Resumen de: AU2023235442A1
An assembly kit for an offshore renewable energy system mounting platform is. The kit comprises: a frame having three or more lateral braces; upright braces and vertex members, each equal to the quantity of lateral braces; each vertex member affixing two said lateral braces such that the lateral braces and the vertex members form a substantially planar base of the frame; and wherein the vertex members each engage a first end of a corresponding upright brace affixing the upright brace to the base; the frame further comprising a single transition piece engaging a second end of the upright braces, thereby forming a fixed apex of the frame; the kit further including assembly aids comprising: a plurality of lateral brace supports; and a vertical tower; wherein each of the lateral brace supports are such that a corresponding said lateral brace is supported on a horizontal plane above the ground; and the vertical tower positioned to engage the upright braces such that each engaged upright brace is supported at an upright angle. The present disclosure aims to provide a platform that can been manufactured as a set of pre-fabricated modular components in a wide supply chain, which are subsequently assembled into the complete platform at non-specialist outdoor yard facilities without the need for specialist shipbuilding facilities, and which provides optimum stability when deployed.
Resumen de: US2024278882A1
An anchoring system for floating platform which eliminates the pitch and roll movements of the floating platform using anchoring lines (200) attached to the seabed (5), which are supported by several pulleys or rotary fixing means (2, 3) of the floating platform (100) and are all joined in a common counterweight (1) hanging from the floating platform (100). Each anchoring line (200) comprises a direct subline (200d) and a cross subline (200c), which maintain the counterweight (1) always located in correspondence with the central axis (300) of the floating platform (100). It also describes a novel method for installing the floating platform at its destination without the aid of special ships.
Resumen de: WO2024170846A1
The invention relates to a semi-submersible float (2-1), in particular for an offshore wind turbine comprising four columns including one central column (4) intended to receive a wind turbine tower (6) and at least three outer columns (8) which are connected to the central column by arms forming lower pontoons (10). The float is free of upper arms connecting the central column to the outer columns and the outer columns and the lower pontoons are each formed by an assembly of planar panels (81 to 86, 101 to 104) each having a polyhedral cross-section. The invention also relates to a method for constructing such a float.
Resumen de: US2024280081A1
EnergyMaster is an innovative floating hybrid tidal/wave/wind energy harvesting system based on vertical axis turbines for synergized tidal, wave and wind energy production in agriculture and aquaculture applications. EnergyMaster can continuously, and simultaneously, harvest wind and tidal energy in a wide range of wind and tidal current speeds, while providing excellent self-starting capability.
Resumen de: WO2024172662A1
The present invention relates to an offshore floating wind turbine foundation comprising at least two outer members arranged around a tower comprising a rotor- nacelle assembly with blades, wherein a number of pair of beams connect the center buoy and said at least two outer members, a pair of beams tapers from the tower towards each of said at least two outer members.
Resumen de: US2024278876A1
The invention relates to a system comprising: a foundation element that has a universal joint, wherein the universal joint has a first universal joint element connected to the foundation element for conjoint rotation and a second universal joint element which is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the first universal joint element by carrying out a rotation about its own longitudinal axis; a floating wind turbine; and a mooring line. One end of mooring line is connected to the foundation element a first connector connected to the second universal joint element for conjoint rotation and the other end of which is connected to the floating wind turbine a second connector rotatably mounted on the floating wind turbine. The system also includes a controller which, on the basis of the rotational position of the floating wind turbine about the foundation element, brings about the adoption of a rotational position of the second connector rotatably mounted on the floating wind turbine; wherein the rotational position of the second connector rotatably mounted on the floating wind turbine corresponds to the rotational position of the second universal joint element about its own longitudinal axis, which rotational position geometrically corresponds to the rotational position of the floating wind turbine about the foundation element.
Resumen de: FR3145740A1
Flotteur semi-submersible pour éolienne offshore et procédé de construction d’un tel flotteur L’invention concerne un flotteur (2-1) semi-submersible, notamment pour éolienne offshore, comprenant quatre colonnes dont une colonne centrale (4) destinée à recevoir un mât d’éolienne (6), et au moins trois colonnes extérieures (8) qui sont raccordées à la colonne centrale par des branches formant des pontons inférieurs (10). Le flotteur est dépourvu de branches supérieures raccordant la colonne centrale aux colonnes extérieures et les colonnes extérieures et les pontons inférieurs sont formés chacun par un assemblage de panneaux plans (81à 86, 101 à 104) et présentent chacun une section droite polyédrique. L’invention concerne également un procédé de construction d’un tel flotteur. Figure pour l’abrégé : Fig. 1.
Resumen de: AU2023227746A1
The invention relates to a connection system for connecting at least two cables to or from a floating energy converter device. The system comprising at least two cables, a. lower connection structure and an upper connection structure, at least one longitudinal element joining the lower connection structure and the upper connection structure. The at least two cables run through the lower connection structure and each of the cables are connected to the upper connection structure and each comprises a connectable end at the upper connection structure, wherein the system is non-buoyant, and the at least one longitudinal element is a flexible longitudinal element.
