阅读说明：本技术 塔架部段布置结构、拉索式风力涡轮机塔架、风力涡轮机以及用于组装风力涡轮机的方法 (Tower section arrangement, stay-cable wind turbine tower, wind turbine and method for assembling a wind turbine ) 是由 A·塞斯安东尼森 于 2021-05-12 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及塔架部段布置结构、拉索式风力涡轮机塔架、风力涡轮机以及用于组装风力涡轮机的方法。用于风力涡轮机的拉索式塔架的塔架部段布置结构,其包括：塔架部段,其包括具有外表面的壁,该外表面具有周界；至少两个支架,其在壁周界上的不同位置附接到壁的外表面；及至少两个拉索,每个拉索在第一端连接到一个支架并在第二端连接到缆索基座,其中在竖立的风力涡轮机的顶视图中,当相应拉索拉紧时每个拉索与相应支架处外周界的切线间成90°角。使拉索连接到附接在壁外表面处的支架允许将拉索从塔架外部连接到塔架部段。因此不需要从内部附接拉索的塔架内部的附加平台。此外,其允许在风力涡轮机安装期间提升塔架部段前连接支架和/或拉索。(The invention relates to a tower section arrangement, a stay cable wind turbine tower, a wind turbine and a method for assembling a wind turbine. A tower section arrangement for a guyed tower of a wind turbine, comprising: a tower section including a wall having an outer surface, the outer surface having a perimeter; at least two brackets attached to the outer surface of the wall at different locations on the perimeter of the wall; and at least two guy wires, each guy wire being connected at a first end to one of the brackets and at a second end to the cable base, wherein in a top view of the erected wind turbine each guy wire makes an angle of 90 ° with a tangent to the outer periphery at the respective bracket when the respective guy wire is tensioned. Connecting the guy cable to a bracket attached at the outer surface of the wall allows connecting the guy cable to the tower section from outside the tower. There is therefore no need for an additional platform inside the tower to which the guy cables are attached from inside. Furthermore, it allows for lifting the tower section forward of the connection brackets and/or guy cables during wind turbine installation.)

1. A tower section arrangement (13, 113, 213) for a dragline tower (6) of a wind turbine (1), the tower section arrangement (13, 113, 213) comprising:

a tower section (9, 109, 209) comprising a wall (16, 116, 216) having an outer surface (15, 115, 215), the outer surface (15, 115, 215) having a perimeter (23),

at least two brackets (14, 114, 214) attached to the outer surface (15, 115, 215) of the wall (16, 116, 216) at different locations (A, B, C) on a perimeter (23) of the wall, and

at least two pull cables (11),

wherein each cable (11) is connected at its first end (24) to one of the brackets (14, 114, 214) and is configured for connection at its second end (25) to a cable base (12), and

wherein, in a top view of the erected wind turbine (1), an angle (α) between each cable (11) and a tangent (22) to the outer perimeter (23) at the respective bracket (14, 114, 214) has a value of 90 ° when the respective cable (11) is tensioned.

2. The tower section arrangement (113, 213) according to claim 1, wherein the at least two brackets (114, 214) are attached to the outer surface (115, 215) of the wall (116, 216) by means of bolts (37, 43, 44).

3. The tower section arrangement (213) according to claim 2, comprising an attachment device (40, 41) welded to the outer surface (215) of the wall (216), wherein the at least two brackets (214) are bolted to the attachment device (40, 41).

4. The tower section arrangement (113) according to claim 2, wherein a tower section wall (116) comprises a wall through hole (36) and the at least two brackets (114) are bolted to the outer surface (115) of the wall (116) by means of bolts (37) inserted through the wall through hole (36).

5. The tower section arrangement (13) according to claim 1, wherein the at least two brackets (14) are welded to the outer surface (15) of the wall (16).

