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V-47 Vestas Wind Turbine
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 3:54 pm
by Star Zephyr
Not everyday for me is about working on windmills. Today was about climbing up to the top of the Vestas and helping with students. Once a semester the Tech Wind Engineering Dept sends out their students to climb our tower. It is actually part of their curriculum that they have to do this or at least attempt to do it. If they don't then I believe they don't pass the class. What surprises me the most about these students is that they can't handle it. Now I'm not saying that they don't make it up there, but they physically just can't do it. They get up to the top and just about collapse on the upper platform before actually making it into the nacel. Then when they finally get up inside and see this old fat guy helping them up they kind of suck it up. Kind of funny really. Well anyway here's a few pictures of the inside and from standing up on top looking down on the windmills down below.
Re: V-47 Vestas Wind Turbine
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 3:55 pm
by Star Zephyr
second set of pictures
Re: V-47 Vestas Wind Turbine
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 3:56 pm
by Star Zephyr
third set of pictures
Re: V-47 Vestas Wind Turbine
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 3:57 pm
by Star Zephyr
Fourth and last set of pictures
Re: V-47 Vestas Wind Turbine
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 4:08 pm
by windybob
Wow. How interesting. A lot to see around there!
Re: V-47 Vestas Wind Turbine
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 4:20 pm
by Todd
Great pictures! Thanks for posting Eddie!
Re: V-47 Vestas Wind Turbine
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 4:53 pm
by PaulV
Awesome. Lucky students. I'd love to climb up in one of those and look around!
Great pics thank you for sharing
Re: V-47 Vestas Wind Turbine
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 9:37 pm
by Mister Ed
Very nice.
Re: V-47 Vestas Wind Turbine
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 9:59 pm
by Ron Stauffer
So curious minds need to know, is the rotation of the head controlled electronically since there is no vane? And does the blades or the turbine body face the wind? I think it would be really cool to have a Vestas vaneless with a V windmill weight...
I have never been accused of being fat but know the feeling of waiting at the top. Recently I climbed the 20,600' Ecuador high point, Chimborazo. I was the oldest by more than 15 years and the fastest. Not sure how many more ceilings I want to break but have thoughts for Denali and Aconcagua. These will be best left for retirement as these are expedition style peaks some times taking 2 to 3 weeks.
So do you lock the ground level access door to the tower? Or do I have to be a student?
Ron Stauffer
Montrose CO
Re: V-47 Vestas Wind Turbine
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 9:05 am
by Wayne
At one time I thought there were classes you could take and make the climb. I'd have to pack a lunch and still pretty sure I couldn't do it.