Resumen de: WO2024165862A1
A stabilisation assembly for use in deep water. The assembly comprises a telescopic spar for securement within a moon pool of a floating support vessel. The securement mechanism includes a gimbal joint secured within the moon pool through which the spar is suspended to allow movement of the vessel with respect to the spar during use.
Resumen de: WO2023059203A1
The invention relates to a floating foundation for wind turbine generators and a method for installing a wind turbine generator on top of and performing maintenance on said foundation. The floating foundation includes a tower and two support legs pivotally connected to the tower, forming a tripod-like structure. The floating foundation may include hydrodynamic damping elements and a single point mooring system leaving the foundation free to weathervane. The invention also relates to a method for using the structure as a crane, lowering and raising the turbine platform against and from e.g. a service barge during maintenance or assembly.
Resumen de: WO2023057029A1
A method of damping motion of a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising a rotor and a floating platform. A motion signal is generated which is indicative of a motion of the wind turbine. A wind direction signal is generated which is indicative of a wind direction relative to the floating platform. A damping signal is generated on the basis of the motion signal and the wind direction signal, and the motion of the wind turbine is damped on the basis of the damping signal, for instance by adjusting the pitch of the rotor blades. A phase of the damping signal may be controlled on the basis of the wind direction signal.
Resumen de: EP4414259A1
The invention describes a semi-submersible floating platform (1) comprising six columns (CV, CL) arranged forming a triangle such that three vertex columns (CV) are arranged at the vertices of the triangle and three side columns (CL) are arranged at the centers of the sides of the triangle, and wherein each column (CV, CL) is connected by a joining element (B) respective to each of the adjacent columns (CV, CL). Further, a side column (CL) is configured to support the wind turbine (A). The columns (CV, CL) that do not support the wind turbine (A) have a weight configured to maintain the center of mass of the set formed by the platform (1) and wind turbine (A) in the vertical of the hull center of the platform (1).
Resumen de: WO2024162540A1
The present invention relates to a tower-integrated offshore wind power floating body having improved installation and offshore stability, characterized in that: a tower is formed at the bottom of a power generation unit; several transition pieces (TPs) are formed at regular intervals around the lower side of the tower; a seating portion is formed at the bottoms of the tower and transition pieces (TPs) to support same; a reinforcement column having the same axis as the vertical central axis of the tower is formed at the bottom of the seating portion; a buoyancy portion is formed at the bottom of the reinforcement column; a ballast portion is formed at the bottom of the buoyancy portion in a manner spaced apart from the buoyancy portion by a certain length; a brace is formed between the seating portion and the buoyancy portion; a brace is formed between the buoyancy portion and the ballast portion; and several main columns are arranged vertically in the transition pieces (TPs), seating portion, buoyancy portion, and ballast portion, wherein the main columns are formed in a form that penetrates the sides of the seating portion and buoyancy portion, and formed in a form that sits under the sides of the transition pieces (TPs).
Resumen de: WO2024160903A1
A mooring arrangement comprises at least two outer anchors, a reaction anchor disposed between the outer anchors and at least two anchor legs that extend outwardly from the reaction anchor to the outer anchors. The reaction anchor has multi-directional effect, being configured to react against outward forces applied by tension in the mutually-opposed anchor legs. Each anchor leg comprises a tensioner, an inner line extending from the reaction anchor to the tensioner, and an outer line extending from the tensioner to the outer anchor. A tensioner line, which may be the inner line or the outer line, is fixed to the tensioner whereas a mooring line extends through the tensioner. An upper section of the mooring line extends from the tensioner to a moored floating body. A lower section of the mooring line forms part of the anchor leg, as either the inner line or the outer line.
Resumen de: US2024262469A1
A wind turbine mounting apparatus having a first non-yawing section; and a second yawing section affixed to a first end of the first section by a yawing mechanism, the yawing mechanism permits rotation of the second section relative to the first section about a yaw axis. The second section comprises at least two wind turbines, each of which have a rotor arranged to rotate about a rotor axis, the rotor axis defining a hub height and a plurality of blades affixed to the rotor. The rotation of the blades defines a swept area of the blades. The first section includes a first section width. The first section width is smaller at the first end than at a second end distal to the first end. The present invention provides a mounting solution for mounting multiple wind turbines to maximise energy captured per installation, while overcoming issues presented by mounting multiple turbines.
Resumen de: US2024262471A1
A floating fabrication arrangement for building of floating structures (15). It comprises floating unit (1-4) having a continuous deck, at least one crane (5, 6) attached to said floating unit (1-4) and a mooring arrangement capable of mooring the floating unit (1-4) in a floating state on a body of water. The floating unit (1-4) having ballast chambers capable of ballasting and de-ballasting the floating unit (1-4) between a first building position where the floating unit (1-4) floats with the deck above water in a substantially horizontal position and a second inclined launch position, in which a first part of the deck is submerged and a second part of the deck is above water. A method of building floating structures is also described.
