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Mooring Systems

Resumen de: US20260200554A1

0000 Mooring systems for mooring a structure floating on a surface of a body of water. In some embodiments, the mooring system can include a base structure configured to be disposed on a seabed and a plurality of mooring assemblies. Each mooring assembly can include a yoke and a tether. The yoke can include a first end and a second end. The first end of the yoke can be configured to be connected to the base structure such that the yoke can be partially rotatable about an axis relative to the base structure. The tether can include a first end and a second end. The first end of the tether can be configured to be connected to the yoke toward the second end of the yoke. The second end of the tether can be configured to be connected to the structure floating on the surface of the body of water.

OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR INSTALLING SAME

Resumen de: US20260201866A1

Offshore wind turbine systems and processes for installing same. The system can include a wind turbine generator that can include a plurality of blades connected thereto. The system can also include a first support arm and a second support arm each having a first end and a second end. The system can also include a support structure that can be configured to float on a surface of a body of water that can include first, second, and third columns. The first end of the first support arm and the first end of the second support arm can each support the wind turbine generator at an elevation above the support structure. The second end of the first support arm can be connected to and supported by the first column. The second end of the second support arm can be connected to and supported by the second column.

Floating Unit with Under Keel Tank

Resumen de: US20260200559A1

A tank is secured under the keel of a floating structure for offshore energy development. The tank is filled with ballast material that supplements or replaces the ballast already present on the floating structure, thereby gaining larger topsides payload capacity for the floating structure or increasing stability and motion performance of the floating structure.

WIND FORCE PROPULSION DEVICE AND WIND FORCE PROPULSION SYSTEM

Resumen de: EP4775833A1

0001 The wind propulsion device is installed on a movable body and configured to generate propulsive force by receiving wind. The wind propulsion device includes one or more assemblies, where the one or more assemblies each consists of: a rotor configured to rotate about a rotation axis extending in a predetermined direction; and a plurality of plate-shaped blades fixedly attached to the rotor. The plurality of blades are disposed such that virtual straight lines connecting respective opposite ends of the plurality of blades are parallel to each other.

FLOATING OFFSHORE PLATFORM COMPRISING HOLLOW STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS CONNECTED TOGETHER, ELECTRICITY PRODUCING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A PLATFORM, AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHOD

Resumen de: EP4520645A1

A floating offshore platform comprising a first hollow structural element (24), a second hollow structural element (26), and a mechanical connection (28), altogether defining an interior volume (40) and an exterior volume (42), the connection comprising:- a first flange (52) defining a first axis (X1) and a first bearing surface (S1), the first bearing surface being spherical and concave,- a second flange (54) defining a second axis (X2) and a second bearing surface (S2), the second axis being intended to be aligned or offset with respect the first axis as a result of manufacturing and/or assembling tolerances,- a fastening system (56) comprising bolts (58),- a sealing system (60) for sealing the interior volume (40), the sealing system extending between the first flange and the second flange and surrounding the first axis.

METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ENERGY GENERATION DEVICE, CONTROL UNIT FOR AN ENERGY GENERATION DEVICE, ENERGY GENERATION DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

Resumen de: EP4775831A1

Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Energieerzeugungsvorrichtung, wobei die Energieerzeugungsvorrichtung eine Basisstation (28) und ein Kitesystem (23) umfasst. Das Kitesystem (23) umfasst einen Kite (14) und eine Gondel (25), wobei der Kite (14) über einen Leinenbaum (24) mit der Gondel (25) verbunden ist. Die Gondel (25) ist über ein Zugseil (15) mit der Basisstation (28) verbunden. Über eine mit dem Zugseil (15) ausgeübte Zugkraft wird elektrische Energie erzeugt, wobei der Kite (14) abwechselnd in einen ersten Betriebszustand (41) und einen zweiten Betriebszustand (42) gebracht wird. Im zweiten Betriebszustand (42) ist der Trimmwinkel (43) des Kite (14) kleiner ist als im ersten Betriebszustand (41). Im zweiten Betriebszustand (42) wird der Kite (14) durch Einholen des Zugseils (15) an die Basisstation (28) herangeholt, wobei die Einholgeschwindigkeit in Abhängigkeit von einem den Flugzustand des Kite (14) repräsentierenden Betriebsparameter (49) der Energieerzeugungsvorrichtung verändert wird. Die Erfindung betrifft auch eine Steuereinheit für eine Energieerzeugungsvorrichtung, eine Energieerzeugungsvorrichtung und ein Computerprogrammprodukt.

