CPC F03D 80/50 (2016.05) [B23P 6/045 (2013.01); F03D 13/00 (2016.05); F05B 2230/61 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A method for servicing a jointed rotor blade of a wind turbine, the method comprising:
positioning the jointed rotor blade in a six o'clock position;
securing a blade tip support element to a tip section of the jointed rotor blade;
securing at least one lift-support element at a mounting location above the blade tip support element;
coupling a lifting line between the at least one lift-support element and the blade tip support element;
separating the tip section of the jointed rotor blade from a root section of the jointed rotor blade such that the tip section is suspended above a support surface of the wind turbine via the blade tip support element and the lifting line;
servicing the tip section of the jointed rotor blade; and
wherein the blade tip support element is located at a spanwise location between a distal and a proximal end of the tip section and encircles the tip section at the spanwise location.
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