Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Anti-swing device for offshore wind turbine tower installation
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Application No.: US16340663Application Date: 2017-09-11
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Publication No.: US10697435B2Publication Date: 2020-06-30
- Inventor: Zhengru Ren , Zhiyu Jiang , Wei Shi , Dezhi Ning
- Applicant: Dalian University of Technology
- Applicant Address: CN Dalian, Liaoning
- Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee Address: CN Dalian, Liaoning
- Agency: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/CN2017/101170 WO 20170911
- International Announcement: WO2019/047196 WO 20190314
- Main IPC: F03D13/10
- IPC: F03D13/10 ; F03D13/25 ; B66C13/06

Abstract:
An anti-swing device for offshore wind turbine tower installation which reduces pendular motion of the tower component during mating process. Subsystems are at the transition piece, tower, and bridge. Winches are arranged on and fixed to the tower's inner wall and connected through cables. A remote signal transceiver and acquisition controller are arranged and fixed to the tower's inner wall. The transceiver controls the connector at the tower end and servo winch motors which control the cables to adjust the position of the suspended tower component. The controller acquires tension signals on the cables from the tower and transmits signals to the transceiver. Acceleration sensors are included in the acquisition controller. Several connector are included in the tower end and fixed at the bottom of the tower component. The number of connectors is the same as winches at the transition piece and their positions correspond.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200048051A1 ANTI-SWING DEVICE FOR OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE TOWER INSTALLATION Public/Granted day:2020-02-13
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