Pull rod type floating wind driven generator platform

Resumen de: CN224491433U

The utility model belongs to the technical field of ocean engineering, and relates to a pull rod type floating wind driven generator platform, which relates to a floating concrete box girder and a tower pull rod, two ends of the box girder are obliquely poured and fixedly connected with a steel structure welding connecting piece and an anchor backing plate, a pouring hole, an anchorage device hole, a jacking gap and an anchor hole are reserved, and a tension tendon connecting piece is welded. The box girders are combined and welded to form a polygonal floating body platform, pull rod welding bases are fixedly connected to the floating concrete box girders, pull rod connecting pieces are welded to the pull rod bases, pull rod connecting pieces are welded to the corresponding positions of a fan tower barrel, and the pull rod connecting pieces are connected in a tensioning mode through pull rods to form a pull rod type floating wind driven generator platform. The floating concrete box girder is produced in batches in a standardized mode, the cost is low, the speed is high, gravity, wind power and inertia are borne by the tower drum, the pull rod and the steel strand, the floating concrete box girder is installed in cooperation with the well anchor, and good safety and economical efficiency are achieved.

TENSION-LEG FLOATING FOUNDATION, CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SET

Resumen de: WO2026144995A1

A tension-leg floating foundation, comprising: a floating body (200), the floating body comprising a main column (210) and connectors (220) spaced apart from each other around the main column, the main column being configured to be connected to a wind turbine body, and one end of each connector being connected to a second end portion (210b) of the main column; and a plurality of tension assemblies (100) arranged spaced apart from each other around the floating body, each tension assembly comprising a tension leg (11) and a mooring connection portion (12), one side of each tension leg being universally connected to the connector, the other side thereof protruding from the connector toward the side where a first end is located, the mooring connection portion being arranged on the side of the tension leg protruding from the connector in an axial direction (X), and a mooring cable (300) being provided corresponding to each tension leg, wherein each tension leg is provided with a clearance cavity (115) runing therethrough in the axial direction, one end of the mooring cable is inserted into the clearance cavity and connected to the mooring connection portion, and the other end of the mooring cable is configured to be fixedly connected to the seabed. The tension-leg floating foundation can reduce the construction difficulty and construction cost of a wind turbine foundation. Further provided are a construction method and a wind turbine generator set.

FLOATING WIND TURBINE FOUNDATION AND WIND TURBINE GENERATOR

Resumen de: WO2026145157A1

A floating wind turbine foundation (100) and a wind turbine generator. The floating wind turbine foundation (100) comprises a floating main body (1) and a bending-moment compensation device (2). The floating main body (1) comprises a first upright column (11) and a plurality of floating body assemblies (12). The first upright column (11) comprises a first end and a second end arranged in an axial direction. The first end is used for supporting a wind turbine main body (200). The plurality of floating body assemblies (12) are arranged at intervals around the first upright column (11), and each floating body assembly (12) is connected to the first upright column (11). The bending-moment compensation device (2) is arranged on the floating main body (1). The bending-moment compensation device (2) comprises a counter-support assembly (21), traction members (22), and a driving mechanism (23). The counter-support assembly (21) is connected to the first upright column (11) and is provided with an execution end. Each traction member (22) is connected between a floating body assembly (12) and the execution end. The driving mechanism (23) drives the execution end to move toward the second end of the first upright column (11) and to at least partially protrude beyond bottom surfaces of the floating body assemblies (12) in the axial direction, so as to tension the floating body assemblies (12) via the traction members (22). The wind turbine generator comprises the wind turbine main body (

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FREE-FLOATING NAUTICAL STATIONKEEPING

Resumen de: US20260192894A1

0000 Methods and systems are provided for nautical stationkeeping of free-floating objects. In one example, a method includes adjusting translational motion of a body freely floating in water by rotating the body. The translational motion may be adjusted, for instance, to maintain the body within a geographic area. In certain examples, the adjustment of the translational motion may be realized via a Magnus effect induced by rotating the body. The body may be configured as, for example, a free-floating object such as a wave engine.

