Repositioning a floating offshore wind turbine

    公开(公告)号:US12104573B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US18032625

    申请日:2021-10-14

    发明人: Marco Masciola

    IPC分类号: F03D13/25 F03D13/40

    摘要: A method of repositioning a floating offshore wind turbine located at a current offshore position and having rotor blades rotating in a rotor blade plane includes: measuring a first value of a variability of a load related to a first location at the wind turbine; measuring a second value of a variability of a load related to a second location at the wind turbine; comparing the first value with the second value; and moving the wind turbine along a direction depending on the comparison and in particular further depending on the first location relative to the second location.

    DELIVERY OF A HIGH VOLUME OF FLOATING SYSTEMS FOR WIND

    公开(公告)号:US20240117788A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-11

    申请号:US18390946

    申请日:2023-12-20

    IPC分类号: F03D13/25 B63B35/00 F03D13/10

    摘要: Delivery of a high volume of floating systems for wind turbines can make floating wind economic. The delivery can involve the standard design of sections, such as “tubes” or “cans,” comprising a rolled plate and ring stiffeners. The delivery can then involve the transportation of the sections in block to an assembly site that is closer to the planned installation point. The sections are used to manufacture floating vessels, such as semi-submersibles, buoyant towers, and/or spars, at the assembly site, which can include a barge with cranes. For semi-submersibles, the delivery can then involve the installation of the Tower, the nacelle, and blades using the barge cranes. Alternatively, for spars or buoyant towers, the nacelle and blades can be installed at an off-shore location using a platform, such as a standard jack-up vessel or a crane jacket.

    PORTAL FRAME PLATFORM AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR LARGE OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES

    公开(公告)号:US20240084537A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-14

    申请号:US17941775

    申请日:2022-09-09

    申请人: Jin Wang

    发明人: Jin Wang

    摘要: A portal frame platform comprises at least three elongate tubular legs extending vertically downward from a top above the waterline to the seabed without horizontal or diagonal bracing members in-between, and a horizontal deck with at least three circular sleeves concentrically coupled to the top of the legs supporting a wind turbine in an in-service configuration. The portal frame platform supporting the wind turbine has an installation configuration with two barges connected to opposite sides of the deck, and the legs extending vertically upward from a bottom above the waterline through the circular sleeves. A construction method includes twelve-steps for quayside assembling, sea-towing and self-installing the portal frame platform with the wind turbine and foundation piles wherein the portable frame platform is converted from the installation configuration to the in-service configuration by lowering the legs through the circular sleeves using wire and winch systems on the two barges.