Wind turbine mounting system for non-turbine purpose built structures
OwnerJeffrey M. Konopackiinventor
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Abstract
A system and method of mounting a wind turbine to the top of a structure which is not designed to support the possible moment exerted in the structure by the wind turbine. The mount may be connected to a base of the structure by one or more tension members which may exert a downward force on a turbine mount, where the force is selected to correspond to a moment calculated to be possibly exerted on the structure by wind acting on the wind turbine.
Claims11
A method of mounting a wind turbine to an existing structure comprising:
- determining the moment exerted by the wind turbine when the turbine is mounted to the structure;
- attaching a turbine mount to a top of the structure to support the turbine;
- applying a downward force to the turbine mount by tension members extending from the turbine mount to a base of the structure, the amount of force applied proportional to the moment exerted by the wind turbine when mounted to the structure;
- attaching the wind turbine to the turbine mount.
A system for mounting a wind turbine to an existing non-turbine structure, the structure having a top and being positioned atop a base, the system comprising:
- a turbine mount configured to be placed on a top of the structure;
- a plurality of tension members sized to extend from the mount to the base;
- the mount further configured to connect to the tension members and permit the tension members to apply a downward force on the mount.
A mounting system for mounting a wind turbine to the top of a non-turbine bulk storage silo, the mount comprising:
- means for attaching a turbine to the mount;
- a plurality of strength members that extend to engage a top of the silo;
- at least one tension member extending from each strength member that is configured to connect to the mount to a base of the silo.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.