Patent ID: 8839586
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: E04H,F03D,F05B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A tower section for a tower of a wind turbine, the tower comprising a preassembled power module having a first cross-sectional area, the tower section comprising: a wall comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a tower interior and having a first diameter; a tower flange extending from the wall into the tower interior and having a second diameter less than the first diameter; and a platform assembly affixed to the wall and having a third diameter greater than the second diameter, the platform assembly defining an aperture having a second cross-sectional area greater than the first cross-sectional area, the platform assembly comprising at least one platform extension panel disposed peripherally around at least a portion of a perimeter of the aperture, wherein a substantially central portion of the aperture is uncovered when the at least one platform extension panel is in fully extended position.