6. A tower section arrangement (13, 113, 213) according to any of claims 1-5, wherein:

each of the at least two brackets (14, 114, 214) comprises a plate-like structure (20, 120, 220),

in a top view of the erected wind turbine (1), each of said plate-like structures (20, 120, 220) is arranged at an angle (a) of 90 ° with respect to a tangent (22) to the outer perimeter (23) at the respective plate-like structure (20, 120, 220),

each of the plate-like structures (20, 120, 220) comprises a bracket through hole (17, 117, 217) in a direction parallel to the tangent (22), an

Each of the bracket through holes (17, 117, 217) is configured for connection with the first end (24) of a respective cable (11).

7. The tower section arrangement (13, 113, 213) according to claim 6, wherein:

each of the at least two cables (11) is connected at its first end (24) with a clevis (26) having two clevis through holes (33),

each clevis (26) is arranged such that its two clevis through holes (33) and corresponding bracket through holes (17, 117, 217) are aligned with each other, an

Each of the at least two cables (11) is connected to one of the brackets (14, 114, 214) by a pin (27), the pin (27) being inserted through the respective two clevis through holes (33) and the respective bracket through holes (17, 117, 217).

8. The tower section arrangement (13, 113, 213) according to any of claims 1-7, wherein the tower section (9, 109, 209) comprises one or more reinforcement elements (18, 118), the reinforcement elements (18, 118) being at an inner surface (19, 119, 219) of the tower section wall (16, 116, 216) and being opposite to the at least two brackets (14, 114, 214) attached at the outer surface (15, 115, 215) of the tower section wall (16, 116, 216).

9. A tower section arrangement (13, 113, 213) according to any of claims 1-8, comprising:

three cables (11), and

three brackets (14, 114, 214) attached to the outer surface (15, 115, 215) of the tower section wall (16, 116, 216) and arranged at intervals corresponding to an angle (β) of 120 ° along a perimeter (23) of the tower section wall.

10. A wind turbine tower (6) configured for being tensioned by means of guy cables (11), the tower (6) comprising a tower section arrangement (13, 113, 213) according to any of claims 1-9.

11. A wind turbine (1) comprising:

the dragline tower (6) according to claim 10, and

at least two cable bases (12),

wherein each of the at least two guys (11) of the tower section arrangement (13, 113, 213) of the tower (6) is connected at its first end (24) to a bracket (14, 114, 214) of a tower section (9, 109, 209) of the tower section arrangement (13, 113, 213) and at its second end (25) to one of the cable bases (12),

each of the at least two guys (11) is tensioned between a respective bracket (14, 114, 214) and a respective cable base (12), and

in a top view of the erected wind turbine (1), an angle (α) between each guy cable (11) and a tangent (22) to an outer perimeter (23) of the tower section wall (16, 116, 216) at the respective bracket (14, 114, 214) has a value of 90 °.

12. A method for assembling a wind turbine (1), comprising the steps of:

a) providing (S1) a tower section (9, 109, 209), the tower section (9, 109, 209) comprising at least two brackets (14, 114, 214), the at least two brackets (14, 114, 214) being attached to an outer surface (15, 115, 215) of a tower section wall (16, 116, 216) and being at different positions (A, B, C) on a perimeter (23) of the tower section wall,

b) connecting (S2) at least two cables (11) to the at least two brackets (14, 114, 214), and

c) lifting (S3) the tower section (9, 109, 209) with the attached guy cable (11) onto another already erected tower section (8).

13. The method according to claim 12, comprising the following steps before step a): attaching the at least two brackets (14, 114, 214) to the tower section (9, 109, 209) at an erection site of the wind turbine (1).

14. The method according to claim 12 or 13, comprising the following step after step c): connecting (S4) each of the at least two cables (11) to a cable base (12).

15. The method of claim 14, comprising the step of tensioning (S5) the at least two cables (11).

Technical Field

The invention relates to a tower section arrangement for a guyed tower of a wind turbine, a guyed wind turbine tower, a wind turbine and a method for assembling a wind turbine.

Background

The energy production of a wind turbine at a given location increases with the height of the rotor hub and thus the tower. However, when increasing the tower height, the structural requirements of the tower are one of the challenges and limiting factors.

