SUPPORT TOWER FOR USE WITH A WIND TURBINE AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING SUPPORT TOWER

摘要

A lattice tower (12) for use with a wind turbine (10) is provided. The lattice tower includes at least one support extending from a supporting surface (14), at least one cross-support member (42) coupled to the support to form the lattice tower, and a reinforcement assembly (62) coupled to the support to transfer at least a portion of a bending load and a torsional load induced to the support to the reinforcement assembly to facilitate reducing a local distortion of the support.