Patent ID: 7821148

Claim:
A horizontal wind-powered electrical generating unit apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a. a tower; b. an electrical generator, said electrical generator being supported by said tower above a ground; c. a wind turbine rotor, said wind turbine rotor being operably connected to said electrical generator and supported by said tower above said ground, said turbine rotor having a first position and a second position, said turbine rotor having a rotor hub, said turbine rotor being configured for rotation about said rotor hub in response to a wind when said turbine rotor is in said first position, said turbine rotor having a blade, said blade being releasably attached to said tower and said turbine rotor not being rotatable when said turbine rotor is in said second position; d. an actuator, said actuator being operably connected to said tower, said actuator being configured to receive a mooring command and an un-mooring command, said actuator being configured to move said rotor from said first position to said second position in response to said mooring command, said actuator being configured to move said rotor from said second position to said first position in response to said un-mooring command.