Strake for a wind turbine tower
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJesper Moeller, Jacob Groenvald Nielsen, Kenneth Helligsoe Svinth
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Abstract
A strake for a wind turbine tower is provided A strake for a wind turbine tower is disclosed, whereby the strake is realized as a detachable strake to be mounted to a wind turbine tower to reduce vortex induced vibrations. The strake includes an outer structure and the outer structure defines three sides that are interconnected by three angles, so that the strake includes a mainly triangular shape in its cross-cut perpendicular to its longitudinal direction. The strake includes at least one element that includes a contiguous cavity that is filled with a fluid.
Claims10
A strake for a wind turbine tower,
- wherein the strake is a strake to be mounted to a wind turbine tower to reduce vortex induced vibrations,
- wherein the strake comprises an outer structure and the outer structure defines three sides that are interconnected by three angles, so that the strake comprises a mainly triangular shape in its cross-cut perpendicular to its longitudinal direction,
- wherein
- the strake comprises at least one detachable, inflatable and deflatable element that includes a contiguous cavity that is filled with a fluid, and
- wherein the detachable, inflatable and deflatable element is elastically flexible such that it may be rolled or folded for transportation or storage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.