Platform assembly for a wind turbine tower

摘要

A modular platform assembly for a wind turbine tower includes a core platform sub-assembly having an underlying structural support grid. A plurality of platform extension panels are disposed circumferentially around at least a portion of a perimeter of the core platform sub-assembly. Support extensions are configured on the support grid at a plurality of circumferential positions around the core platform sub-assembly, with the platform extension panels supported by the support extension. The support extensions are mountable to a wall within a wind turbine tower and are variably positional on the support grid so at to vary the effective diameter of the support grid.

主权项

1. A modular platform assembly for a wind turbine tower, comprising:
a core platform sub-assembly, said core platform sub-assembly further comprising an underlying structural support grid; a plurality of platform extension panels disposed circumferentially around at least a portion of a perimeter of said core platform sub-assembly; radially extending support extensions configured on said underlying structural support grid at a plurality of circumferential positions around said core platform sub-assembly, each of said plurality of platform extension panels extending between and supported by two adjacent said support extensions, said support extensions mountable to a wall within the wind turbine tower at the plurality of circumferential positions for supporting said modular platform assembly relative to the wind turbine tower; said support extensions being variably positional on said underlying structural support grid so as to vary an effective diameter of said underlying structural support grid such that platform extension panels of varying sizes can be configured with a common said core platform sub-assembly at varying diameter positions within the wind turbine tower; and said support extensions slidable radially outward from terminal ends of said underlying structural support grid at the plurality of circumferential positions without extending above said underlying structural support grid such that said plurality of platform extension panels extend radially outward above said support extensions to adjacent the wall within the wind turbine tower.