Segment for a Tower, Tower Constructed from Tower Segments, Element for a segment for a Tower, Method for the Pre-Assembly of segments for a Tower, Method for the Assembly of a Tower Containing Segments

Abstract

A segment for a tower containing a number of longitudinal corner elements ( 2 ), with protruding flanges ( 3 a, 3 b ) at the bottom and top end, by which the flanges protrude in opposite directions, and the corner elements being interconnected by cross bars ( 4 ), the bottom flanges being located in a bottom plane (BOT), and the top flanges in a top plane (TOP), the flanges ( 3 b ) at the bottom side being directed outward, and the flanges at the top ( 3 a ) being directed inward.

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         15 . A segment for a tower, the segment comprising a number of longitudinal corner elements with flanges which protrude sideways in opposite directions and extend in planes transverse to the longitudinal direction at bottom and top ends of the corner elements, the corner elements being interconnected by cross bars, the bottom flanges being directed outward and located in a bottom plane transverse to the longitudinal direction, and the top flanges being directed inward and located in a top plane transverse to the longitudinal direction. 
     
     
         16 . The segment of  claim 15  wherein the segment contains 3, 4, 5 or 6 corner elements. 
     
     
         17 . The segment of  claim 15  wherein the longitudinal corner element includes cylindrical tubes, with the flanges at both ends, the flanges protruding sideways by a distance larger than the tube diameter. 
     
     
         18 . The segment of  claim 17  wherein the segment contains 3, 4, 5 or 6 corner elements. 
     
     
         19 . The segment of  claim 17  wherein the corner elements include stiffener plates between the tube and the flanges. 
     
     
         20 . The segment of  claim 17  wherein the flanges are attached to the tube element in a position substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal tube axis. 
     
     
         21 . The segment of  claim 20  wherein the corner elements are equipped with stiffener plates between the tube and the flanges. 
     
     
         22 . A corner element for a segment for a tower, the corner element comprising flanges extending in planes transverse to the longitudinal direction at top and bottom ends of the corner element, the flanges protruding sideways in opposite directions. 
     
     
         23 . The corner element of  claim 22  including stiffener plates for the flanges. 
     
     
         24 . The corner element of  claim 22  wherein including a cylindrical tube element, the flanges are attached to the tube element in positions substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal tube axis. 
     
     
         25 . The corner element of  claim 24  wherein the corner element is equipped with stiffener plates for the flanges. 
     
     
         26 . A construction kit for a segment for a tower, the construction kit comprising:
 a number of longitudinal corner elements with flanges which protrude sideways in opposite directions and extend in planes transverse to the longitudinal direction at bottom and top ends of the corner elements; and   cross bars for the interconnection of the corner elements.   
     
     
         27 . The construction kit of  claim 26 , wherein the corner elements and the cross bars are packed and transported in a container. 
     
     
         28 . The construction kit of  claim 26 , wherein the container is one of a standard forty-feet sea container, an equivalent transport frame and flat bed trailer. 
     
     
         29 . A tower comprising at least two tower segments each including a number of longitudinal corner elements with flanges which protrude sideways in opposite directions and extend in planes transverse to the longitudinal direction, the segments being interconnected by the segment flanges. 
     
     
         30 . A method comprising the steps of:
 providing a number of tower segments including a number of corner elements with flanges which protrude sideways in opposite directions and extend in planes transverse to the longitudinal direction at bottom and top ends, the bottom flanges being directed outward and located in a bottom plane transverse to the longitudinal direction, and the top flanges being directed inward and located in a top plane transverse to the longitudinal direction; and   pre-assembling a number of segments with different base section into each other.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 30  further including the steps of:
 mounting the pre-assembled tower segments on top of each other; and   interconnecting the mounted segments by the flanges.   
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31  wherein the corner elements are interconnected by cross bars. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32  wherein each corner element contains cylindrical tubes, the flanges being at both ends of the tubes and protruding sideways by a distance larger than the tube diameter. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33  wherein the corner elements include stiffener plates between the tube and the flanges.