Wind energy plant tower
AssigneeWobben Properties GmbH
InventorsAlbrecht Brenner, Rene Mertens, Panos Papadopoulos, Roy Kersten
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
There is provided a wind power installation pylon comprising a plurality of pylon segments which respectively have an upper and a lower horizontal flange. At least one of the plurality of the pylon segments has at least two longitudinal flanges. Each longitudinal flange has a first side for bearing against a first side of a further longitudinal flange and a second side to which the peripheral surface is welded, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side.
Claims9
A wind power installation pylon comprising:
- a plurality of pylon segments, each having an upper and a lower horizontal flange and a peripheral portion
- wherein at least one of the plurality of the pylon segments has at least two longitudinal flanges,
- and wherein each longitudinal flange has a first side for bearing against a first side of a respective other longitudinal flange and a second side welded to the peripheral portion, wherein the second side is opposite to the first side.
A process for making a wind power installation pylon that includes a plurality of pylon segments, wherein a pylon segment has an upper and a lower horizontal flange, a peripheral portion surface and at least two longitudinal flanges, wherein the longitudinal flange has a first and a second side opposite to the first side, the method comprising:
- forming a plurality of longitudinal flanges;
- welding the second side of the longitudinal flanges to the peripheral portions;
- and
- coupling two longitudinal flanges together.
A wind power installation pylon comprising:
- a plurality of pylon segments, each pylon segment including:
- an upper horizontal flange;
- a lower horizontal flange;
- a peripheral portion located between the upper and lower horizontal flanges;
- and
- first and second longitudinal flanges, each coupled to a vertical edge of the peripheral portion;
- and
- fasteners coupling a first longitudinal flange of a first one of the pylon segments of the plurality of pylon segments to a second longitudinal flange of an adjacent pylon segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.