Tower section arrangement for a guyed tower of a wind turbine, guyed wind turbine tower, wind turbine and method for assembling a wind turbine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11971012-B2
Application number	US-202117228875-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2021
Priority date	May 12, 2020
Publication date	Apr 30, 2024
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024

Abstract

Provided is a tower section arrangement for a guyed tower of a wind turbine, the tower section arrangement including: a tower section including a wall having an outer surface with a circumference, at least two brackets attached to the outer surface of the wall at different locations on its circumference, and at least two stay cables, wherein each stay cable is connected at its first end to one of the brackets and is configured for connection at its second end to a cable foundation, and wherein an angle (α) between each stay cable and a tangent to the outer circumference at the respective bracket has, in a top view of the erected wind turbine, a value of 90° when the respective stay cable is guyed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A tower section arrangement for a guyed tower of a wind turbine, the tower section arrangement comprising:
a tower section including a wall comprising an outer surface with a circumference;
at least two brackets attached to the outer surface of the wall at different locations on the circumference, wherein each of the at least two brackets comprises a single plate structure extending vertically between a first cross member and a second cross-member, the first cross member and the second cross-member being physically connected to the single plate structure and extending laterally from the single plate structure to adapt to a curvature of the tower section;
at least two stay cables;
wherein each stay cable is connected at a first end to one of the at least two brackets and is configured for connection at a second end to a cable foundation;
wherein an angle (a) between each stay cable and a tangent to the circumference at the respective bracket has, in a top view of the erected wind turbine, a value of 90° when the respective stay cable is guyed.

2. The tower section arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two brackets are attached to the outer surface of the wall by bolts.

3. The tower section arrangement according to claim 2 , comprising attachment means welded to the outer surface of the wall, wherein the at least two brackets are bolted to the attachment means.

4. The tower section arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein the wall includes wall through holes, and the at least two brackets are bolted to the outer surface of the wall by bolts inserted through the wall through holes.

5. The tower section arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two brackets are welded to the outer surface of the wall.

6. The tower section arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein:
each of the single plate structures is arranged, in a top view of the erected wind turbine, at an angle (α) of 90° with respect to a tangent to the circumference at the respective plate-like structure,
each of the single plate structures comprises a bracket through hole in a direction parallel to the tangent; and
each of the bracket through holes is configured for connection with the first end of the respective stay cable.

7. The tower section arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein:
each of the at least two stay cables is connected at the first end with a clevis comprising two clevis through holes,
each clevis is arranged such that the two clevis through holes and the respective bracket through hole are aligned with each other; and
each of the at least two stay cables is connected to one of the brackets by a pin being inserted through the respective two clevis through holes and the respective bracket through hole.

8. The tower section arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the tower section comprises one or more reinforcement elements at an inner surface of the wall and opposite the at least two brackets attached at the outer surface of the wall.

9. The tower section arrangement according to claim 1 , comprising:
three stay cables; and
three brackets attached to the outer surface of the wall and arranged at intervals corresponding to angles (β) of 120° along the circumference.

10. A wind turbine tower configured for being guyed by stay cables, the tower comprising the tower section arrangement according to claim 1 .

11. A wind turbine, comprising:
the wind turbine tower according to claim 10 ; and
at least two cable foundations;
wherein each of at least two stay cables of the tower section arrangement of the tower is connected at the first end to a bracket of the tower section of the tower section arrangement, and is connected at the second end to one of the cable foundations,
each of the at least two stay cables is guyed between the respective bracket and the respective cable foundation; and
an angle (α) between each stay cable and a tangent to an outer circumference of the wall at the respective bracket has, in a top view of the erected wind turbine, a value of 90°.

12. A method for assembling a wind turbine, comprising the steps of:
a) providing a tower section, the tower section including at least two brackets attached to an outer surface of a tower section wall and at different locations on a circumference, the at least two brackets each comprising a single plate structure extending vertically between a first cross member and a second cross-member, the first cross member and the second cross-member being physically connected to the single plate structure and extending laterally from the single plate structure to adapt to a curvature of the tower section;
b) connecting at least two stay cables to the at least two brackets, wherein an angle between each stay cable and a tangent to the circumference at the respective bracket has, in a top view of an erected wind turbine, a value of 90° when the respective stay cable is guyed; and
c) lifting the tower section with the attached stay cables onto a further already erected tower section.

13. The method according to claim 12 , including, before step a), the step of attaching the at least two brackets to the tower section at an erection site of the wind turbine.

14. The method according to claim 12 , including, after step c), the step of connecting each of the at least two stay cables to a cable foundation.

15. The method according to claim 14 , including the step of tensioning the at least two stay cables.

Assignees

• Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Innovation & Technology SL

Inventors

• Saez Anthonisen Aitor

Classifications

• F03D13/22 Primary

  Foundations specially adapted for wind motors · CPC title

• F05B2230/61

  using auxiliary equipment for lifting or holding · CPC title

• F05B2240/912

  on a tower · CPC title

• F05B2260/301

  Retaining bolts or nuts · CPC title

• F03D13/20 Primary

  Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors · CPC title