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Tuned mass damper for floating structures

US11932360B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

University of Maine System Board of Trustees · US

Inventors

Christopher K. Allen · Shallowater, US
Anthony M. Viselli · Highlands Ranch, US
Andrew J. Goupee · Ellsworth, US
Habib J. Dagher · Veazie, US
Robert E. Berry · Marion, US
Jeffrey L. Lindner · Madison, US
Frederick Scott Gant · Huntsville, US
John S. Townsend · Union Grove, US
Rebecca L. Williams · Fort Myers, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 4, 2019
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 23, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/727
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tuned mass damper (TMD) system in combination with a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) platform includes a barge type FOWT platform having a hull configured to have a wind turbine tower mounted thereon. A TMD system is mounted in the hull and has a first TMD configured to operate at a first frequency, and a second TMD configured to operate at a second frequency different than the first frequency.

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