pass directly to cabin from top of tower.Under the implication of the present invention, " transfer " means for any processing procedure used during installing, transporting or load wind turbine components.Therefore, the method according to the invention not only reduces the crane hours needed for the process operation of wind turbine components and human resources, and decreases holistic cost.
As disclosed in described below, given concrete advantageous embodiment and the feature of the present invention by dependent claims.Further embodiment can be drawn by the feature combining following each embodiment, and the feature of various claim categories can combine in any suitable manner.
Combination lifting beam equipment according to the present invention can be preferably constructed to process the wind turbine components with different connected structure, such as, have the tower wall part of different-diameter or the cabin of wind turbine or hub or electromotor.In order to be suitably adapted for processing different wind turbine components, the beam of combination lifting beam equipment can have along the extendible elongated shape of its longitudinal direction.Beam can be such as made up of rigid material, this rigid material such as metal, concrete subway or steel.Beam can also be presented by rod, bar, post etc..The length of beam (along its longitudinal direction) can be in the range of about 2m to 20m, specifically in the range of about 4m to 10m, more preferably in the range of about 5 to 8m.The diameter of the wind turbine components (such as tower wall part, cabin etc.) that the length of beam can depend on using identical lifting beam equipment to promote or length.Specifically, the length of beam can be more than the diameter of maximum tower wall part and/or the length of miscellaneous part to be elevated.
Beam can have certain cross sectional and keep power that is on component and that be passed to beam for providing enough rigidity to bear when the miscellaneous part (such as cabin, hub or electromotor) of tower wall part and/or wind turbine is engaged by interface to act on.Specifically, beam can have such as T-shaped, H-shaped, I shape, U-shaped, O shape or provides enough rigidity to keep and promote the shape of cross section of other shapes any of wind turbine components (such as tower wall part or cabin etc.).
In the preferred embodiment of combination lifting beam equipment, first interface includes automatic hanging hook system.Automatic hanging hook system can have for multiple (specifically 2,3, the 4 or the most multiple) locking member in diverse location locking tower wall part.A kind of example of such locking member is grip element or chela, and it can be in the top flange of diverse location (specifically two relative positions at the inner perimeter of top of tower flange) grasping tower section.
First interface, specifically the automatic hanging hook system of first interface, it is also possible to include making at least one keep the actuator manually or automatically driven of component motion.The example of actuator is hydraulic pressure or pneumatically or electrically gas actuator, such as piston, motor, electromagnetic valve etc..These actuators can be by battery or the generator drive of fuel driven.Preferably, actuator is the actuator remotely controlling (such as by means of radio frequency), and it can be controlled from the place different from the position of actuator.Specifically, remotely control to handle from the optional position being suitable to control the installation of wind turbine, such as from ground, boats and ships, crane etc..Therefore, installing or automatically engaging and departing from of tower wall part during processing procedure, can carried out.Which reduce working hours and safer, because need not the most mutual of technical staff.
Such actuator can such as make the locking member of automatic hanging hook system in specific engagement engagement position in tower wall part.Therefore, in an embodiment of the present invention, at least one first holding component includes the locking member being adapted to engage with the connected structure of Yu Tabi part.It may be thus possible, for example, to make the first locking member be engaged in tower wall part in first position, and the second locking member is made to be engaged in tower wall part in the second joint place.The further locking member of such as three or four locking members may be used for steady lock position during transfer process.
Locking member may be adapted to be engaged in during the processing operation the flange at end (such as top) place being arranged on tower wall part in the exemplary embodiment.Such as activating two or more bars linked by actuation device, locking member can mechanically be displaced to an outer fix from an inner side.In outer fix, locking member is placed in the bracket of the end piece of tower wall part or the edge protruded inwardly from from tower wall part or at least one of rear of flange.Specifically, by increasing the distance between locking member, locking member and thus combination lifting beam equipment can be locked or be fixed to tower wall part with Anti-fall.More specifically, by increasing the distance between locking member, including being clamped in by the radial outside portion of locking member between the inner surface of tower wall part, can stably realize tower wall part and the first locking keeping component.
