Method of erecting a wind turbine
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.
1 . 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.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising erecting of the wind turbine is done entirely by manual labor with no cranes required.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the container is a standard shipping container.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the bottom of blades of the wind turbine are at least seven feet above the top of the container.
5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising the container containing batteries to store the energy collected by the wind turbine.
6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising the container has a distribution panel to distribute the electricity stored in the batteries.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising reversing the process to lower the wind turbine to near ground level for servicing and/or maintenance.
8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing moving the intermediate truss back into the container.
9 . 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’.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising the erection of the wind turbine is done entirely by manual labor with no cranes required.
11 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising where the container is a standard shipping container.
12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising the blades of the wind turbine are at least seven feet above the top of the container.
13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising the container containing batteries to store the energy collected by the wind turbine.
14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising the container contains a distribution panel to distribute the electricity stored in the batteries.
15 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising reversing the process to lower the wind turbine to near ground level for servicing and/or maintenance.
16 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising providing moving the intermediate truss back into the container.
17 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising the side of the blades which face the wind are behind the swivel bearings so that the wind turbine will always face into the wind.