Patent ID: 9682846
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B66B,F03D,Y02E

Claim:
1. A tower for a wind turbine, comprising: an elevator system, the elevator system including a plurality of guide wires to guide an elevator cabin, the plurality of guide wires being connected to a guide wire fixture arrangement, wherein the elevator cabin includes an elevator frame, the guide wire fixture arrangement being connected to the elevator frame; a platform that is arranged perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the tower in an area of a lower end of the tower, the platform including an opening that is prepared and arranged in a way to allow the plurality of guide wires to pass through the opening, wherein the platform comprises a connection mechanism to detachably connect the guide wire fixture arrangement to the platform during transportation and installation of the tower; and a hoist system operably connected to the platform, the hoist system configured to lower an elevator frame and the guide wire fixture arrangement through the opening in the platform into a space below the tower to extend the plurality of guide wires through the opening in the platform; wherein, when the guide wire fixture arrangement is raised by the hoist system and connected to the platform, the plurality of guide wires lose tension.