Wind turbine system

A wind turbine system for mounting atop a vertical wall of a structure having an electrical infrastructure, comprising:

• a generator assembly having a structural support, a rotor mounted for rotation in the structural support, and an electric generator driven by the rotor to generate an electrical current;
• and
• a mounting assembly for mounting the generator assembly to the wall, including
• a wall attachment having rear arm configured to be secured to a rear side of an upper end of the wall,
• a plate disposed between the generator assembly and the wall attachment,
• a plurality of breakaway tabs attached to both the wall attachment and the plate, the breakaway tabs are configured to release the plate from wall attachment when exposed to a prescribed amount of force, and
• a busway extending along the mounting assembly and configured to electrical contact between the generator assembly and the electrical infrastructure of the structure.

A wind turbine system for mounting atop a vertical wall of a structure having an electrical infrastructure, comprising:

• a plurality of generator assemblies, each generator assembly having a structural support, a rotor mounted for rotation in the structural support, and an electric generator driven by the rotor to generate an electrical current;
• and
• a mounting assembly for mounting the pluralities of generator assemblies along the wall, including
• a plurality of wall attachment, each having front and rear arms spaced apart from on another to receive an upper end of the wall,
• a plurality of plates, each disposed between a corresponding generator assembly and a corresponding wall attachment,
• a fairing attached to the mounting assembly and configured to extend outward from a front side of the wall,
• a plurality of breakaway tab, each tab attached to both the corresponding wall attachment and plate, the breakaway tabs are configured to release the plate from wall attachment when exposed to a prescribed amount of force, and
• a busway extending along the mounting assembly and configured to electrical contact between the plurality of generator assemblies and the electrical infrastructure of the structure.

A method of generating electrical power, comprising:

• positioning a wind turbine system at the top of a vertical wall of a structure, the wall having a length to height ratio of at least 5:1, such that the wind turbine system is exposed to wind traveling over the wall, the wind turbine system including
• a plurality of generator assemblies, each generator assembly having a structural support, a rotor mounted for rotation to the structural support, and an electric generator driven by the rotor to generate an electrical current upon rotation of the rotor;
• and
• a mounting assembly disposed between the plurality of generator assemblies and an upper end of the wall for mounting the of generator assemblies to the wall, the mounting assembly including an elongated busway extending along the mounting assembly and configured to provide electrical contact between the plurality of generator assemblies and the electrical infrastructure of the structure.