Wind turbine with improved tower and method of assembling same
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorSujith Sathian
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Abstract
A wind turbine and method for assembling a wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine is configured to stand on a foundation, and the wind turbine assembly includes a tower and an elevated tower foundation. The elevated tower foundation has multiple support members having a plurality of main support members and a plurality of bracing members. The bracing members are connected to the main support members. The tower is mounted on the elevated tower foundation.
Claims19
A wind turbine assembly configured for standing on a foundation, the wind turbine assembly comprising:
- a tower;
- an elevated tower foundation having multiple support members, said multiple support members comprising a plurality of main support members and a plurality of bracing members connected to said main support members;
- wherein, said tower is mounted on said elevated tower foundation.
A method of fabrication a wind turbine tower comprising the steps of:
- shipping tower components to a wind turbine location, at least some of said tower components shipped in an un-assembled state;
- assembling said tower components to form an upper tower portion and a lower tower portion;
- placing said lower tower portion on one or more foundation elements;
- placing said upper tower portion on said lower tower portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.