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US 12,571,229 B2Granted
Modular wind tower
OwnerAydin Okurogullariinventor
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Abstract
A modular wind turbine tower is related to the faster and easier production, transportation and assembly processes of wind turbine towers with a height of more than 100 meters, which become difficult due to the tower diameter and material thickness increasing towards the base as the height increases.
Claims5
A modular tower (1), comprising:
- a plurality of modules (57, 84) each having a polygonal cross-section that narrow from bottom to top of the modular tower (1);
- each module (57, 84) comprises a plurality of tower elements (22) made of steel or composite material;
- the tower elements (22) are mounted laterally to each other;
- wherein as tower height increases, the tower elements (22) of the modules (57, 84) have one or more inner walls (30) each fixed to a single respective tower elements (22) to increase material thickness of the tower elements (22);
- the tower elements (22) of the modules (57, 84) are mounted to each other vertically on y axis by module connectors (50), wherein the module connectors (50) transmit forces acting on the modular tower (1) to a foundation uninterruptedly along the modules (57, 84) and ensure installation of the modules (57, 84);
- the module connectors (50) are factory installed on modules (57, 84) of the tower elements (22);
- a top flange fixed to a topmost module, which allows mounting a nacelle to the modular tower (1);
- and
- a foundation module, which has a same cross-section as a lowest module;
- wherein the plurality of modules (84) having multi-walls and consisting of segments (82) in which at least one inner wall (30) is mounted on an inner surface of the tower elements (22) with wall bolts (37);
- wherein an outer circumference of an upper edge section of the module (84) is exactly equal to an outer circumference of a lower edge section of an upper module;
- wherein an outer circumference of a lower edge section of the module (84) is exactly equal to an outer circumference of an upper edge section of a lower module;
- and
- wherein thanks to these features of their cross-sections, it is ensured that the modules (84) are mounted to each other only face-to-face.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.