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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2018
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Biao Fang, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Norman Arnold Turnquist, Carlisle, NY (US);

Gregory Edward Cooper, Greenfield Center, NY (US);

Pascal Meyer, Burnt Hills, NY (US);

Assignee:

GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B28B 1/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); E04H 12/12 (2006.01); E04H 12/34 (2006.01); F03D 13/10 (2016.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.01); G01P 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B28B 1/001 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); E04H 12/12 (2013.01); E04H 12/341 (2013.01); F03D 13/10 (2016.05); F03D 13/20 (2016.05); F05B 2230/50 (2013.01); F05B 2280/702 (2013.01); G01P 13/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for manufacturing a tower structure of a wind turbine at a wind turbine site. The method includes determining an optimized shape of the tower structure based on one or more site parameters. Further, the optimized shape of the tower structure is non-symmetrical. In a further step, the method include printing, via an additive printing device, the optimized shape of the tower structure of the wind turbine at the wind turbine site, at least in part, of a cementitious material. In addition, the method includes allowing the cementitious material to cure so as to form the tower structure of the wind turbine.


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