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US 2010/0132269 A1Published application
Rail-transportable wind turbine tower
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsBharat S. Bagepalli, Hueseyin Karaca, Ingo Paura, Nathaniel S. Dean
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Abstract
A tower is provided having a plurality of axial substantially tubular sections with an outer diameter no greater than a designated maximum diameter. At least one of the sections includes at least one reverse taper portion located near a base of the tower. The reverse taper portion has a first end, located near the base, having a first diameter. The reverse taper portion has a second end, opposed to the first end, having a second diameter. The first diameter is smaller than the second diameter.
Claims20
A tower comprising:
- a plurality of axial substantially tubular sections, the sections including an outer diameter no greater than a designated maximum diameter;
- wherein at least one of said plurality of axial substantially tubular sections includes at least one reverse taper portion located near a base of said tower, the at least one reverse taper portion having a first end, located near said base, having a first diameter and a second end opposed to the first end having a second diameter, where the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter.
A wind turbine tower comprising:
- a plurality of axial sections, the sections including an outer diameter no greater than a designated maximum diameter, the designated maximum diameter being a maximum diameter permitted for rail transport;
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- wherein at least one of said plurality of axial sections includes at least one reverse taper portion located near a base of said wind turbine tower, the at least one reverse taper portion having a first end, located near said base, having a first diameter and a second end opposed to the first end having a second diameter, where the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.