"Transportable Wind Turbine Tower"

Abstract: A tower (102) having a plurality of axial sections is provided. The tower includes at least one lower axial section (400, 600) having a non-circular cross-section in at least a portion thereof. The lower axial section (400, 600) is located near a bottom of the tower (102). At least one upper axial section (133) has a substantially circular cross-section in at least a portion thereof, and is located near a top of the tower (102). The tower has a cross-sectional profile that transitions from the non-circular cross-section to the substantially circular cross-section, and an outer diameter of the tower is less than a designated maximum diameter.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

15 October 2010

Publication Number

40/2013

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. BAGEPALLI BHARAT S.

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

2. ZHAO RICHARD L.

1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027 U.S.A.

3. KARACA HUESEYIN

HOLSTERFELD 16, NIEDERSACHSEN 48499 SALZBERGEN, GERMANY.

4. PAURA INGO

HOLSTERFELD 16, NIEDERSACHSEN 48499 SALZBERGEN, GERMANY.

5. DEAN NATHANIEL S.

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

Specification

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	2465-del-2010-abstract.pdf	2011-08-21
1	2465-DEL-2010-Form-3-(09-02-2011).pdf	2011-02-09
2	2465-DEL-2010-Correspondence-Others-(09-02-2011).pdf	2011-02-09
2	2465-del-2010-assignment.pdf	2011-08-21
3	2465-del-2010-gpa.pdf	2011-08-21
3	2465-del-2010-claims.pdf	2011-08-21
4	2465-del-2010-correspondence-other.pdf	2011-08-21
4	2465-del-2010-form-5.pdf	2011-08-21
5	2465-del-2010-form-3.pdf	2011-08-21
5	2465-del-2010-description (complete).pdf	2011-08-21
6	2465-del-2010-form-2.pdf	2011-08-21
6	2465-del-2010-drawings.pdf	2011-08-21
7	2465-del-2010-form-1.pdf	2011-08-21
8	2465-del-2010-form-2.pdf	2011-08-21
8	2465-del-2010-drawings.pdf	2011-08-21
9	2465-del-2010-form-3.pdf	2011-08-21
9	2465-del-2010-description (complete).pdf	2011-08-21
10	2465-del-2010-correspondence-other.pdf	2011-08-21
10	2465-del-2010-form-5.pdf	2011-08-21
11	2465-del-2010-claims.pdf	2011-08-21
11	2465-del-2010-gpa.pdf	2011-08-21
12	2465-DEL-2010-Correspondence-Others-(09-02-2011).pdf	2011-02-09
12	2465-del-2010-assignment.pdf	2011-08-21
13	2465-DEL-2010-Form-3-(09-02-2011).pdf	2011-02-09
13	2465-del-2010-abstract.pdf	2011-08-21