Vestas Wind Systems A/s

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Frederik Rytter

Michael Lundgaard Bitsch

Thomas Ingemann Nielsen

A jacket type wind turbine foundation (jacket) for supporting a wind turbine tower comprises a jacket support structure configured to transfer loads from the tower to the seabed. A transition piece constituting the top part of the jacket is configured to transfer the loads and weight of the tower to a jacket support structure, having legs supported by a bracing system of cross members. Each leg is bolted to the transition piece, which comprises one or more cast transition piece segments, a floor, a centrally arranged entrance configured to allow access to the transition piece for staff and/or equipment, and one connection portion for each leg. Each connection portion is attached to a leg at a joint arranged at a level below the level of the floor of the transition piece.

Jacket type wind turbine foundation and methods for construction thereof

A cable interface system () for connecting internal cabling of a wind power facility (), the cable interface system () comprising: a tower interface () associated with a tower () of the wind power facility (), the tower interface comprising a support structure () that is arranged to support a set of tower cables () in a fixed configuration; a nacelle interface () associated with a nacelle () of the wind power facility (), the nacelle interface comprising a support structure () that is arranged to support a set of nacelle cables () in a fixed configuration; wherein the tower interface () is dockable with the nacelle interface () so that each tower cable () generally aligns with and can be joined to a corresponding nacelle cable ().

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Randers, Denmark

Frederik Rytter