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Title: Wind tower service lift

Abstract

An apparatus used for maintaining a wind tower structure wherein the wind tower structure may have a plurality of legs and may be configured to support a wind turbine above the ground in a better position to interface with winds. The lift structure may be configured for carrying objects and have a guide system and drive system for mechanically communicating with a primary cable, rail or other first elongate member attached to the wind tower structure. The drive system and guide system may transmit forces that move the lift relative to the cable and thereby relative to the wind tower structure. A control interface may be included for controlling the amount and direction of the power into the guide system and drive system thereby causing the guide system and drive system to move the lift relative to said first elongate member such that said lift moves relative to said wind tower structure.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Wind Tower Systems, LLC, Heber City, UT (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1176435
Patent Number(s):
8016268
Application Number:
12/130,922
Assignee:
Wind Tower Systems, LLC
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B66 - HOISTING B66B - ELEVATORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
17 WIND ENERGY; 42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Oliphant, David, Quilter, Jared, Andersen, Todd, and Conroy, Thomas. Wind tower service lift. United States: N. p., 2011. Web.
Oliphant, David, Quilter, Jared, Andersen, Todd, & Conroy, Thomas. Wind tower service lift. United States.
Oliphant, David, Quilter, Jared, Andersen, Todd, and Conroy, Thomas. Tue . "Wind tower service lift". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176435.
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abstractNote = {An apparatus used for maintaining a wind tower structure wherein the wind tower structure may have a plurality of legs and may be configured to support a wind turbine above the ground in a better position to interface with winds. The lift structure may be configured for carrying objects and have a guide system and drive system for mechanically communicating with a primary cable, rail or other first elongate member attached to the wind tower structure. The drive system and guide system may transmit forces that move the lift relative to the cable and thereby relative to the wind tower structure. A control interface may be included for controlling the amount and direction of the power into the guide system and drive system thereby causing the guide system and drive system to move the lift relative to said first elongate member such that said lift moves relative to said wind tower structure.},
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year = {Tue Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2011},
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