In another embodiment of the combination lifting beam equipment according to the present invention, second keeps component to include the most generally vertical multiple metal wire, and it can be used in processing and promoting cabin or hub or electromotor.Replace metal wire, additionally it is possible to use such as hoist cable, rope, other flexible hoisting devices of chain or the firmer boost device of such as plate, beam or framework.Especially, firmer boost device can be of value to weight or the structure bearing turbine components.In the case of using framework or plate, they can combine with more flexible boost device and provide the second holding component, and this second holding component is suitable for the particular elements of wind turbine.Such as, the framework of cabin, hub or the electromotor be made up of rigid material can be connected to beam by means of chain or hoist cable.
If the holding component of such as hoist cable or metal wire is positioned such that they are in nearly vertical position during operation, the coupling device that this means wind turbine components and the holding component being connected to combination lifting beam equipment are vertically aligned, then compared to situation about connecting at point-to-point transmission diagonal angle or inclination, the power in hoist point i.e. coupling device can be significantly reduced.Therefore, if hoist cable is used, the position that the most preferably two ends of hoist cable are positioned on beam makes often to hold all by generally vertical, i.e. reaches the angle of about 1-15 degree, preferably between about 2-10 degree, the most between 4 and 8 degrees, the most about 6 degree.And the distance between two junction points of beam is accordingly dependent on width or the distance of the coupling device at cabin to be elevated or other wind turbine components.It is therefore preferable that second keeps component can be connected movably to beam, in order to the distance between two or three junction points of Liang Chu can be manually or automatically change.
Vertical second keeps component, and such as vertically another advantage of hoist cable is, less power is applied to hoist point and therefore, it is possible to uses less hoist cable, such as by the thread hoist cable of the metal with smaller diameter compared with common metal line.Therefore, this will reduce quantity of material and therefore reduce the second holding component and the cost of whole combination lifting beam equipment and weight.Process additionally, less vertical hoist cable can be easier to technical staff.
In another embodiment, can have one or two control line interface unit according to the inventive combination lifting beam equipment of the present invention rotate and upgrade beam equipment for connecting control line and be suspended on wind turbine components thereon.Because control line is attached to lifting beam equipment rather than tower wall part, cabin, hub or electromotor, so wind turbine components can rotate freely during the processing operation.Additionally, when cabin, hub or electromotor are placed in its relevant position, during for instance in 90 meters or higher, it is not necessary to be attached or remove control line.Which also reduces required crane hours and resource, and therefore decrease the holistic cost of processing procedure.
Combination lifting beam equipment may be designed to have pitch system, and it is for regulating beam from horizontal level to the pitching of position angled with this horizontal level, during preferably this betides the operation of lifting beam equipment.Pitching is that the main horizontal axis of beam is from the deviation of horizontal level.If the main horizontal axis of beam and elevated wind turbine components is nearly at parallel position, then pitching can also is that the main shaft deviation from horizontal level of wind turbine components.Pitch system preferably includes at least two pitch system connecting elements, and pitch system is connected to beam at two or more the different coupled position on the longitudinal direction of beam by it.Such as, pitch system connecting elements includes two or more metal wires, and its two or more different coupled position being used for being connected on beam lifting device (suspension hook of such as crane) are to be maintained at operating position by beam.
In exemplary preferred embodiment, operating position is generally horizontally to be in its basic mode, but beam can be made to be in pitching mode by the length changing at least one wires.The length of (i.e. pitch system connecting elements) metal wire in order to be independently variable, one, two or more wires can be provided with capstan winch to regulate the pitching (angle meaning between beam and horizontal level) of lifting beam equipment.Optionally, capstan winch is provided on beam the most movable.Therefore, the pitching of lifting beam equipment can be regulated by one or more the position in mobile at least two coupled position, wherein provide at least two pitch system connection metal wire at described at least two coupled position, pitch system to be connected to beam along the longitudinal direction of beam.Such as, if a position in coupled position to be moved closer to the diverse location of beam end, then the lever force on beam is changed.