Wind turbine towers are subjected to various loads, such as static loads from the weight of the nacelle and the tower itself, and dynamic loads caused by, for example, rotor thrust and by wind approaching that is spatially non-uniform and temporally unstable. Furthermore, wind turbine towers that are tall and thin structures are often susceptible to vibrations. Thus, resonance induced loads due to excitation close to the eigenfrequency of the tower may play an important role.

Increasing the height of a wind turbine tower requires increasing its structural strength and stiffness. Increasing the diameter of the tower and/or the thickness of its walls is limited by transportation and cost issues.

Alternatively, the wind turbine tower may be designed as a guyed tower using guy cables to increase its structural strength and rigidity. Conventionally, these guy wires are anchored at the inner surface of the wind turbine tower wall. However, the internal attachment means may occupy space within the tower that may be required by other elements such as ladders, elevators, cables and platforms. In addition, an additional platform is required to access the internal attachment means.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved tower section arrangement for a guyed tower of a wind turbine. Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved dragline wind turbine tower and an improved wind turbine. It is a further object of the invention to provide an improved method for assembling a wind turbine.

According to a first aspect, a tower section arrangement for a guyed tower of a wind turbine is provided. The tower section arrangement comprises:

a tower section comprising a wall having an outer surface, the outer surface having a perimeter,

at least two brackets attached to the outer surface of the wall at different locations on the perimeter of the wall, an

At least two pull cables are arranged on the front end of the pull cable,

wherein each cable is connected at a first end thereof to one of the brackets and is configured for connection at a second end thereof to a cable base, an

Wherein, in a top view of the erected wind turbine, an angle between each cable and a tangent of the outer perimeter at the respective bracket has a value of 90 ° when the respective cable is tensioned.

Connecting the guy cables to brackets attached at the outer surface of the tower section wall allows for easier anchoring of the guy cables at the tower. For example, it allows connection of guy cables to the tower section from outside the tower. Thus, no additional platform inside the tower for attaching the guy cables from inside is required. For example, it allows connecting brackets and/or guy cables before lifting the tower section during installation of the wind turbine. Furthermore, the connecting device does not take up space inside the tower, which is required for other equipment.

By arranging the guy wires such that the angle between each guy wire and a tangent of the outer perimeter at the respective bracket has a value of 90 ° in a top view of the erected wind turbine, less guy wires are needed to support the tower. For example, three guy cables may be sufficient to provide the required tower structural strength. With fewer guys, the area around the tower is less crowded, allowing easier access to the tower and easier maintenance of the tower.

A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. For example, a wind turbine includes: a rotor having one or more blades; a nacelle including a generator; and a tower holding the nacelle at its top end. The tower of the wind turbine is connected to the foundation of the wind turbine. The wind turbine is for example a land wind turbine.

The tower has a height of, for example, 120-180 meters or more. The tower is in particular a guyed wind turbine tower comprising guy wires. These guy cables support the structural stiffness and stiffness of the tower. The guy cables thus ensure the stability of the tower in terms of fatigue loads and extreme loads. In particular, the guy cables ensure the stability of the tower in terms of dynamic events caused by the wind.

The tower comprises for example several tower sections bolted to each other at tower section flanges. The tower section to which the guy cables are anchored by means of the brackets is for example a tower section of the upper half of the tower. The tower section to which the guy cables are anchored by means of brackets is for example a short tower section that can be transported vertically. The height of which is for example smaller than the diameter thereof. For example, it has a height of 1.5-3 meters. However, it may also have a different height. For example, the guy cable may be attached to the tower section when the tower section is erected vertically on the ground, for example at an erection site.

The wall of the tower section is in particular the outer wall of the tower section.

The at least two brackets are attached to the outer surface of the wall at different locations on the perimeter of the wall. The different locations are spaced apart from each other at even intervals, in particular on the perimeter. Thus, the at least two guys connected to the brackets are in particular arranged evenly spaced around the tower section and the tower. This is advantageous because the cable provides only a tensile force and not a compressive force.

A traction cable is a structural member having high resistance to tensile stress. The cable is made, for example, of metal, in particular steel, for example high-strength steel.

Each cable comprises, for example, one or more strands. Each cable comprises, for example, a cable core. Each cable comprises, for example, a coating.

