Patent ID: 11933267
Assignee: FLOWER TURBINES, INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A support system for securing a wind turbine above an angled roof having a first angled surface, an opposite second angled surface, and a peak between the first angled surface and the second angled surface, the support system comprising:
a first weighted ballast configured for location along a portion of the first angled surface and including a first portion configured to extend beyond a vertical axis of the peak;
a second weighted ballast configured for location along a portion of the second angled surface and including a second portion configured to extend beyond the vertical axis of the peak and to form, relative to the first portion, an X arrangement with distal ends of each of the first portion and the second portion being spaced from each other at a height above the peak;
at least one connector extending between and connecting a distal end of the first portion of the first weighted ballast and a distal end of the second portion of the second weighted ballast, the at least one connector extending over the peak; and
at least one mounting portion on the at least one connector for securing at least one wind turbine to the at least one connector, wherein the first weighted ballast and the second weighted ballast are sized and weighted to maintain the at least one wind turbine above the peak during wind conditions.