Patent ID: 8707656
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: E04G,F03D,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tower for a wind power installation, the tower comprising: a wall extending from a foundation in an upwards direction towards a nacelle and defining an enclosed space; a safety blanket distended across the tower interior along an inner surface of the wall to thereby split the enclosed space into an upper compartment above the blanket and a lower compartment below the blanket, wherein the safety blanket is flexible, wherein the safety blanket comprises a central part and a rim extending circumferentially about the central part, and wherein a bending stiffness of the rim is larger than a bending stiffness of the central part; and a fixation structure attached to the inner surface of the wall and further attached to the safety blanket to couple the safety blanket to the wall, wherein the fixation structure acts on the safety blanket at locations offset from the rim.