Resumen de: CN120752175A
A stabilization assembly for deep water. The assembly includes a telescopic mast for securing within a moon pool of a floating support vessel. The securing mechanism includes a gimbal secured within the moon pool by which the mast is suspended to allow movement of the hull relative to the mast during use.
Resumen de: WO2025253096A1
A mooring apparatus (100) for connecting a plurality of floating bodies (110a, 110b, 110c, 110d, 110e), the plurality of floating bodies comprising: at least one floating body (110a, 110c, 110e) located on a first side (115a) of a first axis (115) extending in a first horizontal direction; and at least two floating bodies (110b, 110d) located on a second side (115b) of the first axis, the second side being opposite to the first side in a second horizontal direction orthogonal to the first horizontal direction, wherein the floating bodies are arranged in a first sequence, wherein each floating body in the first sequence is located on the opposite side of the first axis to the subsequent floating body in the first sequence, wherein each floating body is connected to the subsequent floating body in the first sequence by an inter-floating-body connection member, and wherein one or more of the plurality of floating bodies is anchored by a mooring member (130a, 130b, 130c, 130d, 130e). A method of installing a mooring apparatus is also disclosed.
Resumen de: US2025376249A1
A method for installing a floating offshore wind generator includes loading an anchor, moving a semi-submersible crane vessel to a site, and installing the anchor at the site, by an anchor management section of the crane vessel, loading a hull and mooring the crane vessel to a quay wall, by a hull management section, pre-assembling wind power equipment on the hull while the crane vessel is moored at the quay wall for a certain period of time, by a wind power equipment pre-assembly section, towing the hull whose pre-assembly is complete from the quay wall to the site, and fixing the anchor and the hull by a mooring line, by a control section, installing an offshore substation by an offshore substation installation section, and installing a submarine cable by a submarine cable installation section.
Resumen de: US2025376248A1
A spar-type floating offshore wind turbine assembly is assembled and then supported in a transport configuration with its longitudinal axis substantially horizontal or inclined at a shallow acute angle to the horizontal. The assembly is upended during installation to bring the longitudinal axis to a substantially vertical orientation. In a transport configuration, buoyant upthrust is applied to the assembly by immersion of a spar buoy at a lower end of the assembly and of at least one discrete support buoy that is attached to the spar buoy at a position offset longitudinally from the lower end. A brace acts between the spar buoy and an upper structure of the assembly, that structure comprising a mast that is cantilevered from an upper end of the spar buoy. The brace may be attached to the or each support buoy.
Resumen de: EP4660452A1
A method for installing a floating offshore wind generator using a semi-submersible crane vessel of the present disclosure includes loading an anchor, moving the semi-submersible crane vessel to a site, and installing the anchor at the site, by an anchor management section of the semi-submersible crane vessel, loading a hull and mooring the semi-submersible crane vessel to a quay wall, by a hull management section of the semi-submersible crane vessel, pre-assembling wind power equipment on the hull while the semi-submersible crane vessel is moored at the quay wall for a certain period of time, by a wind power equipment pre-assembly section of the semi-submersible crane vessel, towing the hull whose pre-assembly is complete from the quay wall to the site, and fixing the anchor and the hull by a mooring line, by a control section of the semi-submersible crane vessel, installing an offshore substation by an offshore substation installation section of the semi-submersible crane vessel, and installing a submarine cable by a submarine cable installation section of the semi-submersible crane vessel.
Resumen de: WO2025215424A1
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.
Resumen de: AU2024213848A1
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: CN223647960U
The utility model relates to a water floating type vertical axis wind turbine which comprises a wind turbine main shaft and wind turbine blades arranged on the periphery of the wind turbine main shaft, the wind turbine main shaft is vertically arranged, the wind turbine further comprises a water pool located below an installation foundation, and the wind turbine main shaft penetrates through the installation foundation and then is inserted into the water pool. A first gap is directly reserved between the bottom of the wind turbine main shaft and the bottom of the water tank; buoyancy provided by liquid in the water pool to the wind turbine spindle counteracts gravity of the wind turbine spindle so as to reduce resistance of the wind turbine spindle during rotation. Compared with the prior art, the bottom of the main shaft is arranged in the water pool below the mounting foundation, and the gravity of the main shaft of the wind turbine can be balanced by utilizing buoyancy provided by liquid in the water pool, so that the rotating resistance of the main shaft of the wind turbine is reduced; the problem that the power generation efficiency is reduced due to resistance increase caused by size increase is solved.
