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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Lawrence Donald Willey, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Shu Ching Quek, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Danian Zheng, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence Donald Willey, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Shu Ching Quek, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Danian Zheng, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 81/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for fabricating a tower or component thereof for use with a wind turbine is disclosed. The method comprises weaving a fibrous tow in a shape corresponding to the shape of the tower or component to form a flexible textile preform; and laminating the flexible textile preform to form a composite shell. Also disclosed is a wind turbine assembly comprising a composite wind turbine tower and a wind turbine coupled to the tower.