Patent ID: 7877935

Claim:
A wind turbine comprising a wind turbine tower comprising at least an upper annular tower ring and a lower annular tower ring placed vertically on top of each other, each said ring comprising a bottom section, a middle section, and a top section; wherein each of said upper and said lower tower rings comprises at least two tower plates, and each of said at least two tower plates comprises a first substantially vertical side section and a second substantially vertical side section; wherein said first substantially vertical side section overlaps a second side section of a horizontally juxtaposed tower plate; wherein said at least two tower plates are connected through said overlap by bolts; wherein said upper and said lower tower rings overlap such that said lower section of the upper tower ring horizontally overlaps said upper section of the lower tower ring placed immediately beneath said upper tower ring; wherein said upper and said lower tower rings are connected through the substantially horizontal overlap region via a mechanical connector; and wherein said bottom section of the upper tower ring is angled at an angle α in relation to the middle section of the upper tower ring.