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US 9,869,293 B2Granted
Wind turbine tower guide system, and a method for installing an installation unit
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorBen Moller Nielsen
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AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorBen Moller Nielsen
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A wind turbine tower (10) with a guide system for guiding an internal installation unit (20) displaced relative to the inside of said tower (10) to a final mounting position inside said tower (10), said tower (10) having a first end (3) and an opposite second end (5), said first end (3) defining an entry opening for receiving said unit (20), said guide system comprising at least two parallel stays (32) for said guiding being mounted to the inside of the wall (8) of said tower (10) and extending from said first end (3) towards said second end (5), and engagement elements (35) mounted externally on said unit (20), said engagement elements (35) being configured for receiving a respective one of said stays (32).
A wind turbine tower with a guide system for guiding an internal installation unit displaced relative to the inside of said tower to a final mounting position inside said tower, said tower having a first end and an opposite second end, said first end defining an entry opening for receiving said unit, at least two parallel stays for said guiding being mounted to the inside of the wall of said tower and extending from said first end towards said second end, said at least two parallel stays being attached to the tower at a first location adjacent the first end and at a second location spaced from the first end and towards the second end.
A wind turbine tower with a guide system for guiding an internal installation unit displaced relative to the inside of said tower to a final mounting position inside said tower, said tower having a first end and an opposite second end, said first end defining an entry opening for receiving said unit, said guide system comprising at least two parallel stays for said guiding being mounted to the inside of the wall of said tower and extending from said first end towards said second end, and engagement elements mounted externally on said unit, said engagement elements being configured for receiving a respective one of said stays, and said engagement elements being configured for only partially enclosing said stays.
A method of mounting electrical equipment in a wind turbine tower, comprising:
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