An angle of 90 ° between each cable and a tangent of the outer periphery at the respective bracket is to be understood as an angle of about 90 °. This means that it includes values of about 90 °, for example values in the range of exactly 80 ° to exactly 100 °, exactly 85 ° to exactly 95 °, and/or exactly 88 ° to exactly 92 °.

The cable base is made of concrete, for example. For example, they are buried in the ground. The guy cable is connected to the cable base, for example, by means of a connecting device which is partially embedded in the concrete.

According to one embodiment, the at least two brackets are attached to the outer surface of the wall by means of bolts.

Thus, the bracket for the guy cable may be easily attached to the outer wall surface of the tower section. After transportation of the tower section to the erection site of the wind turbine, the brackets may be attached to the tower wall of the tower section, for example by means of bolts. This allows for easier transportation of the tower section, since the tower section without the brackets has a smaller diameter compared to the tower section with the brackets. For example, each strut extends from about 0.5-1 meter from the tower section wall. In this example, the tower section without the brackets would be about 1-2 meters smaller than the tower section with the brackets attached.

Furthermore, there are in some countries limit regulations on the width/diameter of objects transported on land. Such a restriction may require, for example, that the diameter of the transported object be less than 4.5 meters. However, with the attachment of a bracket, the tower section of a large wind turbine tower may have a diameter of more than 4.5 meters. Thus, attaching the brackets after transporting the tower section may make land transportation of the tower section possible also in countries with such regulations.

The bracket comprises in particular several through holes for receiving bolts.

According to another embodiment, the tower section arrangement comprises an attachment device welded to the outer surface of the wall, wherein the at least two brackets are bolted to the attachment device.

The attachment means welded to the outer surface comprise for example small vertical, circumferential and/or partly circumferential plates with through holes to receive bolts. The attachment means may for example comprise a ring surrounding the outer perimeter of the tower section.

Having such an attachment means allows for an even easier attachment of the bracket.

According to another embodiment, the tower section wall comprises a wall through hole, and the at least two brackets are bolted to the outer surface of the wall by means of bolts inserted through the wall through hole.

Thus, the brackets may be bolted directly to the wall of the tower section. For example, the brackets may be bolted to the tower sections while the tower sections are still on the ground. The bolt is fixed with a nut, for example.

According to another embodiment, the at least two brackets are welded to the outer surface of the wall.

This provides an alternative attachment for the bolt. For example, it can be applied to the case where: wherein the transport of large diameter tower sections is less problematic. This may be the case, for example, when the tower section is transported by ship to an erection site close to shore, or when the tower section is transported onshore in a country with less strict restrictions on the size of the transported object.

According to another embodiment, each of the at least two brackets comprises a plate-like structure. In a top view of the erected wind turbine, each plate-like structure is arranged at an angle of 90 ° with respect to a tangent of the outer perimeter at the respective plate-like structure. Furthermore, each plate-like structure comprises a bracket through hole in a direction parallel to the tangent. Further, each bracket through hole is configured for connection with a first end of a respective cable.

Orienting the plate-like structure at the same angle as the guy wires allows for better transfer of load from the tower to the guy wires.

In a top view of the vertical tower section, each plate-like structure is arranged at an angle of 90 °, in particular with respect to a tangent of the outer perimeter at the respective plate-like structure.

According to another embodiment, each of the at least two cables is connected at its first end with a clevis having two clevis through holes. Each clevis is arranged such that its two clevis through holes and corresponding bracket through holes are aligned with each other. In addition, each of the at least two cables is connected to one of the brackets by a pin inserted through the respective two clevis through holes and the respective bracket through hole.

Connecting each cable to the respective bracket by means of a clevis and pin allows the cable to rotate about an axis defined by the pin prior to connecting the respective cable to its cable base. In other words, it allows rotation around an axis parallel to a tangent of the outer perimeter of the tower section wall at the respective bracket. Thus, small angular deviations can be corrected before the cable is attached to its cable base. Thus, there are greater construction tolerances in the relative arrangement of the tower, the bracket and the cable base. In addition, the clevis and pin connection limits rotation of the cable in other directions.

