
6.0Tower and Wind Turbine Generator Installation
Blade #1
44
Turbine on pallet
Ground level
Figure 6-7 Positioning the blade for attachment
4 Corner Bolts
Figure 6-8 Bolting blade to a hub
The blade pitch can be adjusted to set the peak power production and to accommodate various wind resources. For pitch setting, consistency between blades and optimum power capture, AOC recommends that a pitch tool be used which may be purchased from AOC. Currently a standard, an aggressive and a conservative pitch setting tool are available. (See figure
At this point the remaining six bolts and ten washers should be installed and the pitch tool removed. Loctite 271 should be applied to each of the bolts strictly following the procedure outlined in Appendix
NOTICE: Use of the material contained in this document is subject to the warning on page Iv and the disclaimer on page v of this document.
DOC012R02 | AOC 15/50 User Manual | Nov 2001 |