Method for installing wind power generator and wind power generation system
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakuya Nakagawa, Shunsuke Suzuki, Masaya Hikita, Tsutomu Araki
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Abstract
A method for installing a wind power generator by utilizing an existing structure which includes a foundation and a steel framework structure fixed on the foundation may be provided. The method may include: forming a base by removing at least a part of the framework structure; and fixing a wind power generator to the base.
Claims4
A method for installing a wind power generator by utilizing an existing structure which comprises a foundation and a first steel tower fixed on the foundation, wherein the first steel tower has a steel framework structure and supports an overhead power line,
- the method comprising:
- constructing a second steel tower such that the second steel tower wraps around the first steel tower;
- moving the overhead power line from the first steel tower to the second steel tower after the constructing of the second steel tower;
- removing, after the moving of the overhead power line, an upper part of the framework structure of the first steel tower such that a lower part of the first steel tower fixed to the foundation remains as a base;
- connecting the lower part of the first steel tower to the second steel tower using a connecting member, wherein the connecting member extends from an upper end of the lower part of the first steel tower toward a main column member of the second steel tower;
- and
- fixing a wind power generator to the lower part of the first steel tower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.