Title:
EQUIPMENT TOWER HAVING A CONCRETE PLINTH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/039923
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An equipment tower (100) includes a foundation (102), a cast-in-place concrete plinth (120) extending vertically from the foundation, and a tower portion (104, 106, 108) extending vertically from the plinth. The equipment tower is constructed at a site having a set of tower specific parameters, and at least one dimension of the plinth is selected based on a tower specific parameter. For example, a height (134) of the plinth may be selected to achieve a desired elevation of the topmost surface (138) of the plinth, so that two towers (170, 172) having identical tower segments (105, 107, 109) will have a common equipment height (A) in spite of variations in their respective foundation elevations due to variations in local ground level (128). Moreover, the cast-in-place plinth may be designed to include a door opening (140) large enough to accommodate equipment to be installed within the tower.
Inventors:
CARBONELL LUIS E (US)
LOCKWOOD JAMES D (US)
CHASE MATTHEW J (US)
LOCKWOOD JAMES D (US)
CHASE MATTHEW J (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2016/045223
Publication Date:
May 04, 2017
Filing Date:
August 03, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SIEMENS ENERGY INC (US)
WIND TOWER TECH LLC (US)
WIND TOWER TECH LLC (US)
International Classes:
F03D13/25; E02D27/42; F03D13/20
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2015051926A1 | 2015-04-16 |
Foreign References:
| EP2390421A2 | 2011-11-30 | |||
| EP2728179A1 | 2014-05-07 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SARTOR, William David (US)
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