Floating wind turbine platform with ballast control system
EP4658556A1Pending Publication Date: 2025-12-10TECHNIP ENERGIES FRANCE SAS
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Patent Information
- Application Number
- EP2025726778
- Authority / Receiving Office
- EP · EP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2024-04-11
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-10
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-10
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Floating offshore wind turbine platforms experience instability due to changing environmental conditions, leading to tilting and movement, which can affect the efficiency and stability of wind turbine operations.
Method used
A ballast control system that includes sensors to detect inclination and a controller to operate pumps and valves for transferring water as ballast between semisubmersible columns and the body of water, maintaining a desired inclination by adjusting the distribution of water within the platform.
Benefits of technology
The system effectively stabilizes the floating wind turbine platform by balancing it within a predefined range of inclination, enhancing operational stability and efficiency under varying environmental conditions.
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Abstract
A floating wind turbine platform is disclosed. The floating wind turbine platform may include a floatable structure that is deployable to a body of water and includes a plurality of semisubmersible columns. The semisubmersible columns may be interconnected. Each semisubmersible column can define an internal ballast volume. An intake port in each semisubmersible column can place the internal ballast volume of the semisubmersible column into fluid communication with the body of water. A ballast control system may be provided to balance the floatable structure upon a detected inclination thereof. Balancing of the floatable structure may be accomplished by selectively controlling a transfer of water from the body of water to the internal ballast volume of at least one of the semisubmersible columns, and / or by selectively controlling a transfer of water from the internal ballast volume of at least one of the semisubmersible columns to the body of water.
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