Control system and method for tapered structure construction

Takata, Rosalind K.; Smith, Eric D.; Bridgers, Loren Daniel; Ainge, Daniel; Slocum, Alexander H.

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Title: Control system and method for tapered structure construction

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A control system for forming a tapered structure includes a sensor providing feedback for a machine for forming a tapered structure including at least three rolls having at least one bend roll and at least two guide rolls. The guide rolls may include rollette banks having a plurality of rollettes. The machine may also include an adjustment mechanism to position at least one of the rolls, where a diameter of the tapered structure being formed is controlled by relative positions of the rolls. The machine may also include a joining element to join edges of a stock of material together as it is rolled through the rolls to form the tapered structure. The control system may also include a controller to receive feedback from the sensor and to send a control signal based on the feedback to the adjustment mechanism for positioning at least one of the rolls.

Inventors:: Takata, Rosalind K.; Smith, Eric D.; Bridgers, Loren Daniel; Ainge, Daniel; Slocum, Alexander H.

Issue Date:: 2022-06-21

Research Org.:: Keystone Tower Systems, Inc., Denver, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF)

OSTI Identifier:: 1893051

Patent Number(s):: 11364527

Application Number:: 16/208,831

Assignee:: Keystone Tower Systems, Inc. (Denver, CO)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL B21C - MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES OR PROFILES, OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING

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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
A61K38/00 - Medicinal preparations containing peptides

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B21 - MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL B21C - MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES OR PROFILES, OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING
B21C37/122 - {with welded or soldered seams
B21C37/124 - {the tubes having a special shape, e.g. with corrugated wall, flexible tubes}
B21C37/126 - {Supply, or operations combined with supply, of strip material}
B21C37/128 - {Control or regulating devices}
B21C37/18 - conical tubes
B21C37/185 - {starting from sheet material}

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
B23K37/053 - aligning cylindrical work
B23K9/0325 - {helicoidal seams}

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
Y02E10/72 - Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

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DOE Contract Number:: 1248182; SC0006380

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 12/04/2018

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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