According to another embodiment, the tower section comprises one or more stiffening elements at the inner surface of the tower section wall and opposite the at least two brackets attached at the outer surface of the tower section wall.

Thus, in the area where the tension of the guy cables affects the tower section wall, the tower section wall is reinforced.

According to another embodiment, the tower section arrangement comprises:

three cables, and

three brackets attached to the outer surface of the tower section wall and arranged at intervals along its perimeter corresponding to an angle of 120 °.

The tower section arrangement may also comprise, for example, four guys and four brackets, wherein the four brackets are attached to the outer surface of the wall and arranged at 90 ° intervals along its circumference.

According to a second aspect, a wind turbine tower is provided. The wind turbine tower is configured for being tensioned by means of guy wires. Furthermore, the tower comprises a tower section arrangement as described above.

According to a third aspect, a wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine comprises a guyed tower as described above and at least two cable bases. Furthermore, each of the at least two guys of the tower section arrangement of the tower is connected at a first end thereof to a bracket of the tower section arrangement and at a second end thereof to one of the cable bases. Additionally, each of the at least two cables is tensioned between the respective bracket and the respective cable base. Furthermore, in a top view of the erected wind turbine, the angle between each stay and a tangent to the outer perimeter of the tower section wall at the respective bracket has a value of 90 °.

According to a fourth aspect, a method for assembling a wind turbine is presented. The method comprises the following steps:

a) providing a tower section comprising at least two brackets attached to an outer surface of a tower section wall and at different locations on its perimeter,

b) connecting at least two cables to the at least two brackets, an

c) Lifting the tower section with attached guy cables onto another already erected tower section.

Thus, the guy cable is attached to the tower section via the bracket before lifting the tower section to connect the tower section with another already erected tower section. Thus, the guy cable may be more easily connected to the tower section. For example, guy wires may be attached to the brackets of the tower sections at the erection site of the wind turbine. For example, the guy cable may be attached to the bracket when the tower section is in a vertical position on the ground.

According to an embodiment of the fourth aspect, the method comprises the following steps before step a): attaching the at least two brackets to the tower section at a erection site of the wind turbine.

Thus, the tower section may be transported to the erection site without the brackets.

According to another embodiment of the fourth aspect, the method comprises the following steps after step c): connecting each of the at least two cables to a cable base.

According to another embodiment of the fourth aspect, the method comprises the step of tensioning the at least two cables.

The embodiments and features described with reference to the tower section arrangement of the invention apply mutatis mutandis to the tower, the wind turbine and the method of the invention and vice versa.

Other possible embodiments or alternatives of the invention also encompass combinations of features described above or below with respect to the examples which are not explicitly mentioned herein. Those skilled in the art may also add individual or isolated aspects and features to the most basic form of the invention.

Drawings

Other embodiments, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the subsequent description and the dependent claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a wind turbine according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 shows a partial cross-sectional view of a tower section arrangement of the wind turbine of FIG. 1 according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a bracket of the tower section arrangement of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic top view of the tower section arrangement of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a clevis and pin connection of a cable and bracket of the tower section arrangement of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 shows a partial cross-sectional view of a tower section arrangement of the wind turbine of FIG. 1 according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 7 illustrates a perspective view of a bracket of the tower section arrangement of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 shows a partial cross-sectional view of a tower section arrangement of the wind turbine of FIG. 1 according to a third embodiment;

FIG. 9 illustrates a perspective view of a bracket of the tower section arrangement of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 illustrates a method for assembling the wind turbine of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 11 shows a flow chart illustrating a method for assembling the wind turbine of FIG. 1.

In the drawings, like reference numbers indicate identical or functionally equivalent elements unless otherwise indicated.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 shows a wind turbine 1 according to an embodiment.

The wind turbine 1 comprises a rotor 2, for example with three rotor blades 3. The rotor blades 3 are connected to a hub 4 of the wind turbine 1. The rotor 2 is connected to a generator (not shown) arranged within the nacelle 5. The nacelle 5 is arranged at the upper end of a tower 6 of the wind turbine 1. The nacelle 5 is connected to the tower 6, for example by a yaw bearing (not shown), such that the nacelle 5 is rotatable with respect to the tower 6. The tower 6 is for example erected on a monopile 7 driven into the ground. The wind turbine 1 is in particular a land wind turbine.