Resumen de: CN223634828U
The utility model relates to a tension leg assembly, a fan foundation and a wind generating set, the tension leg assembly comprises: a vertical arm main body, which comprises a stand column and a mooring connection part arranged on the stand column, and the mooring connection part is used for being connected with a mooring cable; the floating assembly is arranged on the stand column and comprises two or more floating bodies distributed in the axial direction of the stand column, and each floating body has the moving freedom degree relative to the stand column in the axial direction and is detachably connected with the stand column; the driving assembly is arranged on the stand column and connected with the floating assembly, and the driving assembly drives the floating body to move to a preset position relative to the stand column in the axial direction. According to the tension leg assembly, the fan foundation and the wind generating set provided by the embodiment of the utility model, when the tension leg assembly is used for the fan foundation, the construction difficulty is low, and the construction cost can be reduced.
Resumen de: CN223633899U
The utility model discloses an anti-floating ice device for offshore wind power monitoring equipment, which comprises a pile body, an operating mechanism is arranged on one side of the pile body, a protective pipe is connected below the operating mechanism, and an ice breaking mechanism is arranged at the bottom end of the protective pipe; the icebreaking mechanism comprises a second motor, an output shaft of the second motor is connected with a second lead screw, the bottom end of the second lead screw is in shaft connection with a connecting plate, and the connecting plate is fixedly connected into the sonar titanium alloy protective cover; the upper end of the sonar titanium alloy protective cover is connected with the connecting protective pipe through a connecting shaft, and the outer surface of the sonar titanium alloy protective cover is fixedly connected with a crushing cone. The sonar titanium alloy protective cover and the protective pipe can rotate through the arrangement of the connecting shaft, the second motor drives the second lead screw to rotate, the connecting plate fixedly connected with the sonar titanium alloy protective cover is driven to rotate, and therefore the sonar titanium alloy protective cover rotates; and the crushing cone on the surface of the sonar titanium alloy protection cover can crush floating ice.
Resumen de: CN223634830U
The utility model relates to the technical field of offshore floating fans, in particular to a fan supporting structure which comprises a supporting table, a cover plate is fixedly installed at the top end of the supporting table, and a control mechanism is arranged on the right side in the supporting table. A connecting column is fixedly installed in the middle of the bottom end of the supporting table, a hollow floating table is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the connecting column, and a floating mechanism is arranged between the hollow floating table and the interior of the supporting table. The water immersion depth of the supporting table is adjusted by controlling the buoyancy, and when stormy waves are large, the water immersion depth of the supporting table is reduced by increasing the buoyancy, so that the impact of waves on the structure is reduced, and the stable operation of the fan is ensured.
Resumen de: CN223634829U
The utility model relates to a floating type draught fan foundation and a wind generating set, the floating type draught fan foundation comprises a floating body and a bending moment compensation device, the floating body comprises a first stand column and a plurality of floating body assemblies distributed in the circumferential direction of the first stand column at intervals, and the first stand column comprises a first end and a second end which are arranged in the axial direction; the first end is used for supporting the fan body. The bending moment compensation device is arranged on the floating body and comprises a reverse supporting piece, a first traction piece and a driving mechanism, the reverse supporting piece comprises a base end and a movable end, the base end is rotationally connected to the first stand column, and the first traction piece is connected to the movable end and the floating body assembly; the driving mechanism is used for driving the reverse supporting piece to turn over away from the first end and at least partially protrude out of the bottom face of the floating body assembly in the axial direction, so that the floating body assembly is tensioned through the first traction piece, the bending moment of the floating body assembly is neutralized through tensioning the floating body assembly through the traction pieces, the bearing capacity of the floating type draught fan foundation is improved, and the construction cost is reduced.