Alternatively, it is possible to changed the pitching of elevated wind turbine components by the length that the first and second holding components that beam is connected to elevated wind turbine components are independently variable.Can also be by means of the capstan winch being arranged in the first or second holding component to produce the change of this length.
In another embodiment of the combination lifting beam equipment according to the present invention, first interface includes that part the second interface and/or the second interface include part first interface.Such as, the component that keeps of first interface can be used together or replace some holding components of the second interface with some holding components of the second interface.The hoist cable such as promoted for cabin or electromotor can act as processing or installing the additional holding component during tower wall part.Preferably, tower wall part can be kept component to support by second.It means that such as metal wire can be locked in single connection element in the outside of tower wall part, in order to the position of stabilizer wall part during installation.It is still possible that constitute second holding component metal wire can serve as tower install during control line to replace single control line, or can with combination lifting beam equipment at offer single control line be used together.
In another embodiment, combination lifting beam equipment includes tele-control system, and it is implemented to control part the first and/or second interface.Therefore it may be possible to need not any manually mutual in the case of control locking or the release of wind turbine components, particularly in the case of the wind turbine components promoted has been placed in the corresponding position in wind turbine system or transportation system.Tool especially is potential: at least the first or second interface, the preferably first and second interfaces, has and automatically keeps component.Advantage is to need not technical staff and removes hoist cable at top of tower or at the nacelle position of wind turbine.In addition, the locking and the release that remotely control to described interface (referring specifically to keep component) decrease the set-up time, this is because technical staff need not change position and the most correct supervision eliminates when hook and the demand needing technical staff to be in tower when extracing tower.This also will allow lifting means (the most main crane) to be discharged quickly to grasp cabin, hub or electromotor.
The method that combinations of the above lifting beam equipment may be advantageously used with treatment in accordance with the present invention wind turbine components, this is because it is particularly suitable for the lifting of tower wall part and cabin promotes and be optionally adapted to hub or electromotor promotes.Therefore, lifting beam need not be changed during wind turbine is installed, and main crane can start the installation in cabin after having installed the top of wind turbine tower section immediately.Therefore, this combination lifting beam equipment is used can to significantly decrease the set-up time.
In addition, it is preferred at least one engages and/or transfer step is by remotely controlling.Preferably, automatic hanging hook system for hook and extracts tower wall part.Afterwards, after the installation of tower wall part, crane can directly transfer any change without lifting beam equipment of the hook cabin to.It is joined in the re-spective engagement structure in lifting cabin after second holding component.Further preferably, automatic system keeps component used along with second.Afterwards, the first and second interfaces can be remotely controlled from the position (the most on the ground or in crane) outside tower.If the such as first and/or second interface is remotely controlled mechanism controls, then can substantially reduce the set-up time and installation process can be safer, this is because of no need of technical staff and must climb up and climb down tower to pull down wind turbine components.
In the preferred embodiment of the inventive method, including pitch control step for regulation lifting beam equipment beam from horizontal level to the pitching of position angled with horizontal level.Such as, pitch control step includes the length of in change at least two pitch system connecting elements, and wherein pitch system is connected to beam along the longitudinal direction of beam at two or more different coupled position by pitch system connecting elements.The generally operating position of lifting beam equipment is generally horizontally in basic mode.Beam can be made to be in pitching mode, wherein said pitch system connecting elements such as metal wire by changing the length of at least one in pitch system connecting elements, beam is connected to the connecting element being configured to that lifting beam equipment is connected to lifting device by it.In order to (i.e. pitch system connecting elements) length of metal wire is independently variable, one, two or more wires can be provided with capstan winch to regulate the pitching (angle meaning between beam and horizontal level) of lifting beam equipment.
