CPC B28B 1/001 (2013.01) [B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); E04H 12/12 (2013.01); E04H 12/341 (2013.01); F03D 13/10 (2016.05); F03D 13/20 (2016.05); F05B 2230/50 (2013.01); F05B 2280/702 (2013.01); G01P 13/02 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method for manufacturing a tower structure of a wind turbine at a wind turbine site, the method comprising:
determining an optimized shape of the tower structure based, at least in part, on a predominate wind direction at the wind turbine site;
printing, via an additive printing device, the optimized shape of the tower structure of the wind turbine at the wind turbine site, at least in part, of a cementitious material; and
allowing the cementitious material to cure so as to form the tower structure of the wind turbine,
wherein the tower structure comprises one or more first portions aligned with the predominate wind direction and one or more second portions offset from the predominate wind direction,
wherein the one or more first and second portions are printed with the cementitious material to form a monolithic part defining the tower structure, and
wherein the one or more first portions are thicker than the one or more second portions.
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