US 12,473,893 B2
Wind turbine blade maintenance platform
Jesper Ankjær Pedersen, Kolding (DK); Lars Martensen, Sønderborg (DK); Peter Moos Junker, Kolding (DK); and Jesper Juhl Christensen, Middelfart (DK)
Assigned to PP ENERGY APS, Nordborg (DK)
Appl. No. 18/730,985
Filed by PP Energy ApS, Nordborg (DK)
PCT Filed Jan. 16, 2023, PCT No. PCT/EP2023/050796
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 22, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/139005, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 27, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 22152901 (EP), filed on Jan. 24, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2025/0101959 A1, Mar. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. F03D 80/50 (2016.01)
CPC F03D 80/502 (2023.08) [F03D 80/501 (2023.08); F05B 2230/80 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wind turbine blade maintenance platform comprising a frame having a blade access area structured and arranged to accommodate a blade of a wind turbine, a tower end, a front end, a cover, and sealing means structured and arranged to contact the blade, wherein the sealing means comprise a drain path, wherein the drain path opens into the blade access area such that rainwater flowing down the blade is separated from the blade by means of the sealing means and is then directly guided over the sealing means to the blade access area without flowing over the cover of the platform.