Tower assembly system for wind turbines and method thereof

摘要

The present invention relates to a tower assembly system, a method of assembling a wind turbine tower and a wind turbine thereof. Three or more guidance devices may be mounted to a mounting flange in the upper end of a lower tower section and/or in the lower end of an upper tower section. The guidance device comprises a contact surface for contacting a mating contact surface on the opposite tower section. The guidance device comprises a mounting flange for mounting the device to the mounting flange of the tower section using fastening means. This allows the guidance devices to catch and guide the free hanging tower section into the correct position on the stationary tower section. This enables the assembly time to be reduced with up to 50% compared with the present assembly methods. The guidance devices allow the workers to guide the free hanging tower section into position from the ground.

主权项

1. A tower assembly system for a wind turbine, where the system comprises:
a first tower section having a first upper end connected to a first lower end facing away from the first upper end, wherein the first lower end comprises a first flange having multiple first holes configured to receive fastening means for mounting to a second tower section, and comprises a first contact surface for contacting a second contact surface on the second tower section; the second tower section having a second upper end connected to a second lower end facing away from the second upper end, wherein the second upper end comprises the second contact surface and a second flange having multiple second holes configured to receive the fastening means; wherein at least one guidance device is configured to be coupled to one of the two ends of the tower sections, wherein the guidance device comprises a guiding element connected to mounting means configured to be mounted to the flange of that tower section, which mounting means comprises a third contact surface for contacting a fourth contact surface on the flange facing away from the contact surface of that flange, and wherein the guiding element has a third end and a fourth end where the third end extends out from the end of that tower section when the guidance device is mounted to the flange of that tower section; and wherein the fourth end is connected to the third end and faces away from the third end, and further wherein the fourth end comprises a plate having a fifth contact surface for contacting the inner surface of the tower section when mounted.