Patent ID: 8196306

Claim:
A device for analyzing a formed weld of a wind turbine system, comprising: a gage for measuring a distance on a wind turbine tower; a first member configured for receiving the gage, the first member having a retention feature; a second member fixedly attached to the first member, the second member being configured to releasably attach to a first surface of the wind turbine tower on a first side of the formed weld; a third member fixedly attached to the first member, the third member being configured to releasably attach to a second surface of the wind turbine tower on a second side of the formed weld; the gage being positionable at a plurality of locations along the retention feature on the first member, the plurality of locations including a first location being proximal to the second member and distal from the third member and a second location being proximal to the third member and distal from the second member; and, the device being configured for determining the quality of the weld by positioning the gage at the plurality of locations and measuring a plurality of dimensions from the first member to each of the first surface and the second surface.