Patent ID: 11946216
Assignee: RCAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B  F  Y | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing a support structure for wind turbines, the method comprising:
constructing a plurality of modular sections that assemble to define the support structure, at least one modular section having a body constructed by an additive manufacturing process comprising:
depositing layers of printable material successively on top of each other to form the body, and
hardening the deposited layers of printable material; and

joining the plurality of modular sections to assemble the support structure;
wherein one or more of the plurality of modular sections are configured to anchor to ground or an underwater floor;
wherein the plurality of modular sections comprises a first modular section having a first body and a second modular section having a second body, the second modular section constructed after the first modular section;
wherein the at least one modular section comprises the second modular section; and
wherein joining the plurality of modular sections comprises:
depositing second layers of printable material successively on top of each other to form the second body, at least one of the second layers contacting a surface of the first body; and
hardening the second deposited layers of printable material.