SHARED FLOATING WIND TURBINE FOUNDATION ARRAY WITH ANGLE-ADJUSTABLE ELASTIC MOORINGS

Resumen de: US20260192889A1

A shared floating wind turbine foundation array with angle-adjustable elastic moorings is formed by connecting floating wind turbine foundations. Each floating wind turbine foundation includes a wind turbine tower, upper pontoons, a truss framework, lower mooring drums, a lower wind turbine hollow pile, a fixed static mooring line and a shared anchor; the lower wind turbine hollow pile includes a lifting plate, a hydraulic rod and a hydraulic device, the elastic chamber is internally provided with a pressure plate and an elastic device; and a first electric winch and a second electric winch are arranged in the winch chamber, and the first electric winch and the second electric winch drive the rotation of the adjacent lower wind turbine hollow piles by adjusting a length difference between the first power mooring line and the second power mooring line, thereby changing an angle of the adjacent wind turbine towers.

MOORING SYSTEM STATUS MONITORING FOR FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE

Resumen de: US20260192890A1

0000 A method of monitoring a mooring system (10) of a floating offshore installation, FOI, (100) that is moored by the mooring system (10) is provided. The method comprises obtaining parameters related to a position of the FOI, wherein the parameters include at least mooring system parameters that are indicative of a region (15) within which a position of the FOI is expected to lie. The method further includes obtaining position measurements of an actual position (11) of the FOI, and deriving, from the obtained parameters and from the position measurements of the FOI, a state of the mooring system (10) of the FOI.

FLOATING WIND POWER SYSTEM

Resumen de: WO2026144949A1

Disclosed in the present invention is a floating wind power system. At least three wind turbines form a wind power generation system by means of pontoons that are integrally connected; the plurality of pontoons are connected end to end to form a high-strength floating platform having a triangular structure or a rectangular structure; a stabilizing structure is provided between at least two pontoons; the stabilizing structure comprises at least one truss structure; a tower base is arranged on at least two connected pontoons; and a plurality of fixed traction devices are arranged on the high-strength floating platform. In the floating wind power system of the present invention, at least three wind turbines are arranged to be combined with a high-strength floating platform consisting of a plurality of pontoons that are integrally connected, to form a wind power generation system, wherein the span of the high-strength floating platform is greater than or equal to the height of a wind turbine tower; moreover, by designing a large-span structure, an offshore wind turbine can be effectively prevented from capsizing, and is enabled to only incline at a limited angle. The floating wind power system also realizes large‑scale power generation from deep‑water offshore wind by means of a multi-turbine arrangement and the design of a modular floating platform.

OPERATING A FLOATING WIND TURBINE

Resumen de: EP4549728A1

A method of operating a floating wind turbine (FWT) is provided. The floating wind turbine (100) comprises a nacelle (105) and a rotor (101) mounted to the nacelle (105), wherein the floating wind turbine (100) is exposed to waves during operation, the waves causing a wave induced motion of the floating wind turbine (100). The floating wind turbine (100) is configured to operate a protective function (30). The method comprises obtaining wave information (17) indicative of the waves to which the floating wind turbine (100) is exposed and modifying the operation of the protective function (30) using the obtained wave information (17) to reduce an influence of the wave induced motion of the floating wind turbine (100) on the protective function (30).

