Method of erecting a wind turbine
AssigneeOklahoma Christian University
InventorBenton Frederick Baugh
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Abstract
The method of erecting a wind turbine, comprising pivotably mounting the lower end of a mast on a side or end of a container, connecting a first wire, rope, cable, or chain to the upper end of the mast and to the top end of an intermediate truss, connecting a second wire, rope, cable, or chain to the top end of the intermediate truss and to a winch, pivotably fixing a lower end of the intermediate truss to the container, operating the winch to support a portion of the weight of the mast, assembly the wind turbine on the mast, operate the winch to move the mast and wind turbine to the vertical position, engage a second connection to fix the mast in the vertical position, and releasing the wire, rope cable or chain from the upper end of the truss.
Claims17
The method of erecting a wind turbine, comprising
- pivotably mounting the lower end of a mast on a side or end of a container,
- connecting a first wire, rope, cable, or chain to the upper end of the mast and to the top end of an intermediate truss,
- connecting a second wire, rope, cable, or chain to the top end of the intermediate truss and to a winch,
- pivotably fixing a lower end of the intermediate truss to the container,
- operating the winch to support a portion of the weight of the mast,
- assembling the wind turbine on the mast,
- operating the winch to move the mast and wind turbine to the vertical position,
- engaging a second connection to fix the mast in the vertical position, and
- releasing the wire, rope cable or chain from the upper end of the truss.
The method of erecting a wind turbine, comprising
- delivering the wind turbine in a container which can be offloaded from a truck or trailer without a crane,
- pivotably mounting the lower end of a mast on a side or end of the container,
- connecting a first wire, rope, cable, or chain to the upper end of the mast and to the top end of an intermediate truss,
- connecting a second wire, rope, cable, or chain to the top end of the intermediate truss and to a winch,
- pivotably fixing a lower end of the intermediate truss to the container,
- operating the winch to support a portion of the weight of the mast,
- assembling the wind turbine on the mast,
- operating the winch to move the mast and wind turbine to the vertical positon, and
- engaging a second connection to fix the mast in the vertical position’.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.