The wind turbine 1 converts kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. The higher the hub 4, i.e. the higher the tower 6, the more electrical energy can be generated with the wind turbine at a given wind harvesting site.

For example, the tower 6 has a height of 120-180 meters. The tower 6 for example comprises several tower sections, such as tower sections 8, 9, 10 schematically shown in fig. 1. The tower 6 is a guyed tower comprising guys 11. Each guy cable 11 is constrained between the tower section 9 and a respective cable base 12. For example, the cable base 12 includes a concrete block buried in the ground.

The guy wires 11 are connected to the tower sections 9 as described below.

Fig. 2 shows a first embodiment of a tower section arrangement 13. The tower section arrangement 13 comprises a tower section 9, a guy cable 11 and a bracket 14. The tower section arrangement 13 comprises for example three guys 11 and three brackets 14.

The brackets 14 of the first embodiment are welded to the outer surface 15 of the wall 16 of the tower section 9. Each bracket 14 includes a bracket through hole 17 for connection with the corresponding cable 11.

The tower section 9 further comprises a reinforcement element 18, such as a reinforcement circumferential ring, at an inner surface 19 of the tower section wall 16.

Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of one of the holders 14 of the first embodiment. The bracket 14 comprises a plate-like structure 20 and a number of cross members 21. The plate-like structure 20 includes a bracket through-hole 17.

As schematically shown in fig. 4, in a top view of the vertical tower section 9 (i.e. in a top view of the erected wind turbine 1), the plate-like structures 20 of each of the brackets 14 are arranged at an angle α of 90 ° with respect to a tangent 22 of the outer perimeter 23 at the respective plate-like structure 20. Further, each of the holder through holes 17 (fig. 2) is arranged in a direction parallel to the tangent line 22 (fig. 4).

In the example of fig. 4, tower section arrangement 13 includes three brackets 14 attached to outer surface 15 at different locations A, B, C on perimeter 23 of tower section arrangement 13. In particular, the brackets 14 are arranged along their perimeter 23 at uniform intervals corresponding to an angle β of 120 °.

The cross members 21 (FIG. 3) of each of the brackets 14 are formed such that they conform to the curvature of the outer perimeter 23 of the tower section wall 16 (FIG. 4).

Each cable 11 is connected at a first end 24 thereof to one of the brackets 14 (fig. 1, 2) and at a second end 25 thereof to one of the cable bases 12 (fig. 1).

As shown in fig. 5, each cable 11 is connected at its first end 24 to a respective bracket 14, for example by means of a clevis 26 and a pin 27 and a pin holder 28. The clevis 26 is secured to the first end 24 of the cable 11 by means of a flanged tube 29 and an anchor block 30. The clevis 26 has a U-shaped portion 31 comprising two legs 32. Each leg 32 comprises a through hole 33 (only one of these two through holes 33 is visible in fig. 5).

Each clevis 26 is arranged such that its two clevis through holes 33 and corresponding bracket through holes 17 (fig. 2) are aligned with each other. Further, the pin 27 is inserted through the aligned two clevis through holes 33 and bracket through hole 17 (fig. 5). The pin 27 is fixed with a pin holder 28. Connecting the cable 11 and the bracket 14 by means of the clevis 26 and the pin 27 allows the cable 11 to rotate in direction D (fig. 5) before the cable 11 is secured at its other end 25 to the cable base 12 (fig. 1).

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of a tower section arrangement 113. The tower section arrangement 113 comprises a tower section 109, a guy cable 11 and a bracket 114. The tower section arrangement 113 comprises, for example, three guys 11 and three brackets 114.

The brackets 114 of the second embodiment are bolted to the outer surface 115 of the wall 116 of the tower section 109. Each bracket 114 includes a bracket through hole 117 for connection with the corresponding cable 11. The cable 11 is connected to the through hole 117, for example, by a clevis and pin system similar to that shown in fig. 5.

