SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING AND ASSEMBLING SEGMENTED WIND TURBINE BLADES

摘要

Systems and methods for transporting and assembling segmented wind turbine blades are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a first transport device that is moveable as a unit from a blade fabrication site to a blade assembly site. The first transport device has a first carrier positioned to carry a first spanwise segment of a wind turbine blade with the first segment aligned along a first blade axis. This system can further include a second transport device movable as a unit from a blade fabrication site to the blade assembly site, with the second transport device having a second carrier positioned to carry a second spanwise segment of the wind turbine blade with the second segment aligned along a second blade axis. The system can still further include a guide structure carried by at least one of the first and second transport devices.