An unmanned maintenance device for wind power generation equipment capable of automatic climbing

CN117489946BActive Publication Date: 2026-09-08FUJIAN YISHAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202211552185.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-12-05
Publication Date
2026-09-08
Estimated Expiration
2042-12-05

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Technical Problem

[0004]风力发电作为重要的新能源,在碳中和碳达峰的重要组成部分,近些年,随着海洋风力发电,其风机的安装柱,往往需要进行额外的盐雾防腐,但是长久工作,也需要对风机安装柱的外部漆面进行持续性监测,避免漆面脱离开裂,导致的锈蚀问题,现有的无人检修设备,采用传统的绳索和攀爬结构,一方面不利于监控稳定成像,另外一方面移动结构,极易对安装柱的漆面进行损伤,且后续的使用过程中,发现传统的移动结构,其移动的稳定性较差,极易产生晃动和滑脱的危险,工作稳定性较差

Benefits of technology

[0019] In this invention, the movable component enables stable fixing and movement within the equipment slot, while also allowing movement on an ultra-high mounting column. This ensures efficient movement while preventing equipment swaying due to high-altitude winds, which could lead to the failure of the negative pressure suction cup and the limiting suction cup. Furthermore, combined with the fixing component, the equipment plate can be constrained to the greatest extent possible, preventing swaying during movement that could cause the equipment to fall off.

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Abstract

The application discloses an unmanned maintenance device for wind power equipment capable of automatic climbing, comprising: equipment tables, four of which are provided, a moving assembly provided at the outer wall of the equipment table, four groups of moving assemblies, wherein: each group of moving assemblies comprises a fixing assembly, an equipment plate, a driving box, a pulling-up box, a pulling-down box, two driving motors, two ball blocks, two lead screws, two constraint rods and four sleeves, and the fixing assembly is arranged at the center of the outer wall of the equipment plate. Through the moving assembly, stable fixing and moving in the equipment groove can be realized, and the movable type can be realized on the super-high installation column, so that the moving efficiency can be ensured, the equipment is prevented from shaking due to high-altitude wind, the invalidation of the negative pressure suction disc and the limiting suction disc is avoided, and the equipment plate can be constrained to the maximum extent through the fixing assembly, so that the equipment is prevented from falling off due to shaking during movement.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of new energy equipment technology, specifically a wind power generation equipment unmanned maintenance device that can automatically climb. Background Technology

[0002] New energy, also known as unconventional energy, refers to various forms of energy other than traditional energy. It refers to energy that has just begun to be developed and utilized or is being actively researched and is yet to be promoted, such as solar energy, geothermal energy, wind energy, ocean energy, biomass energy, and nuclear fusion energy.

[0003] Wind power generation converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. As a clean and renewable energy source, wind energy is receiving increasing attention from countries around the world. Its reserves are enormous, with global wind energy estimated at 2.74 × 10^9 MW, of which 2 × 10^7 MW is usable. This is 10 times greater than the total exploitable hydropower on Earth.

[0004] As an important new energy source, wind power is a crucial component in achieving carbon neutrality and carbon peaking. In recent years, with the development of offshore wind power, the installation columns of wind turbines often require additional salt spray corrosion protection. However, long-term operation also necessitates continuous monitoring of the external paint surface of the wind turbine installation columns to prevent paint peeling and cracking, which can lead to rust problems. Existing unmanned maintenance equipment uses traditional ropes and climbing structures, which are not conducive to stable monitoring and imaging. Furthermore, the moving structure is prone to damaging the paint surface of the installation columns. In subsequent use, it was found that the traditional moving structure has poor stability and is prone to shaking and slippage, resulting in poor operational stability. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The technical solution adopted in this invention is as follows: An unmanned maintenance device for wind power generation equipment that can automatically climb, comprising:

[0006] The equipment platform consists of four units.

[0007] A movable assembly is located on the outer wall of the equipment platform. The movable assembly comprises four groups, each group including a fixed assembly, an equipment plate, a drive box, an upper pull-out box, a lower pull-out box, two drive motors, two ball bearing blocks, two lead screws, two constraint rods, and four sleeves. The fixed assembly is located at the center of the outer wall of the equipment plate. Both ends of the equipment plate are fixedly mounted on one side of the outer wall of two adjacent equipment platforms. The drive boxes are fixedly mounted on one side of the outer wall of the equipment plate. The upper and lower pull-out boxes are slidably fitted onto the outer walls of both ends of the drive boxes. The two drive motors are fixedly mounted on the inner walls of the upper and lower pull-out boxes. The two lead screws are fixedly mounted at the output ends of the drive motors. The two ball bearing blocks are fixedly mounted on the inner walls of the upper and lower pull-out boxes. One end of each lead screw is threaded to the inner wall of a ball bearing block. Every two sleeves are fixedly mounted on the inner walls of the upper and lower pull-out boxes. Each constraint rod is slidably embedded in the inner wall of a sleeve.

