EP3247848A4 - Tower and method for constructing a tower - Google Patents

Tower and method for constructing a tower Download PDF

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EP3247848A4
EP3247848A4 EP16735539.5A EP16735539A EP3247848A4 EP 3247848 A4 EP3247848 A4 EP 3247848A4 EP 16735539 A EP16735539 A EP 16735539A EP 3247848 A4 EP3247848 A4 EP 3247848A4
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EP3247848A1 (en
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Bryant ZAVITZ
William Lowndes Iii
Kevin KIRKLEY
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Tindall Corp
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Priority claimed from PCT/US2016/012833 external-priority patent/WO2016112376A1/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H12/00—Towers; Masts or poles; Chimney stacks; Water-towers; Methods of erecting such structures
    • E04H12/34—Arrangements for erecting or lowering towers, masts, poles, chimney stacks, or the like
    • E04H12/342—Arrangements for stacking tower sections on top of each other
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02D—FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
    • E02D27/00—Foundations as substructures
    • E02D27/32—Foundations for special purposes
    • E02D27/42—Foundations for poles, masts or chimneys
    • E02D27/425—Foundations for poles, masts or chimneys specially adapted for wind motors masts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H12/00—Towers; Masts or poles; Chimney stacks; Water-towers; Methods of erecting such structures
    • E04H12/16—Prestressed structures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D13/00—Assembly, mounting or commissioning of wind motors; Arrangements specially adapted for transporting wind motor components
    • F03D13/20—Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D13/00—Assembly, mounting or commissioning of wind motors; Arrangements specially adapted for transporting wind motor components
    • F03D13/20—Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors
    • F03D13/22—Foundations specially adapted for wind motors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H12/00—Towers; Masts or poles; Chimney stacks; Water-towers; Methods of erecting such structures
    • E04H12/02—Structures made of specified materials
    • E04H12/08—Structures made of specified materials of metal
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
    • F05B2240/91—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure
    • F05B2240/912—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure on a tower
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/728—Onshore wind turbines

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Wind Motors (AREA)
EP16735539.5A 2015-01-09 2016-01-11 Tower and method for constructing a tower Withdrawn EP3247848A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201562101617P 2015-01-09 2015-01-09
PCT/US2016/012833 WO2016112376A1 (en) 2015-01-09 2016-01-11 Tower and method for constructing a tower

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EP3247848A1 EP3247848A1 (en) 2017-11-29
EP3247848A4 true EP3247848A4 (en) 2018-12-19

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Citations (11)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1050130A (en) * 1912-05-03 1913-01-14 George C Harvey Concrete structure.
US5038540A (en) * 1981-11-20 1991-08-13 Krautz Alfons O Sectional smokestack
WO2003069099A1 (en) * 2002-02-12 2003-08-21 Mecal Applied Mechanics B.V. Wind turbine
US6705058B1 (en) * 1999-02-12 2004-03-16 Newmark International Inc. Multiple-part pole
DE202005010398U1 (en) * 2004-10-11 2005-09-22 Inneo 21, S.L. Improved structure of a modular tower for wind turbines and other applications
EP1767729A1 (en) * 2005-09-23 2007-03-28 Sika Technology AG Tower structure
EP2253782A1 (en) * 2009-05-19 2010-11-24 Pacadar S.A. Support structure for a wind turbine and procedure to erect the support structure
EP2273020A1 (en) * 2009-06-29 2011-01-12 BEVER Gesellschaft für Befestigungsteile- Verbindungselemente mbH Two-piece air layer anchor
DE102010039796A1 (en) * 2010-06-14 2011-12-15 Max Bögl Bauunternehmung GmbH & Co. KG Tower with an adapter piece and method of making a tower with an adapter piece
WO2013149619A1 (en) * 2012-04-04 2013-10-10 Forida Development A/S Wind turbine comprising a tower part of an ultra-high performance fiber reinforced composite
EP2738322A1 (en) * 2012-11-29 2014-06-04 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Tower structure

Patent Citations (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1050130A (en) * 1912-05-03 1913-01-14 George C Harvey Concrete structure.
US5038540A (en) * 1981-11-20 1991-08-13 Krautz Alfons O Sectional smokestack
US6705058B1 (en) * 1999-02-12 2004-03-16 Newmark International Inc. Multiple-part pole
WO2003069099A1 (en) * 2002-02-12 2003-08-21 Mecal Applied Mechanics B.V. Wind turbine
DE202005010398U1 (en) * 2004-10-11 2005-09-22 Inneo 21, S.L. Improved structure of a modular tower for wind turbines and other applications
EP1767729A1 (en) * 2005-09-23 2007-03-28 Sika Technology AG Tower structure
EP2253782A1 (en) * 2009-05-19 2010-11-24 Pacadar S.A. Support structure for a wind turbine and procedure to erect the support structure
EP2273020A1 (en) * 2009-06-29 2011-01-12 BEVER Gesellschaft für Befestigungsteile- Verbindungselemente mbH Two-piece air layer anchor
DE102010039796A1 (en) * 2010-06-14 2011-12-15 Max Bögl Bauunternehmung GmbH & Co. KG Tower with an adapter piece and method of making a tower with an adapter piece
WO2013149619A1 (en) * 2012-04-04 2013-10-10 Forida Development A/S Wind turbine comprising a tower part of an ultra-high performance fiber reinforced composite
EP2738322A1 (en) * 2012-11-29 2014-06-04 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Tower structure

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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See also references of WO2016112376A1 *

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