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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2020
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Norman Arnold Turnquist, Carlisle, NY (US);
Xiaopeng Li, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christopher James Kenny, Schoharie, NY (US);
Gregory Edward Cooper, Greenfield Center, NY (US);
Biao Fang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Pascal Meyer, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a tower structure includes providing an additive printing device having at least one printer head atop a support surface. The method also includes positioning a pre-fabricated component adjacent to the support surface. The pre-fabricated component is constructed of a composite material reinforced with a plurality of reinforcement members. Further, portions of the plurality of reinforcement members protrude from the composite material. Moreover, the method includes printing and depositing, via the at least one printer head, a cementitious material onto the support surface to build up the tower structure layer by layer around the pre-fabricated component. Thus, the portions of the plurality of reinforcement members that protrude from the composite material reinforce the cementitious material around the pre-fabricated component.