Flying Repair Drone for Wind Turbines Blades

Introduction

All existing repair solutions use a vertically positioned blade due to rope-hanging robots or workers. The proposed solution for fast repairs of leading edge erosion is based on a first-ever approach, where a drone lands on a horizontally positioned blade.

Advantages of the Proposed Solution

This approach eliminates both the time-consuming rope-access requirement and associated fall risks from manual repairs entirely.

1. Increased Efficiency: Being able to apply the new generation of leading edge protection will catapult the present state-of-the-art of blade protection.
2. Higher Output: Upgraded blades will generate energy with 10% higher output and efficiency.
3. Quality Assurance: The application of leading edge protection by our technology will yield an automatic, fast, uniform, controlled, and documented quality, which has been well received by key market partners in demonstrations.

Target Capabilities

Our drone is targeted to repair at higher wind speeds than is realistic with existing market solutions, and is well-suited for both existing and future wind turbines.