User manual SOUTHWEST WINDPOWER SKYSTREAM

[. . . ] DWG #------------------- Proprietary rights are included in the information disclosed herein. This information is submitted in confidence and neither the document nor the information disclosed herein shall be reproduced or transferred to other documents for manufacturing or for any other purpose except as specifically authorized in writing by Southwest Windpower. REV. NC DESCRIPTION ECO#-- REVISIONS sectional MonoPole toWeR FoUnDation & installation ManUal DATE APPROVED --- For 45 ft (13. 7 m), 55 ft (16. 7 m) & 70 ft (21. 3 m) Sectional Monopole Towers THESE DIMENSIONS MUST BE OBSERVED TOP OF ANCHOR BOLT TOP OF WASHER 7. 00" . 38 (17. 8cm 1) TOP OF PIER 4. 38" . 12 (11. 1cm . 3) unless otherwise specified dimensions are inches tolerances are : decimals angles . X ± . 1 ± 30 ' . XX ± . 05 . XXX ± . 002 MATERIAL: FINISH: DO NOT SCALE DRAWING CAD-generated drawing do not manually update APPROVALS DRAWN R&D PROD EGR MFG QUAL Southwest Windpower Flagstaff, Arizona U. S. A. DATE 01/12/09 T. George MONOPOLE TOWER HINGE-PIER CONNECTION CAD file : -rev. NC size A sheet 1 of 1 dwg # scale 1: 8 5 4 3 2 1 Southwest Windpower, Inc. [. . . ] The bracing should be located approximately 8 ft (2. 4 m) from the tower top to clear the turbine blades. ·Connectthesecondwireropecabletotheginpoleandloweringvehicle. ·Positionthevehiclesothereisapproximately1-2ft(30-60cm)ofslack in the cable and the vehicle is in line with lowering path of the tower. DETAIL MILD STEEL RODS SCALE 1:10 F 610 MIN E 25 D Sectional Monopole Tower Foundation & Installation Manual, Revision A 17 IMPORTANT!! D LONGITUDINAL SEAM WELDS MUST BE ALIGNED WHEN DRAWING SECTIONS TOGETHER D ·Removethefoundationnutsandwashers. ·Starttheloweringprocessbyhavingtwopeoplelifttheginpoletotake up the cable slack. Continue lifting the gin pole as the vehicle keeps the cable taught. ·Oncethetowerpassesthe"balancepoint"thevehiclewillbeincontrol of the tower lowering and the individuals at the holding the gin pole should clear the area. ·Notepullingforcethetowerexertsonthevehiclegreatlyincreasesas the tower approaches horizontal. ·Determinetherequiredcablelengthtakingintoaccountthetwoshackles needed to connect the cable to the gin pole and the tower. ·TurnbackthecableoverthethimbleandinstallthefirstU-Boltclipsuch thatthe"U"sectionoftheboltisincontactwiththe"dead"endofthe cable and is approximately 6 in (15 cm) from the base of the thimble. ·Tightenthenutsevenly, alternatingfromonenuttotheotheruntilreaching 30 lb-ft (41 N-m) of torque. ·InstallthesecondU-Boltclipasnearthethimbleaspossible. Aswith the previous U-Bolt clip, tighten the nuts evenly, alternating from one nut to the other until reaching 30 lb-ft (41 N-m) of torque. ·InstallthethirdU-Boltclipmidwaybetweentheotherclipsandtighten the nuts to 30 lb-ft (41 N-m) of torque. ·Applyaloadtothecableequalorgreaterthanthemaximumanticipated load (DO NOT USE THE TOWER AND TURBINE AS THE LOAD) and retighten the nuts to 30 lb-ft (41 N-m) of torque. This step is very important as the cable may stretch and shrink in diameter when a load is applied effectively loosing the U-Bolt clip nuts. Note the maximum load the cable will experience is approximately 2400 lb (1100 kg). 6 in (15 cm) WARNING: Someone MUST be in the vehicle at all times to control lowering the tower. The "pulling" force the tower exerts greatly increases as the tower approaches the horizontal. In other words the tower is lowered using the vehicle brakes to slow the descent of the tower. During lowering keep the vehicle engine running to provide power brake assistance. Adjusting Cable Length READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS bEFORE bEGINNING WARNING: When using U-Bolt clips, extreme care must be exercised to make certain they are installed correctly. The U-Bolt clip must be installed so that the "U" section is in contact with the "dead" end of the cable. Refer to the accompanying figure. CORRECT WRONG WARNING: The TIGHTENING and RETIGHTENING of the UBolt clip nuts must be accomplished as described in the instructions. Only use forged U-Bolt clips ­ never use malleable clips in critical heavy duty applications such as raising the tower. WRONG 18 Sectional Monopole Tower Foundation & Installation Manual, Revision A Insertthe"LevelingtheTower"sectionofthemanualhere At the beginning of the section add: The preferred method of leveling the tower is by means of Skylevel. The Skylevel device has an accuracy of +/- 0. 5° which is very difficult to equal visually. [. . . ] MAKE SURE SECTIONS ARE MARKED AS REQUIRED BY INSTRUCTIONS ON SHEET 3 11. LOOK FOR HIGH SPOTS OR BURRS ON THE FEMALE AND MALE SECTIONS 12. USE COMMON DISH DETERGENT TO LUBRICATE THE ENDS OF THE SECTIONS BEFORE ASSEMBLING THEM. ALL LONGDITUDINAL SEAMS WELDS MUST BE ALIGNED ON ALL TOWER SECTIONS. [. . . ]