Replace or supplement the first exemplary embodiment, rate-determining steps includes one or more the position in mobile at least two coupled position, wherein provides at least two pitch system connection metal wire at described at least two coupled position, pitch system to be connected to beam along the longitudinal direction of beam.In such an embodiment, capstan winch is provided on beam the most movable.Thus, the pitching of lifting beam equipment can be regulated by one or more the position in mobile at least two coupled position, wherein provide at least two pitch system connection metal wire at described at least two coupled position, pitch system to be connected to beam along the longitudinal direction of beam.Such as, if the position of in coupled position to be moved closer to the diverse location of beam end, then change the lever force on beam and the required pitching that has the ability to anticipate.
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From following specific descriptions, other targets and the feature of the present invention is will be apparent in conjunction with accompanying drawing.It should be understood, however, that accompanying drawing is only designed for figure releases purpose and not as the definition limiting the present invention.
Fig. 1 shows the side view of the embodiment of the combination lifting beam equipment during tower promotes according to the present invention；
Fig. 2 shows the sectional view of same embodiment；
Fig. 3 show cabin promote during the side view of same embodiment；And
Fig. 4 shows the front view of same embodiment as shown in Figure 3；And
Fig. 5 shows the block diagram of the embodiment of the method according to the invention.
In the accompanying drawings, carrying throughout, same reference refers to same object.Object in accompanying drawing is not necessarily drawn to scale.
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Fig. 1 shows the side view of embodiment of combination lifting beam equipment 1, and Fig. 2 shows the sectional view of combination lifting beam equipment of Fig. 1.Combination lifting beam equipment includes beam 2, connecting element 3 and first interface 4, and this first interface 4 has the first holding component 5, locking component 8 and actuator 13.Accompanying drawing also show second interface 6 with the second holding component 7.Additionally, control line coupling device 9, control line 10, pitch system connecting elements 23 and coupled position 24 and there is the tower wall part 11 of inward flange 12 be also shown as.
Combination lifting beam equipment 1 be made up of beam 2, this beam 2 along its longitudinal direction extend so that said two interface is the most interfering with each other and, but in the space that upper offer is enough both it.Total length depends on parts to be elevated and no longer than maximum tower wall part or the ultimate range of the hoist point (interface at wind turbine components to be elevated) at other wind turbine components (such as cabin, hub or the electromotor) place of maximum.By and large, the distance of the hoist point in cabin is more than the interior diameter of tower wall part, so that first interface 4 is arranged on the middle of the longitudinal direction of beam 2, and the second interface 6 is arranged on around first interface 4 or closer to the end of beam 2, as depicted in figs. 1 and 2.
Connecting element 3 is arranged at the top of beam 2 and is made up of pitch system, and this pitch system is made up of two wires, and every wires is fixed to the upside of beam 2 in the middle position of center of gravity near beam 2.Metal wire extends to lock the point of suspension hook vertically and the most each described metal wire advances in the outer end of beam 2.To this end, metal wire is connected to the capstan winch (not shown) being arranged at coupled position 24.Capstan winch is applicable to as desired to change the length of metal wire to regulate the pitching of beam.Such as, if the right metal wire as right pitch system connecting elements 23 is shortened, then the right-hand side of beam will be lifted and beam 2 will be in pitch position.This can also realize by extending the left-hand side metal wire as left pitch system connecting elements 23.In a similar manner, it is possible to changed the left-hand side of beam 2 by the length changing the right or left metal wire of connecting element 3.
In fig. 2 it is shown that keep the first interface 4 of tower wall part 11.First interface 4 is installed in the middle of beam in its side relative with connecting element 3.Therefore, it is possible to compensation tower wall part 11 more easily.
First interface 4 is kept component 5 to constitute by actuator 13 and first.In the first end keeping component 5, it is shown that the locking component 8 that inward flange 12 rear in tower wall part 11 being in the locked position is prominent.This is only the exemplary embodiment of automatic hanging hook system and skilled artisan knows that such automatic hanging hook system how can be varied or adjusted to realize identical function.
Combination lifting beam equipment 1 is joined in the connected structure (inward flange 12) of tower wall part 11 by means of first interface 4.At bonding station, tower wall part 11 can be processed, and for example, be mounted on ground or is placed in transport container.It is of course possible that promote any such parts and it transported to another location from a position simultaneously.
