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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2016
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Wind Tower Technologies, Llc, Boulder, CO (US);
James D. Lockwood, Boulder, CO (US);
Matthew J. Chase, Windsor, CO (US);
Luis E. Carbonell, Deltona, FL (US);
SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY, INC., Orlando, FL (US);
WIND TOWER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
An equipment tower includes a foundation, a cast-in-place concrete plinth extending vertically from the foundation, and a tower portion extending vertically from the plinth. The equipment tower is constructed at a site having a set of tower specific parameters, and at least one dimension of the plinth is selected based on a tower specific parameter. For example, a height of the plinth may be selected to achieve a desired elevation of the topmost surface of the plinth, so that two towers having identical tower segments will have a common equipment height in spite of variations in their respective foundation elevations due to variations in local ground level. Moreover, the cast-in-place plinth may be designed to include a door opening large enough to accommodate equipment to be installed within the tower.