Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
052040000 | On shaft or tower | 39 |
20080271386 | High-Tension Tower, Power Transporting System, Power Transporting Method and Assembling Method - The present invention relates to a High-voltage mast for supporting a number of conductors, comprising an upright, one or more crossarms fixable to the upright for mounting thereon at least a part of the conductors, a number of first mounting members which can be fixed to the upright and/or crossarms for the purpose of mounting the conductors, wherein the upright and/or crossarms comprise at least one electrically insulating part at the position of the mounting height of the conductors. | 11-06-2008 |
20080313972 | Method for Vertically Extruding a Concrete Element, Device for Producing a Concrete Element, and Wind Turbine Generator Tower Produced by This Method - Device for producing an elongated concrete element extending in the vertical direction, for example a tower of a wind turbine generator system, comprising an inner casing and an outer casing, the inner casing and the outer casing being configured in such a way that between the inner casing and the outer casing there is an interspace, which is of a height that is less than the height of the concrete element to be produced. A number of pumps are used, in order to pump concrete into the interspace. The pumps are designed in such a way that the concrete can be introduced at high pressure in such a way that the interspace is filled with concrete and that the concrete element is forced vertically upwards out of the interspace during the hardening of the concrete. As the concrete element rises, an attachments, that later serves for pulling up and mounting various elements, is transported upwards. | 12-25-2008 |
20090025304 | Tower Construction - The invention relates to a tower construction with an annular cross section, comprising one or more component tubes arranged concentrically one on top of the other, wherein at least one component tube is composed of at least 3 tube segments, the tube segments of at least one component tube are pretensioned relative to one another by means of tensioning devices, hereinafter referred to as segment tensioning devices, and the component tubes have tensioning devices, hereinafter referred to as component tube tensioning devices, which act at least in the axial direction and extend over at least one horizontal joint, the tube segments and the component tubes composed therefrom form, at their butting edges, joints having gaps, the gaps of the joints are filled at least partially with a joint-filling material, and the joints between the tube segments of the same component tube allow a certain, substantially constraint-free rotation of the adjoining tube segments about the joint axis. | 01-29-2009 |
20090031639 | PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE TOWER FOR WIND POWER GENERATORS - A pre-stressed segmented concrete tower for wind power generators is described, and a method for its fabrication, wherein in a pyramidal structure is formed by prefabricated segments, the structure comprising three rounded walls formed with circular segments, and three flat walls, formed with flat segments between the circular walls. One standard curved mold is used for the circular walls, and the flat walls are fabricated horizontally, over templates. | 02-05-2009 |
20090126284 | Arm connection for a structural member - A structural member and method with an improved arm connection is provided that allows quick connection of an arm to the structural member. Bolts are inserted through aligned apertures in first and second thru-vangs, as well as an abutting arm bracket. A securement member is inserted through an aperture in the bolts that is transverse to the bolts. Last, an arm is secured to the arm bracket for support of electrical conductors strung thereon. | 05-21-2009 |
20090211172 | PREASSEMBLED TOWER SECTION OF A WIND POWER PLANT - The present invention relates to a preassembled tower section of a wind power plant and a method of transporting a tower section of a wind power plant, the method comprising the steps providing the tower section at a preassembly site, preassembling at least one electronic subsystem of the wind power plant onto the tower section, transporting the preassembled tower section from the preassembly site to an installation site. In effect transport thereof is considerably simplified and a higher degree of modular design and preassembly is achieved. | 08-27-2009 |
20090211173 | COMPOSITE WIND TURBINE TOWER - A composite wind turbine tower, method for fabricating a composite wind tower and an apparatus for forming a composite wind tower. The tower includes a first layer and a second layer, each having a matrix material and a plurality of reinforcing fibers disposed in the matrix material. The tower further includes a core layer disposed intermediate to the first layer and the second layer. The tower is capable of being partially or fully fabricated on-site. | 08-27-2009 |
20090211174 | Telescopic support tower - A support tower for heavy loads or large structures such as a wind turbine generators, constructed of a plurality of telescopic tower sections with the outer lower tower section having a lower end supported from a foundation and at least one or more inner upper tower sections telescoped in an initial vertical nested relation within the outer lower tower section. The heavy load is mounted on an upper end of the inner upper tower section while in the initial vertical nested relation. The inner upper tower section or sections are then lifted upwardly to an extended tower height by lift mechanisms and the tower sections are secured in vertically extended position by inter-engaging wedge joint structure with bolt fasteners extending through mating wedge surfaces to retain the telescopic tower sections vertically extended and position the heavy load in a vertically elevated position. | 08-27-2009 |
