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Reinforced hollow for a wind turbine tower comprising a lower ring (2) that determines an opening (3)
for the installation of an access door (not represented)
inside the tower (1). The hollow incorporates at least one
structural element (4) that is fastened on both sides of
the opening (3) of the towers lower ring (2), providing
the rigidness necessary to attach a door and permit the
reduction of the thickness of the ring by 10-20%.
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Description
Field of the invention.
[0001] The present invention is related with wind turbine tower doors and, particularly with the hollows cut
into wind turbines to install these doors.
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incorporation of at least one structural element comprising a pair of beams to provide the rigidness necessary
to attach a door to the towers lower ring and thus permit
the reduction of the ring thickness by 10-20%.
[0010] The structural element is mounted by welding
on both sides of the lower ring opening and can be mounted inside or outside the tower. This welded coupling is
further strengthened by applying currently known State
of the Art methods for enhancing resistance to fatigue
such as Burr Grinding or Tig Dressing.
[0011] The door, in turn, can be secured either to the
opening in the ring or to the structural element, and door
hinges can be secured to either the ring or structural element.
[0012] These and other aspects of the invention will be
described in more detail with the help of the drawings
shown below.
Brief description of the drawings
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REFERENCES CITED IN THE DESCRIPTION
This list of references cited by the applicant is for the readers convenience only. It does not form part of the European
patent document. Even though great care has been taken in compiling the references, errors or omissions cannot be
excluded and the EPO disclaims all liability in this regard.
CA 2464623 [0005]
EP 1856410 A [0006]