Self-adjusting type mariculture platform

Resumen de: CN224460880U

The self-adjusting type mariculture platform comprises installation frames and a culture box arranged between the installation frames, wind power generation heads are arranged at the tops of the installation frames, automatic gravity center adjusting structures are arranged at the bottoms of the installation frames, and the bottoms of the automatic gravity center adjusting structures are fixed to the seabed through connecting chains and seabed anchoring parts. The gravity center automatic adjusting structure comprises a supporting rod and an installing base internally provided with a containing cavity, a rectangular adjusting base is arranged in the containing cavity, an X-axis sliding rail is arranged in the X-axis direction of the adjusting base, and a supporting base is arranged on the X-axis sliding rail. By improving the mounting seat at the bottom of the wind power generation head and utilizing the gravity center adjusting mechanism at the lower part of the mounting seat, when the wind power generation head encounters the acting force of sea wind, the weight body is driven to slide in the inclined reverse direction through the sliding of the Y-axis sliding rail and the X-axis sliding rail on the adjusting seat and the supporting seat, and the posture is quickly recovered through inertia; therefore, the purpose of adjusting the stability is achieved, and the problem of excessive fish escape caused by large floating of the net cage under sea wave fluctuation is avoided.

Universal joint

Resumen de: CN224452976U

The universal joint comprises a joint body, pin shaft holes are formed in the two ends of the joint body, and the axes of the pin shaft holes in the two ends of the joint body are perpendicular to each other; pin shafts penetrate through the pin shaft holes in the two ends of the connector body, and clamping grooves clamped with the clamping plates are formed in the two ends of the pin shafts. The lug plates are fixedly connected with the adapters at the top of the tower, the inhaul cables are connected to the floating type draught fan foundation, and after the adapters are connected to the floating type draught fan foundation through the inhaul cables, the adapters can rotate in two directions relative to the inhaul cables.

Righting and clamping device for floating transportation of offshore wind power foundation and wind power equipment

Resumen de: CN224452974U

The utility model discloses a floating transportation offshore wind power foundation and a righting and clamping device of wind power equipment. The offshore wind power foundation comprises a self-floating cylindrical foundation, the telescopic tower drum is fixed on the drum-type foundation, a floating platform is arranged around the drum-type foundation, N layers of square frames are built on the floating platform, and N is greater than or equal to 1; the telescopic tower drum is located in each layer of square frame, left and right slideways are arranged on the front frame and the rear frame of each layer of square frame, and a pair of clamping beams used for clamping and straightening the tower drum is arranged on the slideways in a sliding fit mode; two ends of each clamping beam are bridged on the slideways of the front frame and the rear frame; driving devices for driving the pair of clamping beams to move oppositely or reversely are arranged on the left side frame and the right side frame of each layer of square frame; grooves are formed in the opposite side surfaces of the pair of clamping beams; when the pair of clamping beams clamps the tower drum, the tower drum is located in the grooves of the pair of clamping beams. The self-adaptive hoop fixing and dynamic righting functions of the tower drum in the floating transportation process are achieved, and the stability of the tower drum under the complex sea condition is ensured.

Floating type tension leg fan platform foundation

Resumen de: CN224448108U

A floating type tension leg fan platform foundation belongs to the field of offshore wind power and comprises a central buoy, side buoys, cross braces, tension tendons and auxiliary buoys. Wherein the cross brace is used for connecting the two side buoys; the tension tendons are arranged at the lower ends of the side buoys; the auxiliary buoy is formed into a cylinder provided with a first through hole in the axial direction, and the space between the hole wall curved surface of the first through hole and the outer side face of the cylinder is a hollow containing space. Wherein the auxiliary buoy is arranged on the cross brace through a first through hole formed between the two bottom faces, the containing space of the auxiliary buoy is used for loading or unloading ballast water, and the displacement of the auxiliary buoy is smaller than that of the center buoy and the side buoys. And the effects of protecting the cross brace and adjusting the ballast water amount of the buoy are achieved, and therefore the possibility that the platform is damaged, repaired and unstable is reduced.

SUBSEA POWER COLLECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING A DISTRIBUTED TRANSFORMER ARRANGEMENT

Resumen de: US20260189016A1

A power collection system for collecting power from a plurality of offshore power generation units comprises a three-phase sub-grid and a subsea power substation. The sub-grid has a plurality of power input points towards the power generation units and a shared three-phase power output point. The power substation is connected to the power output point, and its secondary side is arranged to be connected to a power consumer. The power substation shall comprise three one-phase transformers, which are contained in respective housings, wherein each housing is arranged to rest on the seabed and to be liftable to the sea surface separately from the other housings. Each phase of the power output point is connected to a primary side of a corresponding one of the one-phase transformers.

