- Patent Title: Floating electrical connection system for offshore energy devices
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Application No.: US16568798Application Date: 2019-09-12
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Publication No.: US10858075B2Publication Date: 2020-12-08
- Inventor: Christian Cermelli , Tiago Duarte , Cyril Godreau
- Applicant: PRINCIPLE POWER, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Emeryville
- Assignee: PRINCIPLE POWER, INC.
- Current Assignee: PRINCIPLE POWER, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Emeryville
- Agency: Dergosits & Noah LLP
- Main IPC: B63B22/04
- IPC: B63B22/04 ; B63B1/10 ; B63B22/18 ; F03D13/25 ; F03D9/25 ; B63B35/44 ; B63B39/06

Abstract:
A floating connector of an offshore energy device and a method for connecting the floating connector is provided. The floating connector includes a buoy having a tube, a bay, a joint box, and at least one cable for connecting to the offshore energy device. The buoy provides buoyancy to the floating connector and includes the tube and bay. The bay houses the joint box, which electrically couples the at least one cable to each other and to a switchgear of the offshore energy device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200001946A1 FLOATING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR OFFSHORE ENERGY DEVICES Public/Granted day:2020-01-02
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