20090249707 | SUPPORTING A WIND-DRIVEN ELECTRIC GENERATOR - Among other things, a nacelle of a wind-driven electric generator is supported by a structure that includes at least three legs that define a lower tower that is relatively broad at its lower end and rises to a relatively narrow waist, and a nacelle support that is relatively narrow at its lower end where it is attached to the waist and relatively broader at its upper end where it supports the nacelle. | 10-08-2009 |
20090266004 | COMPOSITE WIND TURBINE TOWER AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME - A method for fabricating a tower or component thereof for use with a wind turbine is disclosed. The method comprises weaving a fibrous tow in a shape corresponding to the shape of the tower or component to form a flexible textile preform; and laminating the flexible textile preform to form a composite shell. Also disclosed is a wind turbine assembly comprising a composite wind turbine tower and a wind turbine coupled to the tower. | 10-29-2009 |
20090293372 | FIXTURE FOR LOCATING WIND TURBINE EQUIPMENT ON FOUNDATION PRIOR TO TOWER INSTALLATION - A fixture is provided for locating wind turbine equipment on a foundation within an inner envelope for a wind turbine tower, prior to erecting the wind turbine tower. The fixture includes a mounting section, adapted to mate with guidepoints at predesignated locations on the wind turbine foundation; and a locating section, extending inward from the mounting section, adapted to locate the position for wind turbine equipment on the foundation for the wind turbine tower and within the inner envelope of the wind turbine tower. | 12-03-2009 |
20090300996 | SYSTEM FOR REINFORCING TOWERS AND THE LIKE - A system for reinforcing a tower is disclosed. The system includes a number of vertically elongated primary support risers. Each riser is attached to the tower at a series of spaced apart locations. | 12-10-2009 |
20090313912 | Concrete post with attachment rail - This invention relates generally to a concrete post having metal insert members cast therein at desired locations. The metal insert members accommodate common specialty fasteners that interlock within the insert member and thereby provide a quick and easy means for attaching electrical boxes and the like to the concrete post. | 12-24-2009 |
20090313913 | POLYMERIC CONCRETE FOR WIND GENERATOR TOWERS OR OTHER LARGE STRUCTURAL APPLICATONS - The present invention relates to towers for wind generators or other large structural applications and uses a new construction concept, based on polymeric concrete. Polymeric concrete is composed of thermosetting resin and aggregates such as sand or gravel. Polymeric concrete has low maintenance costs and exceptional high resistance to corrosion, thus justifying its main usage in non-structural applications. Additionally, polymeric concrete has been used as mortar in the rehabilitation of civil structures, especially retrofitting of bridges and heritage buildings. Its advantages for these applications are the adherence to the traditional materials, higher compressive strength than traditional concrete and low specific weight. The tower ( | 12-24-2009 |
20100005731 | Tower and wind turbine supporting structures and method for mounting the latter - A tower and wind turbine supporting structure which at least partially envelops the tower. The tower is of uniform cross sectional configuration throughout and has a plurality of outriggers. The outriggers are connected with the tower after the wind turbines and their supporting structure have been positioned at the base of the tower, raised to their point of attachment and secured in place. Individual foundation members for each vertical tower member and for each outrigger are in the form of micro piles. Another aspect of the method of the invention involves providing a tower of uniform cross section, positioning wind turbines and their supporting structures sequentially at the base of the tower, raising them and mounting them on the tower sequentially, and thereafter providing a plurality of outriggers and their foundations and attaching them to the tower. | 01-14-2010 |
20100024311 | WIND TURBINE ASSEMBLY WITH TOWER MOUNT - A wind turbine assembly is configured for standing on a foundation. The wind turbine assembly includes a wind turbine generator, and a tower having an upper end and a lower end. The tower is configured to support the wind turbine generator generally adjacent the upper end of the tower. The wind turbine assembly also includes a tower mount for supporting the tower. The tower mount has an upper end and a lower end. The upper end of the tower mount is connectable with the lower end of the tower and the lower end of the tower mount is mountable on the foundation to secure the wind turbine assembly on the foundation. The tower mount is tubular and has a height and an outer transverse cross-sectional dimension that is substantially greater than the height of the tower mount. The tower mount includes a plurality of circumferential segments that are connectable in generally end-to-end relationship to form the tubular tower mount. | 02-04-2010 |
