OFFSHORE POWER GENERATION ARRANGEMENT WITH A FLOATING PLATFORM, A WIND TURBINE AND INSIDE ANCHOR CABLES
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602022043052
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2021-12-28
- Filing Date
- 2022-08-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-09-16
- Estimated Expiration
- 2042-08-30
AI Technical Summary
Existing offshore electricity production assemblies face high costs due to increased hull steel weight for stability during wet tow operations and additional costs from temporary floating tanks, while inclined mooring tendons reduce vertical load capacity under extreme conditions, necessitating increased mooring capacity.
A floating platform design with a tubular central buoyant column and radial buoyant pontoons, combined with inclined mooring tendons and optimized volume distribution, minimizes horizontal and vertical motions, reducing the need for excessive mooring capacity and overall platform size.
The design optimizes the floating platform and mooring tendons, lowering production costs by reducing the platform's volume and weight, while maintaining stability and reducing extreme tensions in mooring tendons.