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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Victor Donescu, Westford, MA (US);
Jacob Karottki Falk Andersen, Skanderborg, DK;
Erland Falk Hansen, Mørke, DK;
Inventors:
Victor Donescu, Westford, MA (US);
Jacob Karottki Falk Andersen, Skanderborg, DK;
Erland Falk Hansen, Mørke, DK;
Assignee:
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N., DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 11/04 (2006.01); F03D 80/50 (2016.01); E02B 17/00 (2006.01); E02B 17/02 (2006.01); F03D 80/80 (2016.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.01); E04H 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/50 (2016.05); E02B 17/0004 (2013.01); E02B 17/027 (2013.01); F03D 13/22 (2016.05); F03D 80/82 (2016.05); E02B 2017/0091 (2013.01); E04H 2012/006 (2013.01); F05B 2240/912 (2013.01); F05B 2240/95 (2013.01); Y02E 10/726 (2013.01); Y02E 10/727 (2013.01); Y02E 10/728 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wind turbine tower () is supported on a transition piece () that connects the tower () to a foundation and that defines a space () beneath the lower end of the tower (). Electronic components positioned within a removable module () in the lower portion of a wind turbine tower may be removed through a lower end of the tower for service or replacement.