摘要 |
A retaining apparatus (184) for securing curved wind turbine rotor blades (114) for at least one of storage and transport is provided. The retaining apparatus (184) includes an end frame (188) configured to be connected to a root (168) of a first blade (160), a connecting frame (190) having a first end (232) and a second end (234), the first end of the connecting frame rotatably connected to the end frame, a portion (212) of the retaining apparatus configured to be positioned at least partially around a tip (170) of a second blade (162), the portion rotatably connected to the second end of the connecting frame, and a turnbuckle (186) having a first end (240) and a second end (242), the first end of the turnbuckle rotatably connected to the end frame, the second end of the turnbuckle rotatably connected to the second end of the connecting frame. |