US 12,188,452 B2
Tower for a wind turbine
Juan Manuel Osorio Martinez, Burlada (ES); and Vicente Señas Perez, Navarra (ES)
Assigned to SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY S.L., Sarriguren (ES)
Appl. No. 17/633,295
Filed by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Innovation & Technology S.L., Sarriguren (ES)
PCT Filed Jul. 28, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/071206
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 7, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/028212, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19380015 (EP), filed on Aug. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0282710 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. E04H 12/08 (2006.01); E04H 12/34 (2006.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.01); F03D 80/50 (2016.01)
CPC F03D 80/50 (2016.05) [E04H 12/085 (2013.01); E04H 12/342 (2013.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.05); F05B 2230/61 (2013.01); F05B 2240/912 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tower for a wind turbine-extending axially along a longitudinal axis of the wind turbine, the tower comprising:
a plurality of axially adjacent tower segments, each tower segment extending axially between two axial ends, a respective flange being provided at one or both of the two axial ends for connecting the respective tower segment to another tower segment; and
a rail attached to an external surface of at least one tower segment, the rail being provided at the flange, the rail providing a guide to which a service trolley is attachable in order to be movable along the rail.