Abstract: A system and method for inspecting a wind turbine for indications is disclosed. The method includes providing an inspection system spaced from the wind turbine, appraise a rotor blade of the wind turbine, and inspecting the rotor blade for indications. The inspection system includes an observation system and an inspection device, the observation system including an appraisal device and an automated scanning device, the appraisal device configured to provide an image of at least a portion of the rotor blade, the automated scanning device configured to rotate about at least one axis, shifting the image.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 26, 2011
Date of Patent:
September 18, 2012
Assignee:
General Electric Company
Inventors:
Peter James Fritz, Shu Ching Quek, Guiju Song, Li Tao, Xinjun Wan, Raul Munoz Medina