Two ends at beam 2, it is provided that control line coupling device 9.In fig. 1 and 2, two control line coupling devices 9 are provided at different piece (the most so-called beam extension 20) place of beam 2.This beam extension 20 can be retaining element, or can be provided as detachable or movable, in order to process operation before or period, the position of control line coupling device 9 can be by manual and/or automatic change.If the wind turbine components promoted can hinder the control line 10 being in linear position, then beam extension 20 may be provided as pivoting member.Control line 10 is connected to lifting device (not shown) such as crane (not shown), in order to tower wall part 11 is rotated to tram.
Second interface 6 with the second holding component 7 is not joined to the position that tower wall part is elevated in such an embodiment.
In fig. 3 it is shown that identical combination lifting beam equipment 1 as depicted in figs. 1 and 2.But, instead of process and promote tower wall part 11, promoting cabin 15 by means of the second interface 6.Combination lifting beam equipment 1 has the parts identical with Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, and first interface 4 is not the most engaged.
Two hoist cables by means of the second interface 6 keep cabin 15.Hoist cable is coupled in the coupling device at cabin, and its front side 16(being positioned at nacelle cover 17 is preferably close to center of gravity) and middle.Hoist cable at nacelle cover 17 passes in the hole in shell arrives nacelle cover 17 and is connected to the inwall of nacelle cover 17.The length of hoist cable makes cabin 15 elevated in the way of slightly pitching.It is less than about 15 degree relative to the angle of horizontal level, between preferably spending 2 to 10, the most about 6 degree, and combine lifting beam equipment 1 and be nearly at horizontal level.If needing to change required pitching, then this can realize by using pitch system (not shown) as above.
In fig. 4 it is shown that such as the identical combination lifting beam equipment 1 of Fig. 1-3.The cabin 15 promoted is the cabin 15 that side has cooler 18 behind.Hoist cable at the front side 17 in cabin 15 includes a wires, and it is connected to coupling device (not shown) in the middle of the front side 17 in cabin.Another wires is made up of two independent metal wires, and it extends to the coupling device in nacelle cover 17, wherein a left side being arranged on nacelle cover 17 and another root is arranged on right side to obtain and stably promoting condition.It is three point attachment between beam 2 and cabin 15, in order to cabin 15 can be easily rotated and be placed into the installation site on tower (not shown) top.In order to rotate, it is provided that shown in control line 10(Fig. 3 of the end of beam 2) tower rotation can be used for as described above.
Therefore, combination lifting beam equipment 1 is favourable, because arbitrary wind-power turbine components, even if they have different connected structure, such as tower wall part or cabin, it is possible to elevated in the case of not changing lifting beam equipment between two kinds of lifting process.Therefore, it is possible to reduce, wind turbine is installed, the total time of the wind turbine in particularly marine wind field.
Fig. 5 shows the block diagram of the method for the present invention.In step A, multiple the first of the first interface 4 of combination lifting beam equipment 1 keeps component 5 to be engaged in the tower wall part 11 of wind turbine.In step B, tower wall part 11 is transferred to the second place, the such as container that loads from boats and ships and is transferred to the ground of Oversea wind power generation factory from the first place.In step C, first interface 4 departs from from tower wall part 11, such as by the automatic hanging hook system of long-range control used as discussed above.After tower wall part installation steps, as it was previously stated, engage cabin 15(step D of wind turbine by means of multiple second retainer members 7 of the second interface 6 of lifting beam equipment 1).Afterwards, in step E, the 4th place is transferred to from the 3rd place in cabin 15.In final step i.e. step F, by using automatic second interface remotely controlled to make the second interface 6 depart from from cabin 15.Certainly, after cabin has been mounted, the method can be used in hub or (not shown) installed by electromotor.
