Floating offshore wind turbine with damping structure
US9522716B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/727
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An offshore wind turbine comprising a buoyancy structure intended to provide a buoyancy force to support the wind turbine, wherein said buoyancy structure comprises at least one floater tank and a damping structure extending radially outward from the floater tank to damp forces due to heave, pitch or roll.
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