System for erecting a tower and corresponding method
US12092074B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for assembling a tower for a wind generator having a succession of subsections (Si). The system including: a plurality of lifting legs, a lifting structure vertically movable on the lifting legs, the lifting structure including a rigid lifting frame for holding the tower under assembly, the lifting frame including load transfer members and the lifting structure including self-climbing mechanisms interacting between the load transfer members and the lifting legs for elevating or lowering the lifting structure, and at least a first set of gripping arms movable relative to the lifting frame between a retracted configuration and a gripping configuration.
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