Although disclosing the present invention with the form of preferred embodiment and modification thereof, it should be understood that it can be made a large amount of added improvement and amendment in the case without departing from the scope of the present invention.Although the wind turbine assembly being made up of tower wall part and cabin part is used as the basis described, but may be used for realizing well assembling the structure in addition to wind turbine installed by single tower section according to the combination lifting beam equipment of the present invention.Precast concrete tower is assembled according to the combination lifting beam equipment of the present invention for example, it is also possible to use.They can also be assembled in any parts in cabin or hub or electromotor or these optional features in the way of easily and quickly.For purposes of clarity, it should be appreciated that the use running through the application " " or " a kind of " is not excluded for multiple, and " including " is not excluded for other steps or key element.Unless otherwise stated, otherwise " device ", " component ", " device " or " element " can include a large amount of individually device, component, device or element.
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1. combination lifting beam equipment (1) being used for processing wind turbine components, including:
There is the beam (2) of the connecting element (3) being realized as being connected to lifting device；
Having the multiple first first interface (4) keeping component (5), the plurality of first keeps component to be suitable to tower wall part (11) making described combination lifting beam equipment be engaged in wind turbine；And
Having the multiple second the second interface (6) keeping component (7), the plurality of second keeps cabin (15) that component is suitable to make described combination lifting beam equipment be engaged in wind turbine and/or hub and/or the connection element of electromotor.
Combination lifting beam equipment the most according to claim 1, wherein said first interface (4) includes automatic hanging hook system.
Combination lifting beam equipment the most according to claim 1, wherein said first interface includes making at least one described first actuator (13) keeping component (5) to move.
Combination lifting beam equipment the most according to claim 3, wherein said actuator (13) is the actuator that radio frequency controls.
5., according to the combination lifting beam equipment according to any one of claim 1-4, described at least one of which, first keeps component (5) to include the locking component (8) being adapted to engage with being arranged on the inward flange (12) of the end of tower wall part (11).
6., according to the combination lifting beam equipment according to any one of claim 1-4, wherein said second keeps component to include many wires.
7., according to the combination lifting beam equipment according to any one of claim 1-4, there is one or two control line coupling device (9).
8. according to the combination lifting beam equipment according to any one of claim 1-4, having pitch system, it is used for regulating described beam (2) from horizontal level to the pitching of position angled with described horizontal level.
Combination lifting beam equipment the most according to claim 8, wherein said pitch system includes at least two pitch system connecting elements (23), for described pitch system being connected in described beam (2) along the longitudinal direction of described beam two or more different coupled position (24).
10., according to the combination lifting beam equipment according to any one of claim 1-4, wherein said first interface (4) includes that described second interface of part (6) and/or described second interface (6) include the described first interface of part (4).
11. according to the combination lifting beam equipment according to any one of claim 1-4, including being realized as controlling the described first interface of part (4) and/or the tele-control system of described second interface (6).
12. 1 kinds of methods processing wind turbine components, including step:
Tower wall part (11) of wind turbine is engaged (A) and keeps component (5) in multiple the first of the first interface (4) combining lifting beam equipment (1),
Described tower wall part (11) is shifted from the first place (B) to the second place,
Described first interface (4) is made to depart from (C) described tower wall part (11),
The cabin (15) of wind turbine or hub or electromotor are engaged (D) in described combination lifting beam equipment (1) the second interface (6) multiple second keep component (7),
Described cabin (15) or described hub or described electromotor are shifted from the 3rd place (E) to the 4th place, and
Described second interface (6) is made to depart from (F) described cabin (15) or hub or electromotor.
13. methods according to claim 12, at least one in wherein said joint and/or transfer step is by remotely controlling.
14. methods according to claim 12, also include pitch control step for regulate described combination lifting beam equipment (1) beam (2) from horizontal level to the pitching of position angled with described horizontal level.
15. methods according to claim 14, wherein said pitch control step includes changing the length of at least two pitch system connecting elements (23), and described pitch system is connected to described beam (2) along the longitudinal direction of described beam two or more different coupled position (24) by described pitch system connecting elements (23).
16. according to the method described in claims 14 or 15, wherein said pitch control step includes one or more the position in mobile at least two coupled position (24), wherein provides at least two pitch system to connect metal wire and described at least two coupled position (24), described pitch system is connected to described beam (2) for the longitudinal direction along described beam.
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