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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2009
Roger C. Knox, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Bryant A. Zavitz, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Kevin L. Kirkley, Atlanta, GA (US);
Roger C. Knox, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Bryant A. Zavitz, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Kevin L. Kirkley, Atlanta, GA (US);
Tindall Corporation, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and corresponding methodologies for providing a base support, such as including concrete, and used such as for a wind-driven generator. Precast concrete cylinders are stacked in place upon a platform that may be partially precast and partially cast in place during assembly and supported, in certain embodiments, by plural concrete legs, the other ends of which are supported on a unitary or subdivided concrete foundation. In other embodiments, the platform may be supported by ribbed concrete panels. The concrete cylinders are glued together using an epoxy and then secured by an internal vertical post tension system extending from the platform to the upper most cylinder. Methodologies and apparatus for fabrication of concrete structure used in constructing the base support are also disclosed, with a focus on staves and various ring piece constructions.