Reactec Limited

Xi Engineering Consultants Limited

Donald Black

Mark-Paul Buckingham

John Paul McKeown

Charles Keepax

Brett Marmo

Barry Carruthers

Tim Kent

Stephen Dickson

John Paul Mckeown

The present invention relates to a tower () configured to support a wind turbine (). The tower () comprises a mass assembly () suspended by suspension apparatus () from the tower () such that the mass assembly () is movable to and fro in relation to the tower. The tower () also comprises at least one coupling apparatus mechanically coupled to the mass assembly () and to the tower (), the coupling apparatus being operable to couple energy between the mass assembly and the tower as the mass assembly () moves to and fro.

Windturbine support tower with pendulum-damping means

The present invention relates to an attachment arrangement that comprises a body, an attachment component and a fastener. One of the body () and the attachment component defines a protrusion () and the other of the body () and the attachment component defines a recess configured to receive the protrusion (). The fastener is operative to resist separation of the body () and the attachment component when the protrusion () is received in the recess. Each of the protrusion () and the recess defines a surface profile () with the surface profiles cooperating with each other to force the body () and the attachment component progressively apart from each other against the operation of the fastener as the body () and the attachment component are rotated in relation to each other when the protrusion () is received in the recess. The body () and the attachment component are rotated about an axis that extends in substantially a same direction as a direction in which the body () and the attachment component move together and apart when the protrusion () is being received in and removed from the recess.

Attachment arrangement

The present invention relates to hand held tool monitoring apparatus (). The hand held tool monitoring apparatus () comprises a mount, which in use of the hand held tool monitoring apparatus forms part of a hand held tool (), and a monitoring component () configured to be releasably attached to the mount. The monitoring component () comprises an operative part of the hand held tool monitoring apparatus () and the hand held tool monitoring apparatus further comprises a vibration sensor and a timer. The vibration sensor is operable to sense vibration of the hand held tool () and to provide a vibration signal in response to sensed vibration when the monitoring component is attached to the mount. The timer is operative in dependence on the vibration signal to record a duration of vibration of the hand held tool ().

System, methods and apparatus for monitoring via a hand held tool

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