FLOATING POWER GENERATION SYSTEM

Resumen de: AU2025210149A1

A floating power generation system incorporates a scotch yoke mechanism that is coupled with an electrical generator to produce power and is actuated by a fin assembly having a plurality of fins that move or pivot from a first pivot position to a second pivot position. The fins are coupled with the yoke of the scotch yoke by a cable to move the yoke back and forth in a reciprocating motion. As the fins move back and forth from one side of the water flow direction to the other, the yoke reciprocates and turns the flywheel to produce electrical power. The floating power generation system may employ two fin assemblies, wherein a first fin assembly directs water through the plurality of first fins into the plurality of second fins of the second fin assembly to force the second fins in an opposing pivot orientation from said first fins.

Mooring System for Drifting Energy Converters

Resumen de: AU2026204575A1

Disclosed is a system that maintains the relative and/or absolute geographical positions of two or more buoyant devices floating in a body of water. A plurality of formation restoring tethers are disclosed which permit the unrestricted vertical movement of networked buoyant devices, while resisting increases in their lateral separations by providing restoring forces to oppose such separations. Tensioning mechanisms incorporated into the tethers generate the resistance to the lateral separations of two or more entities by transforming such separations into an increase in the potential energy stored within such tensioning mechanisms, the potential energy of which is released in the process of restoring the original separations and/or positions of the displaced buoyant devices. un u n

Steel and concrete combined floating wind power platform

Resumen de: CN224409567U

The utility model provides a steel and concrete combined floating wind power platform. The steel and concrete combined floating wind power platform comprises a supporting column assembly and a buoy assembly. The supporting column assembly is made of structural steel and comprises a main column, a cross brace and a side column, the top of the main column is connected with a wind turbine generator, and the side column is connected with a mooring system. The buoy assembly is made of concrete and comprises a main buoy, connecting buoys, side buoys and heaving plates, and the buoys are spliced through bolts to form a multi-cavity buoyancy structure. The platform has the advantages of high strength of a steel structure and low cost and high buoyancy of concrete, the modular design facilitates transportation and installation, the heaving plate effectively inhibits vertical movement, and the stability and economical efficiency in the deep and far sea environment are improved.

Floating body quick butt joint device with cable elastic structure

Resumen de: CN224409566U

The utility model discloses a floating body quick butt joint device with a cable elastic structure, and relates to the technical field of floating body butt joint, the floating body quick butt joint device comprises a mounting rack, fixed seats, guide wheels, a mounting seat and a floating plate body, the fixed seats are arranged at two ends of the mounting rack, the guide wheels are arranged on one side, close to the fixed seats, of the mounting rack, and the floating plate body is arranged on the mounting rack. Mounting seats are arranged at the two ends of the mounting frame and are symmetrically distributed at the two ends of the mounting frame. A cable is mounted in a guide wheel along a fixed seat, meanwhile, the cable is rotationally wound along a tightening wheel, and a driving motor can be started, so that the driving motor can rotate a rotating rod connected with the output end, and the rotating rod can rotate the connected tightening wheel when rotating; and then the tightening wheel can quickly tighten the mooring rope, so that the quick docking device for the floating body can have a better tightness adjusting effect during use.

FLOATING OFFSHORE SUPPORT STRUCTURES

Resumen de: WO2026132131A1

A support structure suitable for a floating offshore wind turbine comprises a floater and upright tension legs extending from respective leg anchors to the floater The legs correspond to side edges of a prism, with upright side faces of the prism being defined between neighbouring legs. Additionally, inclined tensile braces extend diagonally across the side faces from individual or shared brace anchors to the floater. Each tension leg lies in a plane that extends between a pair of the braces, the braces of the pair extending across respective adjoining side faces and converging downwardly toward that plane. Braces of different pairs cross each other with mutually opposed inclination as they extend across the side faces.

FLOATING STRUCTURE AND OFFSHORE WIND POWER GENERATION APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME

Nº publicación: WO2026135204A1 25/06/2026

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