[0008] Each set of fixing components includes two elastic plates, multiple ball joints, a drive plate, a mounting plate, and a cylinder. The two elastic plates are respectively fixedly installed on both sides of the outer wall of the equipment platform. The multiple ball joints are rotatably embedded in the outer wall of the elastic plates in two groups. The drive plate is slidably embedded in the inner wall of the equipment platform. The mounting plate is fixedly installed at the corner of the outer wall of the drive plate by bolts and nuts. The output end of the cylinder is fixedly installed at the center of one side of the outer wall of the drive plate.

[0009] Furthermore, each of the device platforms has a constraint ring embedded at the top and bottom of its outer wall.

[0010] Furthermore, a base is fixedly installed at the top edge of the outer wall of each device platform, and a monitoring unit is fixedly installed on the top of the outer wall of each base.

[0011] Furthermore, multiple limiting suction cups are installed on one side of the outer wall of the mounting plate.

[0012] Furthermore, multiple negative pressure suction cups are installed on one side of the outer wall of the drive box, the upper pull box, and the lower pull box.

[0013] Furthermore, each of the constraint rods is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the drive box, and both ends of each constraint rod penetrate through to the inner walls of the upper pull box and the lower pull box, respectively.

[0014] Furthermore, each of the equipment platforms is fixedly provided with a mounting base on its inner wall, and one end of the mounting base is fixedly provided on the outer wall of one end of the cylinder.

[0015] Furthermore, a mounting post is provided at the center of the constraint ring, and four equipment slots are provided on the outer wall of the mounting post.

[0016] Furthermore, each of the aforementioned device slots, drive boxes, pull-up boxes, and pull-down boxes is matched with each other.

[0017] Furthermore, one side of the outer wall of the ball joint is attached to the outer wall of the mounting column.

[0018] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0019] In this invention, the movable component enables stable fixing and movement within the equipment slot, while also allowing movement on an ultra-high mounting column. This ensures efficient movement while preventing equipment swaying due to high-altitude winds, which could lead to the failure of the negative pressure suction cup and the limiting suction cup. Furthermore, combined with the fixing component, the equipment plate can be constrained to the greatest extent possible, preventing swaying during movement that could cause the equipment to fall off. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a perspective view of the ball joint of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a perspective view of the device platform of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of invention A;

[0024] Figure 5 This is a perspective view of the negative pressure suction cup of the present invention.

[0025] The markings in the diagram are: 1. Equipment platform; 2. Equipment plate; 3. Constraint ring; 4. Base; 5. Monitoring body; 6. Mounting column; 7. Elastic plate; 8. Ball joint; 9. Drive plate; 10. Mounting plate; 11. Cylinder; 12. Mounting seat; 13. Drive box; 14. Upper pull box; 15. Lower pull box; 16. Drive motor; 17. Ball block; 18. Lead screw; 19. Constraint rod; 20. Sleeve; 21. Negative pressure suction cup; 22. Limiting suction cup; 601. Equipment slot. Detailed Implementation

[0026] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this invention clearer, the invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative and not intended to limit the invention.

[0027] Example 1

[0028] Reference Figure 1 - Figure 5 A self-climbing, unmanned maintenance device for wind power generation equipment, comprising:

[0029] Equipment station 1, there are four equipment stations in total;

[0030] The moving components are located on the outer wall of the equipment platform 1. There are four sets of moving components, each including a fixed component, an equipment plate 2, a drive box 13, an upper pull box 14, a lower pull box 15, two drive motors 16, two ball bearing blocks 17, two lead screws 18, two constraint rods 19, and four sleeves 20. The fixed component is located at the center of the outer wall of the equipment plate 2. Both ends of the equipment plate 2 are fixedly installed on one side of the outer wall of two adjacent equipment platforms 1. The drive boxes 13 are all fixedly installed on one side of the outer wall of the equipment plate 2. The upper pull box 14 and lower pull box 15... The two drive motors 16 are fixedly mounted on the outer walls of the upper pull box 14 and the lower pull box 15, respectively. The two lead screws 18 are fixedly mounted on the output ends of the drive motors 16. The two ball blocks 17 are fixedly mounted on the inner walls of the upper pull box 14 and the lower pull box 15. One end of each lead screw 18 is threaded to the inner wall of the ball block 17. Every two sleeves 20 are fixedly mounted on the inner walls of the upper pull box 14 and the lower pull box 15. Each constraint rod 19 is closed and slidably embedded in the inner wall of the sleeve 20.

