GB2497141B - A mast assembly and a method of installing a mast assembly - Google Patents

A mast assembly and a method of installing a mast assembly

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GB2497141B
GB2497141B GB1120807.1A GB201120807A GB2497141B GB 2497141 B GB2497141 B GB 2497141B GB 201120807 A GB201120807 A GB 201120807A GB 2497141 B GB2497141 B GB 2497141B
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strut
mast
mast assembly
connection points
installing
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GB2497141A (en
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John Moore
Murray Johnson
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WINDCROP Ltd
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WINDCROP Ltd
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    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • E04H12/20—Side-supporting means therefor, e.g. using guy ropes or struts
    • 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
    • F05B2240/913—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a stationary structure on a mast
    • 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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  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Wind Motors (AREA)
  • Mutual Connection Of Rods And Tubes (AREA)

Abstract

A mast assembly, preferably to support a wind turbine, comprises a hollow mast 10 having a base end and two opposed connection points 40a, 40b spaced from the base end; one or more supports 30a, 30b, 30c attached to the connection points 40a, 40b for supporting the mast body 10 and a compression strut 50 within the mast body 10 extending between the two connection points 40a, 40b and abutting an internal surface of the hollow mast. The strut may also extend through holes in the mast and connector plates may cover the strut holes and be held in place by the strut. The strut may be held in place by an interference fit or a screw thread on the strut and hole.
GB1120807.1A 2011-12-01 2011-12-01 A mast assembly and a method of installing a mast assembly Expired - Fee Related GB2497141B (en)

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GB201120807D0 GB201120807D0 (en) 2012-01-11
GB2497141A GB2497141A (en) 2013-06-05
GB2497141B true GB2497141B (en) 2013-12-18

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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB356811A (en) * 1929-07-25 1931-09-14 American Tubular Elevator Company
GB468403A (en) * 1936-03-13 1937-07-05 Polaris Ltd Improvements in and relating to tubular poles, masts and posts
US3986474A (en) * 1975-06-27 1976-10-19 Navtec, Inc. Boat stay fastening
WO2001034458A1 (en) * 1999-11-09 2001-05-17 Bsi. A/S Fastening arrangement for fastening stays or shrouds to a boat mast

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB356811A (en) * 1929-07-25 1931-09-14 American Tubular Elevator Company
GB468403A (en) * 1936-03-13 1937-07-05 Polaris Ltd Improvements in and relating to tubular poles, masts and posts
US3986474A (en) * 1975-06-27 1976-10-19 Navtec, Inc. Boat stay fastening
WO2001034458A1 (en) * 1999-11-09 2001-05-17 Bsi. A/S Fastening arrangement for fastening stays or shrouds to a boat mast

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