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US 2020/0271101 A1Published application
Method of Connecting a Tower to a Foundation
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorStefan Bernhard Voss
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Abstract
A tower foundation assembly includes a foundation having a base section and a receptacle atop the base section. The receptacle of the foundation defines a bottom surface and an inner perimeter wall. The tower foundation assembly also includes a tower, such as a wind turbine tower, secured to the inner perimeter wall within the receptacle of the foundation. As such, the tower extends in a longitudinal direction from the foundation.
Claims20
A tower foundation assembly, comprising:
- a foundation comprising a base section and a receptacle recessed within a top surface of the base section, the receptacle of the foundation defining a bottom surface and an inner perimeter wall, the receptacle comprising one or more radially-extending through-holes;
- and,
- a tower positioned atop the bottom surface within the receptacle, the tower secured to the inner perimeter wall of the receptacle of the foundation via one or more fasteners extending through the one or more radially-extending through-holes, the tower extending in a longitudinal direction from the foundation.
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A tower foundation assembly, comprising
- a foundation comprising a base section and a protrusion extending a top surface of the base section, the protrusion of the foundation defining an outer perimeter wall;
- and, a tower secured to the base section and to the outer perimeter wall of the protrusion such that the protrusion extends within an interior of the tower, the tower extending in a longitudinal direction from the foundation.
A method for connecting a tower to a foundation, the method comprising:
- providing a foundation having a base section and a receptacle atop the base section, the receptacle of the foundation defining a bottom surface and an inner perimeter wall;
- placing the tower within the receptacle of the foundation such that the tower extends in a longitudinal direction from the foundation;
- providing a filler material at an interface of the tower and the inner perimeter wall of the receptacle of the foundation;
- and,
- placing one or more fasteners through one or more radially-extending through-holes of the receptacle to secure the tower within the receptacle, the one or more fasteners configured to activate a frictional load between the tower and the inner perimeter wall of the receptacle of the foundation.
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