PRE-FABRICATED COMPONENT FOR AN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED WIND TURBINE TOWER STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:EP4008511A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-08

    申请号:EP21206750.8

    申请日:2021-11-05

    摘要: A method of manufacturing a tower structure (12) includes providing an additive printing device (40) having at least one printer head (42) atop a support surface (15). The method also includes positioning a pre-fabricated component (90) adjacent to the support surface (15). The pre-fabricated component (90) is constructed of a composite material (34) reinforced with a plurality of reinforcement members (30). Further, portions of the plurality of reinforcement members (30) protrude from the composite material (34). Moreover, the method includes printing and depositing, via the at least one printer head (42), a cementitious material (36) onto the support surface (15) to build up the tower structure (12) layer by layer around the pre-fabricated component (90). Thus, the portions of the plurality of reinforcement members (30) that protrude from the composite material (34) reinforce the cementitious material (36) around the pre-fabricated component (34).