20100058673 | TUBULAR-MEMBER FLANGE COUPLING - The production process is shortened and the manufacturing costs are reduced. The present invention is a tubular-member flange coupling ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100064598 | Power transmission tower - Disclosed is a power transmission tower, which includes a tower body; first through sixth main insulation arms connected by one end thereof to the tower body with an angle with the tower body, respectively, and arranged radially and symmetrically about the tower body in a longitudinal direction; and first through eighth auxiliary insulation arms for selectively connecting the other end of the first through sixth main insulation arms and the tower body so that each of the auxiliary insulation arms constitutes each side of an octagon. | 03-18-2010 |
20100071275 | Design for flangeless wind tower - A method for stiffening a wind turbine tower employing fingerplate assemblies on flangeless joints between adjacent tubular tower sections. The method includes limiting the intercan gap between adjacent end surfaces of the tower sections at the flangeless joints and selecting a number of fingerplates to fasten each flangeless joints to limit distortion. Establishing dimensions for the fingerplates may further minimize localized tower distortion. Selecting a material for the fingerplate with a lower Young's modulus than a material for the tubular section also results in reduced localized tower distortion. Attaching a coverplate to a top tubular section limits tip displacement for the tower. | 03-25-2010 |
20100115856 | Tower sector frame antenna mount - An improvement for an aluminum lattice sector frame of the type used for supporting wireless communications antennas and designed to be mounted on a communication tower, is provided. Mating extruded components are used to provide fixed connections which restrict relative rotation and translation between connected parts while presenting a round tubular outside cross-sectional profile thereby reducing the effective projected wind load area of the frame. The fixed component connections greatly reduce the overall deflection of the frame under applied combined dead, wind and ice loading. | 05-13-2010 |
20100126079 | WIND POWER PLANT AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A wind power plant includes a tower, the tower including at least one tower section provided with at least one flange and forming at least part of the wall of the tower. The power plant further includes an element provided with at least one flange and adapted to be installed adjacent the tower section. The tower section and the element have abutting flanges, the flanges being releasably interconnected by sets of bolts and nuts. At least one surface associated with each set of bolt and nut and facing away from the flanges is provided with a plurality of recesses for receiving projections of a tightening device. A method of joining a tower section and an adjacent element is also disclosed. | 05-27-2010 |
20100132269 | RAIL-TRANSPORTABLE WIND TURBINE TOWER - A tower is provided having a plurality of axial substantially tubular sections with an outer diameter no greater than a designated maximum diameter. At least one of the sections includes at least one reverse taper portion located near a base of the tower. The reverse taper portion has a first end, located near the base, having a first diameter. The reverse taper portion has a second end, opposed to the first end, having a second diameter. The first diameter is smaller than the second diameter. | 06-03-2010 |
20100170164 | WIND-POWER UNIT, A SUPPORTING PILLAR THEREFORE AND A USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a wind-power unit having a turbine having a vertical turbine shaft ( | 07-08-2010 |
20100281786 | EMBEDDABLE BREAKAWAY UTILITY POLE - An embeddable breakaway utility pole comprises separate upper and lower aluminum pole pieces, wherein the lower pole piece is to be embedded below ground surface. The upper and lower pole pieces are interconnected by a weld which defines a breakaway zone enabling the upper pole piece to break off the lower pole piece in response to vehicular impact. The weld can be connected to a backer ring which provides a guide surface that axially aligns the pole pieces. Alternatively, the pole can be formed of a single pole piece which is welded between its ends to form a weakened region that defines the breakaway zone. | 11-11-2010 |
20110088331 | Wind Turbine Tower, A Wind Turbine, A Wind Turbine Tower Elevator And A Method For Assembling A Wind Turbine Tower - The invention relates to a wind turbine tower comprising at least two annular tower rings placed vertically on top of each other. The wind turbine tower is characterized in that, a first tower ring overlaps at least a further tower ring of the at least two tower rings. The invention further relates to a wind turbine, a wind turbine tower elevator for use in a wind turbine tower and a method for assembling a wind turbine tower. | 04-21-2011 |
20110138699 | RESCUE KIT FOR A WIND TURBINE, A WALL FOR A WIND TURBINE, AND A PORTION OF A COMPARTMENT OF A WIND TURBINE - The present disclosure relates to a rescue kit for a wind turbine, the rescue kit including at least one flame resistant descent device including at least one flame resistant rope. Further, the present disclosure relates to a wall for a wind turbine, the wall having a first side adapted to be directed to a first space and a second side adapted to be directed to a second space different from the first space, wherein the wall includes at least one box for a rescue kit. Additionally, the present disclosure relates to a compartment portion of the wind turbine, the portion of the wind turbine including a rescue kit, including at least one flame resistant descent device, including at least one flame resistant rope. | 06-16-2011 |
