Ge Vernova Infrastructure Technology LLC

Norman Arnold Turnquist

Gregory Edward Cooper

Xiaopeng Li

Christopher James Kenny

Roderick Mark Lusted

Xuele Qi

Biao Fang

Pascal Meyer

Jifeng Wang

Vic Arthur Randazzo

Ricardo Lopez

Omprakash Samudrala

A system for manufacturing a structure includes a supporting frame assembly moveable in a vertical direction of the structure. Further, the system includes an additive printing assembly secured to the supporting frame assembly. The additive printing assembly includes at least one printer head configured to dispense a first cementitious material. The system also includes a reinforcement dispensing assembly supported by the supporting frame assembly. Thus, the reinforcement dispensing assembly is configured to automatically and continuously dispense a plurality of reinforcing members as the structure is printed and built up via the at least one printer head and as the supporting frame assembly moves in the vertical direction.

Method for manufacturing wind turbine tower structure with embedded reinforcement elements

A tower structure particularly suited for a wind turbine includes a lower tower section formed of concrete and an upper tower section formed of steel. A transition system connects the upper tower section to the lower tower section, the transition system including a concrete component having a tubular wall with a base portion fixed on the lower tower section and a head portion connected to the upper tower section. The head portion extends radially outward beyond the upper tower section. A plurality of first tensioning tendons extend longitudinally at least partially through the tubular wall and are anchored to the concrete component at a top face of the head portion at locations radially outward of the upper tower section.

Wind turbine tower structure with transition system between sections thereof

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Norman Arnold Turnquist