Patent ID: 8567038

Claim:
A method for transporting a vertical axis wind turbine, comprising employing an apparatus comprising a box or a frame, the box or the frame having an undersurface and a length substantially corresponding to a length of a vertical shaft of the vertical axis wind turbine, and the undersurface having a plurality of connecting parts; situating a generator of the vertical axis wind turbine horizontally in the box or the frame, the generator having a base, and the base having holes; fixing the base of the generator to the connecting parts of the undersurface of the box or the frame through the holes in the base of the generator; situating the vertical shaft horizontally in the box or frame, the vertical shaft having an upper end and a lower end, and the lower end of the vertical shaft being connected with the generator; supporting the upper end of the vertical shaft by a supporting object, the supporting object being attached to the box or the frame; and transporting the vertical shaft and the generator of the vertical axis wind turbine fixed to the box or the frame of the apparatus.