Modular Tower Foundation for Rapid Deployment

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing methods for constructing tower foundations, particularly for communication and wind power towers, face challenges such as long construction times, high costs, and environmental impact due to the use of concrete, which is not always feasible in remote or disaster-stricken areas with limited accessibility and difficult terrain.

Innovation Solution

A modular base assembly system using a main pedestal support, bottom trays, side support panels, primary, and secondary support beams, which can be easily assembled and disassembled, filled with local ballast materials like soil or gravel, and adapted for various terrains, reducing the need for traditional concrete foundations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional concrete foundations are used for tower construction, then structural stability and load-bearing capacity are ensured, but construction time is extended due to pouring and curing requirements

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidconstruction time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The foundation system is divided into modular components including a base assembly with vertical support members, horizontal support members, and removable panels. These segmented modules can be pre-assembled and quickly deployed without requiring concrete pouring and curing time, thus maintaining structural stability while significantly reducing construction time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention employs a temporary foundation structure that can be rapidly assembled and disassembled, replacing permanent concrete foundations for short-term or temporary tower installations. This approach eliminates the time-consuming concrete curing process while providing sufficient structural support for the intended duration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

2Reliability

If concrete foundations are used in remote locations with difficult terrain, then structural support is provided, but transportation and installation costs and difficulty increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural supportVSAvoidtransportation and installation ease

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the fundamental parameters of the foundation system from permanent concrete structures to modular, reusable metal frameworks. This parameter change enables the foundation to be transported in disassembled states and quickly reconfigured at remote locations with difficult terrain, dramatically improving ease of manufacture and deployment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If concrete foundations are used for tower construction, then structural integrity is maintained, but environmental impact increases due to concrete waste and construction materials

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural integrityVSAvoidenvironmental impact

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The modular foundation components can be disassembled and reused for multiple tower installations. The vertical support members, horizontal support members, and panels can be recovered and redeployed, eliminating the need to discard concrete foundations after each installation and significantly reducing environmental impact.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #34Discarding and recovering

Solution Approach 2:

The modular foundation system is designed to be universally applicable across multiple installation sites and different tower configurations. The same base assembly components can serve multiple purposes and locations, reducing the total amount of foundation material needed and minimizing environmental impact through resource efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Reliability

If traditional concrete foundation methods are used, then permanent structural support is achieved, but the ability to rapidly deploy and relocate towers is lost

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural supportVSAvoiddeployment flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The foundation system transitions from a static, permanent concrete structure to a dynamic, reconfigurable modular system. The removable panels and adjustable support members allow the foundation to be quickly assembled, disassembled, and relocated, providing both structural support and deployment flexibility for temporary or mobile tower installations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10422100B2Tower support structure

Publication Date: 2019.09.24 AMBOR STRUCTURES INC

AI summary

A foundation for a tower, the foundation including a main pedestal support structured to engage to a base of the tower. A floor structure surrounds and is secured to the main pedestal support. A wall structure surrounds the floor structure proximate a perimeter thereof, secured to the perimeter of the floor structure and extending upwardly from the floor structure. The main pedestal support is located generally centrally in the floor structure.