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US 9,790,925 B2Granted
Device and method for anchoring a wind turbine
AssigneeWobben Properties GmbH
InventorsMeik Schacknies, Claus Goralski
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Abstract
The present invention concerns an anchoring section for anchoring a pylon of a wind power installation in a foundation, including a carrier portion for fixing a pylon segment for carrying the pylon and a foundation portion for concreting in a concrete mass of the foundation, and the foundation portion has at least one web portion with through openings for reinforcing bars to pass therethrough.
Claims15
An anchoring section for anchoring a pylon of a wind power installation in a foundation, the anchoring section comprising:
- a carrier portion for fixing to a pylon segment above the foundation and for carrying the pylon, and
- a foundation portion fixedly connected to the carrier portion for concreting into the foundation, the foundation portion having a web portion that extends in a substantially vertical direction and has a plurality of through openings arranged at different heights, the plurality of through openings being configured to receive reinforcing bars, the foundation portion being configured to transmit vertical forces into the foundation,
- wherein the web portion is at least one of a cylindrical casing portion and a frustoconical casing portion that forms a cylindrical shape or a frustoconical shape when assembled with a plurality of anchoring sections, wherein the web portion terminates at an end that is remote from the carrier portion, the end being without a flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.