Fixtures for supporting wind turbine blades that have a root end flange, which may be interconnected with twistlock fasteners and stacked for use in plural modes of transportation, including ocean transportation. A root fixture includes a bearing that rotatably engages a mounting flange adapter that is coupled to the blade's root flange. A bearing pivot is coupled to the bearing to allow the blade to pivot during loading, unloading and transport. A tip stand assembly is provided to engage the blade along a tip end support region.
Transportation fixtures for wind turbine blades
2020-11-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
RAILCAR FIXTURES FOR TRANSPORTATION OF WIND TURBINE BLADES AND METHOD INVOLVING SAME
European Patent Office | 2018
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