Abstract
A wind turbine tower assembly for storing compressed gas such as hydrogen. The tower assembly includes a wind turbine having a rotor, a generator driven by the rotor, and a nacelle housing the generator. The tower assembly includes a foundation and a tubular tower with one end mounted to the foundation and another end attached to the nacelle. The tower includes an in-tower storage configured forstoring a pressurized gas and defined at least in part by inner surfaces of the tower wall.
Original language | American English |
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Patent number | 7,471,010 B1 |
State | Published - 2008 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/PT-500-44852