Tubular towers and PV mounting [RE-wrenches]

[Darryl Thayer]

I would not mount a load on the side of a tower of
this type.  The tower is meant only for a vertical
load the side load of the PV would comprimize the
tower strength. 
Daryl
--- "Ian Woofenden, Home Power"
<ian.woofenden at homepower.com> wrote:
> 
> Greetings Wrenches,
> 
> Kelly Keilwitz of Whidbey Sun & Wind and I are
> planning for a project 
> that will be the installations for both the SEI PV
> and wind workshops 
> here next October. We're looking at a 140 to 160
> foot tower with a 
> 12-15 foot diameter wind turbine and 2 to 3 KW of PV
> mounted at 60 to 
> 90 feet up the tower.
> 
> The customer is interested in a tubular tower for
> aesthetic reasons. 
> I have no experience with these, and prefer the idea
> of a 
> three-legged freestanding tower like the Rohn SSV,
> both for mounting 
> PVs on and for climbing. On the other hand, I'm
> always up for a new 
> adventure, so I need to find out if a tubular tower
> is practical for 
> this project.
> 
> Do any of you have experience with:
> * Tall tubular towers
> * Putting PVs on tubular towers
> 
> Please share your experience, recommendations,
> warnings, hopes, and dreams. ;-)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ian
> 
> 
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