Wind power generation system
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakuya Nakagawa, Shunsuke Suzuki, Masaya Hikita, Tsutomu Araki
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Abstract
A wind power generation system including a steel tower and a wind power generator is provided. The wind power generation system may include: a plurality of foundations; a steel tower; a wind power generator; and a support structure supporting the wind power generator. The steel tower may include a plurality of main column members extending upward from base ends fixed to the foundations. At least a portion of the support structure is fixed to at least one of the plurality of foundations without intervention of the plurality of main column members.
Claims2
A wind power generation system comprising:
- a plurality of foundations;
- a steel tower;
- a wind power generator;
- and a support structure supporting the wind power generator, wherein
- the steel tower comprises a plurality of main column members extending upward from base ends fixed to the foundations,
- at least a portion of the support structure is fixed to at least one of the plurality of foundations without intervention of the plurality of main column members,
- the support structure comprises a lower part structure located below the wind power generator,
- the lower part structure is fixed to at least one of the plurality of foundations without intervention of the plurality of main column members,
- the support structure comprises an upper part structure located above the wind power generator,
- the upper part structure is connected to at least one of the plurality of main column members, and
- the upper part structure comprises a diagonal member extending from the wind power generator toward one of the plurality of main column members, as the diagonal member is displaced upward.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.