A crane extension and installation device includes an extension device, a winch, a pulley and a cable. A main arm includes a vertical slide rail, the main arm is inclined relative to vertical, and three second pulleys at different heights of the slide rail are installed in the vertical direction of the slide rail, and the second pulley can slide vertically along the slide rail and can be fixed at a certain position of the slide rail. The extension device includes a number of cantilever beams connected end to end. The front end of the extension device is a cantilever beam, and a fixed pulley is installed on the lower peripheral surface of the extension device. The end face of the cantilever beam is equipped with a vertical lower arm through a joint, and the bottom end of the lower arm has a first pulley fixed by the joint.

A wire rope device having adjustable length between a first end and a second end thereof. The wire rope device comprises a first wire rope extending from the first end and a second wire rope extending from the second end. A length adjusting structure is disposed between the first end and the second end. The length adjusting structure has the first wire rope and the second wire rope connected thereto. A support structure is disposed between the first end and the second end. The support structure has the length adjusting structure rotatable movable mounted thereto. A first guiding structure and a second guiding structure are disposed in the support structure for guiding the first wire rope and the second wire rope, respectively, such that when in operation a portion of the first wire rope extending from the first guiding element and a portion of the second wire rope extending from the second guiding element are disposed substantially along a same straight line. A drive mechanism is mounted to the support structure and connected to the length adjusting structure for adjusting the length of the wire rope device by rotatably moving the length adjusting structure.

A control method controls a movable member of an excavator including a movable member holding a load, an actuator with electric motor and static brake, a control unit and a motion sensor unit. Static brake and electric motor generate respectively an upper threshold brake force and an upper threshold motor force. The control method includes: an immobilization step: static brake generates the upper threshold brake force and the electric motor is stopped; a slippage detection step: the control unit detects whether electric actuator is moving despite the static brake, in case the electric actuator is moving, a motor energizing step: electric motor generates a motor force equal or superior to upper threshold brake force in a direction opposite to the slippage direction, and after the motor energizing step, a brake release step: the control unit releases the static brake.

A crane is provided. The crane includes an acceleration sensor that detects the acceleration of a load, wherein a target velocity signal is converted into target location coordinates of the load, current location coordinates of a boom are calculated from a slewing angle, a luffing angle, and an expansion/contraction length, the spring constant of a wire rope is calculated from the previously calculated location of the load from a unit time earlier, the current location coordinates of the boom, and the current accelerations of the load as detected by the acceleration sensor, target location coordinates of the boom are calculated from the accelerations, the spring constant, and the target location coordinates of the load, and an actuator operation signal is generated.

The present invention relates to a wire rope diagnostic device that is capable of being fastened or unfastened by means of battery packs, and more specifically, to a wire rope diagnostic device for performing safety diagnosis of a wire rope used for a lifting device such as a crane, an elevator, a water gate, and the like in real time that is capable of being fixedly fastened by means of battery packs so that it can be simply installed and separated and allow the battery packs to be easily exchanged.

A lifting gear such as a crane having a lifting mechanism for lifting a load, a lifting mechanism drive for driving the lifting gear and a control device for controlling the lifting mechanism drive, as well as a method for starting up the lifting mechanism of such a lifting gear for gentle lifting of the load. In an initial phase for initial tensioning of the lifting means, the tightening torque of the lifting mechanism drive is automatically limited by the control device to an initial maximum torque that is only slightly greater than a load-free lifting resistance torque of the lifting mechanism, and then in a further phase for further tightening, the maximum torque increases in a load-induced manner and/or a rate of change of the drive speed of the lifting mechanism drive is limited to a maximum tightening acceleration.

Provided is a system for assembling or disassembling components of a wind turbine including: a motion compensation mechanism, wherein the motion compensation mechanism includes: a first connection interface for connection with a first component of the wind turbine moved by a crane, a second connection interface for connection with a second component of the wind turbine, a tension element connecting the first connection interface and the second connection interface, and a tension device for keeping the tension element under constant tension as the first component and the second component move relative to each other, wherein the motion compensation mechanism allows a movement of the first component relative to the second component as the first component and the second component are moved relative to each other on a given trajectory.

Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods for a suspended load control system which controls tension on a winch control line in order to decrease latency between movement or rotation of the load control system and the load and reduce a reaction time between movement or rotation of the load control system and the load.

The present invention relates to lifting gear comprising a hoist rope, on which a load-receiving means is provided for receiving and lifting a load, and a determining device for determining slack rope on the hoist rope, wherein the aforementioned determining device comprises an inclination sensor system for detecting an inclination and/or a tilt rate and/or a tilt acceleration of the load-receiving means and provides a slack-rope signal if the detected inclination and/or tilt rate and/or tilt acceleration of the load-receiving means exceeds a predetermined limit value.