Resumen de: AU2025263901A1
WO 2018/156959 PCT/US20198/019529 The present invention provides a floating computational network, comprising: a plurality of buoyant energy converters configured to run onboard computers from power developed directly from one of ocean waves and wind; a plurality of flexible connectors each coupling a pair of said buoyant energy converters, where each buoyant energy converter is coupled to at least one other buoyant energy converter to establish a maximum distance between said pair of buoyant energy converters; wherein at least one flexible connector further comprises a data transmission cable for exchanging data between said pair of buoyant energy converters. WO 2018/156959 PCT/US20198/019529 The present invention provides a floating computational network, comprising: a plurality of buoyant energy converters configured to run onboard computers from power developed directly from one of ocean waves and wind; a plurality of flexible connectors each coupling a pair of said buoyant energy converters, where each buoyant energy converter is coupled to at least one other buoyant energy converter to establish a maximum distance between said pair of buoyant energy converters; wherein at least one flexible connector further comprises a data transmission cable for exchanging data between said pair of buoyant energy converters. ov o v
Resumen de: WO2025250017A1
The invention relates to an offshore HVDC substation for transmission of electrical energy to an onshore substation comprising: a. one jacket substructure (204); b. a first self-sufficient HVDC module (200) mounted on the jacket substructure (204); c. a second self-sufficient HVDC module (201) mounted on the jacket substructure side by side with the first HVDC module (200), wherein the first HVDC module (200) and the second HVDC module (201) comprises a mirrored HVDC poleIt is also disclosed a method for assembling an offshore HVDC substation at least comprising the steps of: a. transporting a jacket (204) to a plant site; b. launching the jacket (204); c. transporting a first HVDC module (200) to the plant site; d. installing the first HVDC module to the top of the jacket (204); e. transporting a second HVDC module (201) to the plant site; and f. installing the second HVDC module (201) to the top of the jacket (204).
Resumen de: AU2025211510A1
The present invention comprises: a floating body floating on the sea surface; a mooring anchor seated on the seabed; a weight body positioned underwater between the floating body and the mooring anchor; and a plurality of mooring lines for mooring the floating body and having a closed curve shape. The mooring lines include: a first portion, in which a central lower part catches on a weight body mooring line catching part of the weight body; a second portion which passes through a weight body vertical passage in the weight body, and in which a central lower part catches on an anchor mooring line catching part of the mooring anchor; and a third portion which passes through a floating body vertical passage in the floating body and is connected to the first portion and the second portion, and in which a central upper portion catches on a floating body mooring line catching part provided on the floating body.
Resumen de: US2025368299A1
A floating foundation for an offshore wind turbine having a tower defining a vertical direction, the floating foundation comprising at least three vertical sections and at least two horizontal sections, wherein the vertical sections and the horizontal sections are tubular members, arranged in an alternating manner, and connected together by interpenetrating tube joints and wherein one of the vertical sections is arranged to receive the tower.
Resumen de: CN120659741A
The invention relates to a kit comprising a floating ocean platform and an assembly tool for assembling the floating ocean platform, a floating ocean platform includes a central post, a plurality of peripheral posts circumferentially surrounding the central post, a radially extending overhang bracket connecting the peripheral posts with the central post, and a tendon spanning between each pair of adjacent peripheral posts, where the peripheral posts include tendon receptors having tool interfaces, shim chambers, and tendon channels, and where the shim chambers are disposed between the central post and the peripheral posts, and where the shim chambers are disposed between the central post and the peripheral posts, and the shim chambers are disposed between the central post and the peripheral posts. An assembly tool includes a tool connector, a tendon tensioner, and a tension shim installer, where the tendon tensioner includes a tendon puller.
Resumen de: CN223618873U
The utility model discloses a novel floating type offshore wind power floating body foundation counterweight cabin multilayer bulkhead structure which comprises a center cylinder and a cabin cover, the cabin cover is fixed to the outer side of the center cylinder, and an interval space for containing concrete is formed between the inner side of the cabin cover and the outer side of the center cylinder. The concrete is injected into any one of the eight pouring holes, the eight pouring holes can be filled with the concrete through the through holes due to the fact that the pouring holes are communicated through the through holes, and the problem that when the concrete counter weight is injected into the area above the through holes, the multiple independent spaces are filled with the concrete in sequence, injection points are replaced many times, and the counter weight injection efficiency is low is solved.
