Patent ID: 8362641

Claim:
A distributed electric generation system, comprising: a plurality of wind turbine generators for converting wind energy into low voltage alternating current electric power, wherein each of the wind turbine generators comprise: a wind rotor having a vertical axis of rotation which rotates in response to wind; a rotatable shaft driven by said wind rotor; and an electric generator connected to the rotatable drive shaft for generating low voltage alternating current electric power in response to the rotation of the wind rotor by the wind; a plurality of pole mount assemblies for mounting the plurality of wind turbine generators on a plurality of poles within the right of way of an electrical distribution system of an electric power grid, wherein each of the pole mount assemblies is attachable about the axis of its respective pole so that the wind rotor of the wind turbine generator mounted thereon rotates about its respective pole and wherein the electrical distribution system distributes medium voltage from one or more electric power sources to consumers of the electric power and wherein at least a portion of the poles are existing utility poles supporting the electric distribution power lines of the electrical distribution system and each of the pole mount assemblies is configurable to mount the wind turbine electric generator at a plurality of different longitudinal positions on the existing utility pole without having to remove the electric distribution power lines on such existing utility pole; and a plurality of transformers electrically connecting the electric generators with the electrical distribution system for transforming the low voltage electric power generated by the electric generators into medium voltage alternating current electric power that is compatible with the existing electrical distribution system of the electric power grid.