20130008094 | MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT - A mounting arrangement | 01-10-2013 |
20130219805 | ADVANCED SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE INSTALLATION OF WIRE-CLIMBING LIFTING DEVICES ON HOLLOW TOWERS - An advanced system for the installation of wire-climbing lifting devices on hollow towers is presented. This system allows two positions easily alternated by the operator of the installation: a resting position, in which the wires ( | 08-29-2013 |
20140000180 | Yielding Post of Thin Sheet Metal and Method of Arranging Street Lighting | 01-02-2014 |
20140083022 | HYBRID TOWER STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR BUILDING THE SAME - A hybrid tower structure ( | 03-27-2014 |
20140215930 | TOWER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING TOWER STRUCTURE - A structure including at least two structural components arranged to form a channel therebetween, a post tensioning element configured to compress the at least two elements with respect to each other, and a thixotropic filler material located within the channel. | 08-07-2014 |
20140230343 | FLANGE ASSISTANT FOR CONNECTING ADJACENT TOWER SECTIONS - The invention describes a flange assistant for connecting adjacent tower sections, whereby each tower section comprises a tower section shell, a tower section flange, and a radius transition between the tower section shell and the tower section flange; wherein the flange assistant comprises an extension formed to complement the radius transition such that the flange assistant extends into a transition zone of a tower section. A tower section is disclosed for connecting adjacent tower sections, each comprising a tower section shell, a tower section flange, and a radius transition over a transition zone between the shell and flange, wherein the tower section connecting arrangement comprises at least one flange assistant and a number of fasteners to connect together the flanges and the flange assistants. | 08-21-2014 |
20140237908 | Method and Arrangements Relating to Foundation for Antenna Mast of Wireless Communication System - A method of building a foundation, a foundation element ( | 08-28-2014 |
20140237909 | Method and Arrangement Relating to Antenna Mast of Wireless Communication System - An antenna mast ( | 08-28-2014 |
20140331568 | BOLT CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR A WIND TURBINE LATTICE TOWER STRUCTURE - A bolt connection assembly is provided that is particularly well-suited for connecting structural members of a lattice tower structure for a wind turbine. The bolt connection assembly includes a bolt component having a head and a shaft and a structural bore component having a bore defined therethrough for receipt of the bolt component. The shaft includes a knurled surface such that the knurled surface defines an outermost shaft diameter. Moreover, the knurled surface includes a plurality of knurls, each defining a non-arcuate edge. The bore defines a bore diameter, wherein the outermost shaft diameter is greater than the bore diameter. In an assembled state of the bolt component and the structural bore component, the bolt component may be inserted within the bore such that the knurled surface may be deformed to friction fit within the bore diameter. | 11-13-2014 |
20150096240 | PRECAST CONCRETE DOWEL, WIND TURBINE TOWER COMPRISING SAID DOWEL, WIND TURBINE COMPRISING SAID TOWER AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAID WIND TURBINE - It allows simplificating the assembling of a wind turbine ( | 04-09-2015 |
20150361679 | Suspended Deck Systems, Kits, and Methods of Installing, Inspecting, and Repairing a Suspended Deck System - Suspended deck systems, kits, methods of installing a suspended deck system, and methods of inspecting and/or repairing a suspended deck system are described herein. An example embodiment of a suspended deck system comprises a plurality of bosses, a plurality of links, and a deck. Each boss of the plurality of bosses is attached to a tower section between the tower section first flange and the tower section second flange. Each link of the plurality of links has a link first end that is attached to a boss of the plurality of bosses and a link second end. The deck is attached to the link second end of each link of the plurality of links. | 12-17-2015 |
20150361685 | LATTICE TOWER - This invention relates to lattice tower for actuate under high load conditions, more particularly to lattice towers utilized for wind turbines and other applications comprising three metallic legs arranged in a triangular configuration around a vertical axis of the lattice tower, wherein each metallic leg has a closed cross-section profile, a distance between the center of metallic legs in a bottom portion of the tower is greater than 4 meters, an angle of inclination of a central longitudinal axis of each metallic leg in relation to the vertical axis of the tower is between −1.7 degree and +1.7 degrees, and the height of the lattice tower is greater than 60 meters, a plurality of bracing members and auxiliary bracing members and a support platform disposed at a top portion of the tower. | 12-17-2015 |
20160130832 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ERECTING TOWER WITH HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS - A method and apparatus for constructing a tower, where the apparatus may include a structure including a foundation including a plurality of hydraulic cylinders; a truss tower located on the foundation and configured to support a tower built on the foundation; and a controller configured to control extension and retraction of the hydraulic cylinders. | 05-12-2016 |