Gasket for wind turbine
AssigneesPur Wind ApS, Rosen Swiss AG
InventorClaus Nissen Petersen
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a gasket adapted for being placed between a transition piece and a monopile of a wind turbine. One embodiment relates to a gasket for formfitting the bottom part of a transition piece of a wind turbine, the gasket primarily manufactured in an elastomeric material and shaped as a hollow elongated body for surrounding at least a part of the monopile when mounted between the transition piece and the monopile, such that the gasket stabilizes the position of the transition piece relative to the monopile. The presently disclosed gasket can substitute the traditional grouting or bolting procedures when mounting a transition piece on a monopile.
Claims18
A method for manufacturing a gasket for a bottom part of a transition piece of a wind turbine, the method comprising the steps of:
- gradually spraying a fluid elastomeric material onto a bottom inner surface of a section of the transition piece that will be assembled with a pile structure, such that a layer of elastomeric material is formed;
- and
- curing the layer of elastomeric material such that a gasket is formed,
- wherein the gasket is configured for formfitting the bottom part of the transition piece of the wind turbine, the gasket being shaped as a hollow elongated body for surrounding at least a part of the pile structure, when mounted between the transition piece and the pile structure, such that the gasket stabilizes the position of the transition piece relative to the pile structure.
A method for manufacturing a gasket for a bottom part of a transition piece of a wind turbine, the method comprising the steps of:
- pouring a fluid elastomeric material into one or more preformed molds;
- and
- curing the fluid elastomeric material to form a gasket comprising one or more parts,
- wherein the gasket is configured for formfitting the bottom part of the transition piece of the wind turbine, the gasket being shaped as a hollow elongated body for surrounding at least a part of a pile structure, when mounted between the transition piece and the pile structure, such that the gasket stabilizes the position of the transition piece relative to the pile structure.
A method for mounting a gasket for a bottom part of a transition piece of a wind turbine, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a gasket configured for formfitting the bottom part of the transition piece of the wind turbine, the gasket being shaped as a hollow elongated body for surrounding at least a part of a pile structure, when mounted between the transition piece and the pile structure, such that the gasket stabilizes the position of the transition piece relative to the pile structure, wherein the gasket forms a free-standing unit, and
- assembling the gasket to the pile structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.