Reinforcement System For Wind Turbine Tower

Abstract: A reinforcement system (50) and a method for reinforcing a tower (12) of a wind turbine (10) are disclosed. The method includes providing a tower (12), the tower (12) comprising at least one generally cylindrical tower section (20), the at least one tower section (20) having an exterior wall (22) and an interior wall (24) defining a height (26) and a thickness (28) there between. The method further includes performing a structural analysis of the tower (12) to identify potential load limiting locations and, after performing the structural analysis, mounting at least one reinforcing member (60) to the interior wall (24) of the at least one tower section (20) to reinforce the at least one tower section (20) at the potential load limiting locations.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

19 December 2011

Publication Number

05/2013

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Status

Email

Parent Application

Applicants

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

1 RIVER ROAD, SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK 12345, U.S.A.

Inventors

1. FANG, BIAO

1 RIVER ROAD, SCHENECTADY, NY 12345, USA

2. WALTHERS, RUSSELL EARLE

1 RIVER ROAD SCHENECTADY, NY 12345, USA

3. TICHICH, NICHOLAS ALIE

1 RIVER ROAD, SCHENECTADY, NY 12345, USA

4. OLSON, MICHELLE LEA

1055 MISSION COURT FREEMONT, CA 94539, USA

5. BRZEZINSKI, RONALD JOHN

1 RIVER ROAD, SCHENECTADY, NY 12345, USA

Specification

NA

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	3717-del-2011-Abstract.pdf	2012-06-27
1	3717-del-2011-Correspondence Others-(09-04-2012).pdf	2012-04-09
2	3717-del-2011-Form-3-(21-05-2012).pdf	2012-05-21
2	3717-del-2011-Assignment.pdf	2012-06-27
3	3717-del-2011-Correspondence Others-(21-05-2012).pdf	2012-05-21
3	3717-del-2011-Claims.pdf	2012-06-27
4	3717-del-2011-Correspondence-Others.pdf	2012-06-27
4	3717-del-2011-GPA.pdf	2012-06-27
5	3717-del-2011-Form-5.pdf	2012-06-27
5	3717-del-2011-Description (Complete).pdf	2012-06-27
6	3717-del-2011-Form-3.pdf	2012-06-27
6	3717-del-2011-Drawings.pdf	2012-06-27
7	3717-del-2011-Form-2.pdf	2012-06-27
7	3717-del-2011-Form-1.pdf	2012-06-27
8	3717-del-2011-Form-2.pdf	2012-06-27
8	3717-del-2011-Form-1.pdf	2012-06-27
9	3717-del-2011-Form-3.pdf	2012-06-27
9	3717-del-2011-Drawings.pdf	2012-06-27
10	3717-del-2011-Description (Complete).pdf	2012-06-27
10	3717-del-2011-Form-5.pdf	2012-06-27
11	3717-del-2011-Correspondence-Others.pdf	2012-06-27
11	3717-del-2011-GPA.pdf	2012-06-27
12	3717-del-2011-Correspondence Others-(21-05-2012).pdf	2012-05-21
12	3717-del-2011-Claims.pdf	2012-06-27
13	3717-del-2011-Form-3-(21-05-2012).pdf	2012-05-21
13	3717-del-2011-Assignment.pdf	2012-06-27
14	3717-del-2011-Correspondence Others-(09-04-2012).pdf	2012-04-09
14	3717-del-2011-Abstract.pdf	2012-06-27