[0031] Each set of fixing components includes two elastic plates 7, multiple ball joints 8, a drive plate 9, a mounting plate 10, and a cylinder 11. The two elastic plates 7 are fixedly installed on both sides of the outer wall of the equipment platform 1. The multiple ball joints 8 are rotatably embedded in the outer wall of the elastic plates 7 in two groups. The drive plate 9 is slidably embedded in the inner wall of the equipment platform 1. The mounting plate 10 is fixedly installed at the corner of the outer wall of the drive plate 9 by bolts and nuts. The output end of the cylinder 11 is fixedly installed at the center of one side of the outer wall of the drive plate 9. Through the moving components, stable fixing and movement can be achieved inside the equipment slot 601. During the movement on the ultra-high mounting column 6, the movement efficiency can be ensured while avoiding equipment shaking caused by high-altitude winds, which could lead to the failure of the negative pressure suction cup 21 and the limiting suction cup. In combination with the fixing components, the equipment plate 2 can be constrained to the greatest extent to prevent shaking during movement and equipment falling off. First, the equipment platform 1 is roughly wrapped around the mounting column 6. On the outer wall of the device, the device plate 2 is installed onto the outer wall of the device platform 1 using bolts. Then, the battery is installed inside each device plate 2. The negative pressure generating structure connects the air path to the input ends of the limiting suction cup 22 and the negative pressure suction cup 21. The relative positions of the mounting plate 10 and the drive plate 9 are adjusted using bolts and nuts to ensure that the limiting suction cup 22 is completely attached to the outer wall of the mounting column 6. After the limiting suction cup 22 completes its adsorption, the drive motor 16 is started, driving the ball block 1 through the lead screw 18. 7 and the upper pull box 14 move upward, and then the negative pressure suction cup 21 is activated to complete the adsorption of the equipment slot 601. At this time, the negative pressure suction cup 21 of the lower pull box 15 is activated to release the adsorption of the limiting suction cup 22. At this time, the drive motor 16 is activated, so that the lead screw 18 drives the drive box 13 and the equipment platform 1 to rise, completing the movement. Then the negative pressure suction cup 21 of the lower pull box is released, and the drive motor 16 is activated to drive the lower pull box 15 to rise. During the movement, the ball joint is attached to the outer wall of the mounting column 6.

[0032] Reference Figure 1 - Figure 5 Each device platform 1 has a constraint ring 3 embedded at the top and bottom of its outer wall. Each device platform 1 has a base 4 fixedly installed at the top edge of its outer wall. Each base 4 has a monitoring body 5 fixedly installed at the top of its outer wall. Multiple limit suction cups 22 are installed on one side of the outer wall of the mounting plate 10. Multiple negative pressure suction cups 21 are installed on one side of the outer wall of the drive box 13, the pull-up box 14, and the pull-down box 15. Each constraint rod 19 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the drive box 13. The two ends of each constraint rod 19 extend through to the inner walls of the pull-up box 14 and the pull-down box 15, respectively.

[0033] Reference Figure 1 - Figure 5Each equipment platform 1 has a mounting base 12 fixedly installed on its inner wall, and one end of the mounting base 12 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of one end of the cylinder 11. The center of the constraint ring 3 is provided with a mounting column 6, and the outer wall of the mounting column 6 is provided with four equipment slots 601. Each equipment slot 601, drive box 13, upper pull box 14 and lower pull box 15 are matched with each other. One side of the outer wall of the ball joint 8 is attached to the outer wall of the mounting column 6.

