CONNECTION BETWEEN A WIND TURBINE TOWER AND ITS FOUNDATION

• Main Authors: CARRIL GONZÁLEZ JOSÉ RAMÓN, HERNANDO ARAGÓN ALVARO, MARTÍNEZ CAMARERO ENRIQUE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.05.2015
• Subjects: BLASTING; BUILDING; BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; CEILINGS; EMBANKMENTS; EXCAVATIONS; FENCING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FLOORS; FOUNDATIONS; GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; HEATING; HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; MASTS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER; ROOFS; SOIL SHIFTING; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; WEAPONS; WIND MOTORS; WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS

The invention relates to a connection between a tower (7) of a wind generator and its foundation established by an interface formed by flexible elements independent from one another which are formed by a series of tensioned cables (1). Each of these cables is located inside vertical housing means (4) which are embedded in the foundation. The invention also relates to a method of execution of the connection between a tower (7) of a wind generator and its foundation (8), comprising a series of stages, some of which vary depending on whether or not the foundation (8) has central lightweighting. It also generates variation in some aspect if the tower is made of metal or concrete and, in this case, if the tensioning cables of the tower are common to or independent of those of the connection.