Resumen de: EP4410655A2
It is described a floating metal platform (100), a method for assembling a floating metal platform (100) and a floating wind turbine (1000) supported by a metal platform (100).The floating metal platform (100) comprises at least three elongated elements (110), each elongated element (110) comprises:- a first elongated member (111);- a second elongated member (112) parallel to the first elongated member (111); and- at least one buoyancy element (114) connected to the first elongated member (111) and the second elongated member (112).
Resumen de: EP4411074A1
Anchoring system for floating platform (100) that eliminates pitching and rolling movements of the floating platform (100), by means of several anchoring lines (200) attached to the seabed (5), which are supported by several rotary fixing means (2, 3) or pulleys of the floating platform (100) and are all joined together in a common counterweight (1) hanging from the platform (100). Each anchoring line (200) comprises sublines (200d, 200c) (direct, crossover or diagonal), which keep the counterweight (1) always in correspondence with the central axis (300) of the floating platform (100). It also eliminates the pendulum movement of the counterweight (1) and is valid for floating platforms (100) with an odd number of protruding structural arms (12). The system is applicable to any type of floating platform (100), although it is particularly suitable for floating platforms that support offshore wind turbines and marine leisure platforms.
Resumen de: WO2024157144A1
The invention relates to a set comprising a floating marine platform and an assembly tool for the assembly of the floating marine platform, wherein the floating marine platform comprises a central column, multiple peripheral columns circumferentially around the central column, radially extending outriggers that connect the peripheral columns with the central column, and tendons spanning between each adjacent pair of peripheral columns, wherein the peripheral columns comprise a tendon receptacle with a tool dock, a shim chamber and a tendon passage, and wherein the assembly tool comprises a tool connector, a tendon tensioner and a tensioning shim installer, wherein the tendon tensioner comprises a tendon puller.
Resumen de: WO2023046586A1
A floating platform for a wind turbine comprising a vertically arranged support; a toroidal body arranged horizontally and coaxially around said support; a plurality of connection elements which extends radially to connect the support to the toroidal body, wherein at least one of the support, the toroidal body and the connection elements is made of a natural fibre reinforced composite material and all elements can be adhesively bonded to each other; a system using said platform and combining wind-powered hydrolysis and green hydrogen production and storage is also described.
Resumen de: EP4406825A1
The invention relates to a set comprising a floating marine platform and an assembly tool for the assembly of the floating marine platform,wherein the floating marine platform comprises a central column, multiple peripheral columns circumferentially around the central column, radially extending outriggers that connect the peripheral columns with the central column, and tendons spanning between each adjacent pair of peripheral columns, wherein the peripheral columns comprise a tendon receptacle with a tool dock, a shim chamber and a tendon passage, and wherein the assembly tool comprises a tool connector, a tendon tensioner and a tensioning shim installer, wherein the tendon tensioner comprises a tendon puller.
Resumen de: AU2022351087A1
The invention concerns a mooring line (20) for a floating platform, preferably a floating wind turbine platform (10), the mooring line comprising: - a first segment (22) able to be attached to the platform; - a second segment (24) able to be attached to a sea ground; - at least an intermediate segment (26) formed of an elastomeric material and arranged between the first segment and the second segment. The intermediate segment is able to provide a maximal extension greater than 100 % of the rest length of the intermediate segment, advantageously a maximal extension greater than 300 %. The intermediate segment presents a minimal breaking strength greater than 18 MPa, advantageously greater than 25 MPa.
Resumen de: US2024246646A1
A method of estimating a sea state, in particular wave spectrum, a offshore wind turbine has been subjected to includes: measuring a response quantity responding to the sea state, using at least one sensor associated with the offshore wind turbine; processing the response quantity to derive a measured response spectrum; deriving a calculated response spectrum based on a previously estimated wave spectrum; deriving an error between the measured response spectrum and the calculated response spectrum; adjusting the previously estimated wave spectrum based on the error, in order to derive an adjusted estimated wave spectrum.
Resumen de: US2024247640A1
A continuous fluid flow power generator includes an electrical generator with submersible turbine blades in communication with a flow of fluid in a body of water to generate electricity. The generator may include a water tower and a hydro turbine generator to generate electricity through kinetic actions; a float and piston assembly activated by wave action to deliver water to the water tower; kick turbines to create water flow to the water tower through submersible pumps; and a rechargeable battery in communication with the electrical generator and the hydro turbine generator. The generator may also include solar assemblies and windmills to provide supplemental electricity generation for charging the rechargeable battery. The generator may be connectable to a battery bank aboard a vessel or to an electrical grid.
Nº publicación: EP4402367A1 24/07/2024
Solicitante:
BLUENEWABLES SL [ES]
BLUENEWABLES SL
Resumen de: AU2022346182A1
The present invention relates to a device for the support and foundation of a wind turbine tower. Said device comprises a main body (1) made at least partially of concrete. It also comprises a transition part (2) attached to the main body (1) and a plurality of installation elements (3) located on the main body. The transition part (2) comprises a housing (4) for installing a wind turbine tower, and each installation element (3) comprises a through hole (5) for installing an anchoring tendon.