Tower for a wind turbine with buttresses
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorHENRIK STIESDAL
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Abstract
A tower for a wind turbine, the tower including a plurality of tower segments including a first tower segment and at least a second tower segment, a plurality of buttresses, and an attachment piece. The tower segments are arranged one upon the other from the base of the tower to the top of the tower. The attachment piece is arranged between the first tower segment and the second tower segment, and the buttresses are attached to the attachment piece, such that loads which are acting on the tower segments are partially carried by the buttresses. A wind turbine comprising such a tower is also provided.
Claims19
A tower for a wind turbine, the tower comprising:
- a plurality of tower segments including a first tower segment and at least a second tower segment;
- a plurality of buttresses;
- and
- an attachment piece;
- wherein the plurality of tower segments are arranged one upon the other from a base of the tower to a top of the tower;
- wherein the attachment piece is arranged between the first tower segment and the second tower segment,
- wherein plurality of the buttresses are attached to the attachment piece, such that loads which are acting on the plurality of tower segments are partially carried by the plurality of buttresses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.