Patent ID: 7993107

Claim:
A wind turbine, comprising: a nacelle; a tower having a base end configured for support on a ground level foundation, said nacelle mounted atop said tower; a tower support system, said tower support system further comprising: an axially extending circumferential sleeve mounted around said tower at a location between said base end and said nacelle; a plurality of support legs having a first end rigidly affixed to said sleeve and an opposite foot end configured for mounting to a ground level footing; said support legs extending from said sleeve with a length and at an acute extension angle relative to a longitudinal axis of said tower so as to provide vertical and lateral support around the circumference of said tower; and, an adhesive compound material between said sleeve and said tower; said tower being a tubular member with a substantially constant diameter at the location of said sleeve such that said sleeve is concentrically spaced from said tower by said adhesive compound without being engaged against said tower.