Resumen de: WO2025250017A1
The invention relates to an offshore HVDC substation for transmission of electrical energy to an onshore substation comprising: a. one jacket substructure (204); b. a first self-sufficient HVDC module (200) mounted on the jacket substructure (204); c. a second self-sufficient HVDC module (201) mounted on the jacket substructure side by side with the first HVDC module (200), wherein the first HVDC module (200) and the second HVDC module (201) comprises a mirrored HVDC poleIt is also disclosed a method for assembling an offshore HVDC substation at least comprising the steps of: a. transporting a jacket (204) to a plant site; b. launching the jacket (204); c. transporting a first HVDC module (200) to the plant site; d. installing the first HVDC module to the top of the jacket (204); e. transporting a second HVDC module (201) to the plant site; and f. installing the second HVDC module (201) to the top of the jacket (204).
Resumen de: AU2024251870A1
The invention relates to a system for mooring or anchoring wind turbines at sea, which consists of radial-blade, horizontal-axis wind turbines disposed on a vertical or horizontal pontoon or float submerged below the orbital depth, or close thereto, and which are moored by cables or chains to concrete blocks, or anchored by anchoring elements or bolts to the sea bed or lake bed. The wind turbines are constantly and automatically directed, in the manner of a wind vane, by the action of the wind and the water current and are vertically and horizontally stabilised, the wind turbine shafts driving electric generators, air compressors or hydraulic pumps. The vertical pontoon consists of a tubular element having a cylindrical shape or an oval cross-section with an aerodynamic profile. The horizontal pontoon is disc-shaped with an aerodynamic profile. Both types of pontoon are hollow and filled with air or a plastic polymer foam.
Resumen de: WO2025243056A1
A jacket assembly is provided for attachment to a subsea flexible line for facilitating passive control of movement of the flexible line. The jacket assembly comprises a plurality of jackets. Each jacket comprises a fluid displacing buoyancy element extending longitudinally between a first edge and a second edge and has a circumferential interior surface between the first edge and the second edge, the circumferential interior surface configured to bound a first inner cylindrical volume. The plurality of fluid displacing buoyancy elements comprises a first subset of fluid displacing buoyancy elements and a second subset of fluid displacing buoyancy elements. The first subset of the plurality of fluid displacing buoyancy elements has a first buoyancy value the second subset of the plurality of fluid displacing buoyancy elements has a second buoyancy value different from the first buoyancy value.
Resumen de: AU2024283396A1
The invention relates to a system (2) forming an anchor point for floaters of offshore wind turbines, comprising at least one containment enclosure (6) having an open bottom (8) and an open top (10), the containment enclosure being at least partially filled with a solid granular material (12) capable of withstanding shear with the seabed (4) on which the containment enclosure is intended to rest, the containment enclosure further comprising at least one attachment (14) for securing a mooring line (16) of the floater.
Resumen de: AU2024303383A1
The invention relates to a semi-submersible float (2) for an offshore wind turbine, comprising at least three vertical columns (4, 6), one of which is intended to receive a wind turbine mast, the vertical columns being connected together by pontoons (8) each formed by a plurality of planar panels (81 to 84) which are assembled together at edges (10) extending longitudinally between two columns, the edges of the pontoons being rounded and connected at each of their longitudinal ends to a column via a transition piece (12).
Nº publicación: US2025360989A1 27/11/2025
Solicitante:
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS AS [DK]
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Resumen de: US2025360989A1
A method and a system (1) for controlling transfer of a suspended load (2) between an offshore wind turbine (3) and a floating vessel (4) are disclosed. Movements, relative to the floating vessel (4), of a load (2) suspended in a hoisting mechanism (6, 15) and/or of a hooking part (9) of the hoisting mechanism (6, 15), are detected. A position and/or inclination of a landing platform (8) arranged on the floating vessel (4) is adjusted, based on the detected movements, in order to compensate for relative movements between the floating vessel (4) and the suspended load (2) and/or the hooking part (9), thereby synchronizing movements of the landing platform (4) to movements of the suspended load (2) and/or the hooking part (9), while moving the suspended load (2) and/or the hooking part (9) towards the adjustable landing platform (8).