The tower section 109 may further comprise a stiffening element 118 at an inner surface 119 of the tower section wall 116, the stiffening element 118 being similar to the stiffening element 18 according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 7 shows a perspective view of one of the brackets 114 of the second embodiment. Each bracket 114 includes a plate-like structure 120 having a bracket through-hole 117. The bracket 114 also includes a number of cross members 121 and a back plate 34.

The plate-like structure 120 of the second embodiment is arranged similarly to the plate-like structure 20 of the first embodiment with respect to an angle α of 90 ° with respect to the tangent 22, as shown in fig. 4.

Back plate 34 includes a number of through holes 35 (FIG. 7) for bolting to walls 116 of tower section 109 (FIG. 6). Some of the through holes 35 of the back plate 34 are denoted by reference numerals in fig. 7. Further, the tower section wall 116 includes a number of wall through holes 36. The bracket 114 is bolted to the wall 116 by bolts 37 inserted into respective through holes 35 of the bracket 114 and wall through holes 36 of the wall 116.

FIG. 8 shows a third embodiment of a tower section arrangement 213. The tower section arrangement 213 comprises a tower section 209, a guy cable 11 and a bracket 214. The tower section arrangement 213 comprises, for example, three guys 11 and three brackets 214.

The bracket 214 of the third embodiment is bolted to an outer surface 215 of a wall 216 of the tower section 209. Each bracket 214 includes a bracket through hole 217 for connection with the corresponding cable 11. The cable 11 is connected to the through hole 217, for example, by a clevis and pin system similar to that shown in fig. 5.

Tower section 209 may also include a stiffening element (not shown) at an inner surface 219 of tower section wall 216, similar to stiffening element 18 according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 9 shows a perspective view of one of the brackets 214 of the third embodiment. Each bracket 214 includes a plate-like structure 220 having a bracket through hole 217. The plate-like structure 220 of the third embodiment is arranged similarly to the plate-like structure 20 of the first embodiment with respect to an angle α of 90 ° with respect to the tangent 22, as shown in fig. 4.

The bracket 214 also includes several cross members 221 having through holes 38. Furthermore, the plate-like structure 220 comprises a number of through holes 39. Some of the through holes 38 and 39 are denoted by reference numerals in fig. 9. The through holes 38 and 39 are configured for bolting with attachment means 40, 41 welded to a wall 216 of the tower section 209 (fig. 8).

The attachment means 40 for example comprise one or more vertical plates with through holes 42. The attachment means 40 are bolted to the plate-like structure 220 of the bracket 214 by means of bolts 43 inserted in the through holes 42 and 39. The attachment means 41 comprise, for example, one or more circumferential rings or partial circumferential rings. The attachment device 41 is bolted to the cross member 221 by means of bolts 44 (fig. 9).

In the following, a method for assembling the wind turbine 1 of fig. 1 is described with reference to fig. 10 and 11.

In step S1 of the method, the tower sections 9, 109, 209 are transported by means of the vehicle 45 to the erection site of the wind turbine 1, as shown in fig. 10. In this example, the tower section 9, 109, 209 already comprises the support 14, 114, 214 before transport. Alternatively, the tower section 9, 109, 209 may be transported to the erection site without the support 14, 114, 214. In this case, the brackets 14, 114, 214 are attached to the tower sections 9, 109, 209 at the erection site.

In step S2 of the method, the guy cable 11 is connected at its first end 24 to the bracket 14, 114, 214 when the tower section 9, 109, 209 is in the vertical position, as shown in fig. 10.

In step S3 of the method, the tower section arrangement 13, 113, 213 (i.e. the tower sections 9, 109, 209, the braces 14, 114, 214 and the guy cables 11) is lifted by means of the crane 46 onto another already erected tower section 8.

In step S4 of the method, each cable 11 is connected to the cable base 12 (fig. 1).

In step S5 of the method, each cable 11 is tensioned between the respective bracket 14, 114, 214 and the cable base 12.

While the invention has been described in terms of preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications are possible in all embodiments.