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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2019
Vestas Wind Systems A/s, Aarhus N., DK;
Peter Sigfred Mortensen, Risskov, DK;
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus N, DK;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a preassembly system comprising a support arrangement and a plurality of tower structures each having a mean diameter, D, wherein said plurality of tower structures are placed vertically on the support arrangement during preassembly and/or storage, the support arrangement comprising a set of attachments means for each tower structure, said attachment means being configured for positioning said plurality of tower structures with a mutual distance, a, wherein the ratio a/D is below 2.3, such as below 2.2, such as below 2.1, such as below 2.0 in order to reduce loads on the plurality of tower structures due to Vortex shedding while being secured to the preassembly system. The present invention further relates an associated method and a sea going vessel for transporting a plurality of vertically oriented tower structures.