A wind turbine tower, wind turbine tower installation apparatus and methods oferecting a wind turbine tower are disclosed. The wind turbine tower installation apparatus comprises a frame having a guide for positioning the apparatus on an installed portion of a tower, a platform for supporting wind turbine components on the frame, and a mechanism for transversely positioning the supported wind turbine component in alignment with the tower. A lifting mechanism is provided for moving the apparatus longitudinally up and down the tower. The apparatus further comprises an adaptor frame defining a collar for receiving and aligning the free end of the installed portion of the tower and the adjacent end of the subsequent tower section. The wind turbine support tower has a mating interface comprising complimentary sleeve portions one of which comprises a radially displaceable locking ring for engaging a radially extending feature of the other sleeve portion.
WIND TURBINE TOWER INSTALLATION APPARATUS, WIND TURBINE SUPPORT TOWER AND METHOD
WINDTURBINENTURMINSTALLATIONSVORRICHTUNG, WINDTURBINENSTÜTZTURM UND VERFAHREN
APPAREIL D'INSTALLATION DE TOUR D'ÉOLIENNE, TOUR DE SUPPORT D'ÉOLIENNE ET PROCÉDÉ
2024-05-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F03D Windkraftmaschinen , WIND MOTORS / B66C Krane , CRANES / E04H Gebäude oder ähnliche Bauwerke für besondere Zwecke , BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES / F16B DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES , Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen oder Sichern von Konstruktionselementen oder Maschinenteilen, z.B. Nägel, Bolzen, Schrauben, Sprengringe, Klemmen, Klammern oder Keile |
WIND TURBINE TOWER INSTALLATION APPARATUS, WIND TURBINE SUPPORT TOWER AND METHOD
European Patent Office | 2023
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