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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2021
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Norman Arnold Turnquist, Carlisle, NY (US);
Gregory Edward Cooper, Greenfield Center, NY (US);
Xiaopeng Li, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christopher James Kenny, Schoharie, NY (US);
Biao Fang, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Pascal Meyer, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for manufacturing a tower structure. Accordingly, one or more layers of a wall element are deposited with a printhead assembly. At least one recess is defined in the wall element. The recess(es) has a single, circumferential opening positioned along an inner reference curve or an outer reference curve of the wall element. The recess(es) also has a depth which extends in a radial direction and intersects a midline reference curve. A reinforcing element is placed entirely within the recess(es) at the midline reference curve.