[0034] Working principle:

[0035] First, roughly wrap the equipment platform 1 around the outer wall of the mounting column 6. Then, install the equipment plate 2 onto the outer wall of the equipment platform 1 using bolts. Next, install the battery inside each equipment plate 2. The negative pressure generating structure connects the air path to the input ends of the limiting suction cup 22 and the negative pressure suction cup 21. Adjust the relative positions of the mounting plate 10 and the drive plate 9 using bolts and nuts to ensure that the limiting suction cup 22 is completely attached to the outer wall of the mounting column 6. After the limiting suction cup 22 completes its adsorption, start the drive motor 16, which operates via a lead screw... 18 drives the ball block 17 and the upper pull box 14 to move upward. Then the negative pressure suction cup 21 is activated to complete the adsorption of the equipment slot 601. At this time, the negative pressure suction cup 21 of the lower pull box 15 is activated to release the adsorption of the limiting suction cup 22. Then the drive motor 16 is activated, so that the lead screw 18 drives the drive box 13 and the equipment table 1 to rise and complete the movement. Then the negative pressure suction cup 21 of the lower pull box is released, and the drive motor 16 is activated to drive the lower pull box 15 to rise. During the movement, the ball joint is attached to the outer wall of the mounting column 6.

[0036] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An unmanned maintenance device for wind power generation equipment that can automatically climb, characterized in that, There are four equipment platforms (1). The moving components are located on the outer wall of the equipment platform (1). There are four sets of moving components. Each set of moving components includes a fixed component, an equipment plate (2), a drive box (13), an upper pull box (14), a lower pull box (15), two drive motors (16), two ball blocks (17), two lead screws (18), two constraint rods (19), and four sleeves (20). The fixed component is located at the center of the outer wall of the equipment plate (2). The two ends of the equipment plate (2) are respectively fixedly located on one side of the outer wall of two adjacent equipment platforms (1). The drive boxes (13) are all fixedly located. On one side of the outer wall of the equipment plate (2), the upper pull box (14) and the lower pull box (15) are slidably sleeved on the outer walls of both ends of the drive box (13). The two drive motors (16) are respectively fixedly installed on the inner walls of both ends of the drive box (13). The two lead screws (18) are respectively fixedly installed at the output ends of the drive motors (16). The two ball blocks (17) are fixedly installed on the inner walls of the upper pull box (14) and the lower pull box (15). One end of each lead screw (18) is threaded to the inner wall of the ball block (17). Every two sleeves (20) are respectively fixedly installed on the upper pull box (14) and the lower pull box (15). 5) At the inner wall, each constraint rod (19) is closed and slidably embedded in the inner wall of the sleeve (20). Multiple negative pressure suction cups (21) are installed on one side of the outer wall of the drive box (13), the upper pull box (14) and the lower pull box (15). Each set of fixed components includes two elastic plates (7), multiple ball joints (8), a drive plate (9), a mounting plate (10) and a cylinder (11). The two elastic plates (7) are respectively fixed on both sides of the outer wall of the equipment platform (1). The multiple ball joints (8) are divided into two groups and rotatably embedded in the outer wall of the elastic plates (7). The drive plate (9) is slidably embedded in the equipment platform (1). 1) The mounting plate (10) is fixed to the corner of the outer wall of the drive plate (9) by bolts and nuts. Multiple limit suction cups (22) are installed on one side of the outer wall of the mounting plate (10). The output end of the cylinder (11) is fixed at the center of one side of the outer wall of the drive plate (9). The ball joint (8) is attached to the outer wall of the mounting column (6). The center of the constraint ring (3) is provided with the mounting column (6), and the outer wall of the mounting column (6) is provided with four equipment slots (601). Each equipment slot (601), drive box (13), pull-up box (14) and pull-down box (15) are matched with each other.

2. The unmanned maintenance device for automatically climbing wind power generation equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each of the aforementioned equipment platforms (1) has a constraint ring (3) embedded at the top and bottom of its outer wall.

3. The unmanned maintenance device for automatically climbing wind power generation equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, Each of the equipment stations (1) has a base (4) fixedly installed at the top edge of its outer wall, and a monitoring body (5) is fixedly installed on the top of the outer wall of each base (4).

4. The unmanned maintenance device for automatically climbing wind power generation equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each of the constraint rods (19) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the drive box (13), and the two ends of each constraint rod (19) pass through the inner walls of the upper pull box (14) and the lower pull box (15), respectively.

5. The unmanned maintenance device for automatically climbing wind power generation equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each of the equipment platforms (1) has a mounting base (12) fixedly installed on its inner wall, and one end of the mounting base (12) is fixedly installed on the outer wall of one end of the cylinder (11).

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