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Support structure for a wind turbine

US11448192B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

RWE Renewables GmbH · DE

Inventors

Daniel Bartminn · Elmshorn, DE
Artur Czarnecki · Hamburg, DE
Benjamin Matlock · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 20, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 14, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/728
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Supporting structure, in particular for a wind power plant, having at least two sub-segments which are at least partially connected to one another and are respectively formed from a metal plate having a longitudinal extent and a width extent. The longitudinal extent being greater than the width extent, and the sub-segments each having longitudinal edges extending in longitudinal extent and being connected to one another at mutually abutting joint surfaces along the longitudinal edges by a welded joint respectively. The sub-segments respectively have end edges extending in width, the sub-segments being bent along their end edges respectively. The respective welded joint has in sections a thickness which is smaller than a wall thickness of the metal plate and in sections a thickness which corresponds at least to the wall thickness of the metal plate.

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