Floating wind turbine platform and method of assembling

A technology of wind turbines and platforms, applied in the direction of wind turbine components, wind engines, installation/supporting configurations of wind engines, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2015-05-13
缅因大学系统理事会
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[0072] The invention will now be described with occasional reference to illustrated embodiments of the invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments or any preferred sequence of operations set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and thorough, and will convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

[0073] Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Herein, the terms used in the description of the present invention are for describing specific embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the present invention. As used in the specification and appended claims of the present invention, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless t...

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A semisubmersible wind turbine platform capable of floating on a body of water and supporting a wind turbine over a vertical center column includes a vertical center column and three or more vertical outer columns spaced radially from the center column, each of the outer columns being connected to the center column with one or more of bottom beams, top beams, and struts, with the major structural components being made of concrete and having sufficient buoyancy to support a wind turbine tower.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application is a continuation-in-part of pending PCT Application No. PCT / US2011 / 059335 filed on November 4, 2011, which claims the U.S. Provisional Priority of Application No. 61 / 410,127. This application also claims priority to US Provisional Application No. 61 / 624,050, filed April 13, 2012, and US Provisional Application No. 61 / 653,816, filed May 31, 2012. The disclosures of all applications listed above are incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] Various embodiments of a wind turbine platform are described herein. In particular, embodiments described herein relate to improved floating wind turbine platforms for use in large bodies of water. Background technique [0004] Wind turbines are known for converting wind energy into electrical energy and provide an alternative energy source to electric companies. On land, large wind turbine parks, typically with hundreds of wind turbines, may be ...

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IPC IPC(8): F03D11/00F03D11/04E02D27/52B63B35/00
CPCF03D13/22B63B21/50B63B35/44E02B2017/0091F05B2240/95F05B2240/93B63B2035/446Y02E10/727B63B1/107B63B1/125B63B5/20B63B5/22B63B2001/126B63B2001/128B63B2001/044Y02E10/72B63B35/003
Inventor H·J·达格A·M·维斯里A·古佩
Owner 缅因大学系统理事会
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