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Project Manager
The client called us on a Friday afternoon with an urgent request for blade repair services. They had a turbine stood down with various degrees and types of damage to a blade. We mobilised a repair team to Ireland to be on site the following Monday morning. Upon inspection of the blade the team found a 7m split in one area.
We then assisted getting the blade down and into the marquee. Full repairs of all the damages were done and the grateful client signed the work off. We got the blade back up and the turbine spinning within days.
Project Director
As the data collected from met masts helps to determine the eventual layout of the entire wind farm, we were asked by a client to prove the accuracy of the wind vane. Traditional alignment using a magnetic compass was not possible as the offshore location meant there were no reference points on the horizon for bearing checks and so we had to find a new solution that would guarantee the data’s accuracy.
RTS engineers have 20 years history in proving service affecting accuracy of antennae in the telecommunications industry and it was this knowledge and expertise that enabled us to develop a new method using satellite technology to ensure that the client’s wind vane was aligned to within a 0.1 degree of accuracy.
Head of Business Development
The client had a series of gearbox failures that had left several turbines with blades seized in a position unable to be made safe with the locking pin and so the gearboxes couldn’t be removed for repair. RTS were asked to provide a solution that negated personnel risk and blade damage.
A calculated stress load formula was applied to traditional rope and pulleys techniques. The blades were cradled at the optimum stress point with strops applied at specific distances to spread the pulling stress. Two rope systems were set up - a brake and a control line. A break point rope section was put into the system to protect the blade, should the load exceed the calculated pulling angle. Tirfors were used with digital load cells to monitor the pulling stress at all times. Digital side on angle measurements were taken constantly to maintain the correct pulling angles.
