Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Floating offshore wind turbine
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Application No.: US15883003Application Date: 2018-01-29
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Publication No.: US11242837B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Shunji Inoue
- Applicant: National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology
- Current Assignee: National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Priority: JP2010-248511 20101105
- Main IPC: F03D13/25
- IPC: F03D13/25 ; F03B17/06 ; B63B1/04 ; B63B21/50 ; B63B39/00 ; B63B35/44 ; B63B39/06

Abstract:
The present invention provides a floating offshore wind turbine capable of suppressing yawing of a nacelle caused by a gyro effect which is a cause of adverse influence of power generating efficiency of a wind turbine and endurance of devices thereof. The floating offshore wind turbine 10 includes a rotor 11 which is rotated by wind, a nacelle 13 in which a rotation shaft 12 of the rotor 11 is accommodated, and a tower 15 including a turning seated bearing 14 which supports the nacelle 13 such that the nacelle 13 can turn with respect to a sea surface P to exert a weathercock effect. The tower is provided with yawing suppressing means 16 which suppresses yawing T of the nacelle 13. According to this, it is possible to suppress the yawing T of the nacelle 13 generated by a gyro effect caused by yawing Ω generated in the floating body 31 by waves of the sea surface P.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180149132A1 YAWING SUPPRESSING APPARATUS OF WIND TURBINE AND FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE Public/Granted day:2018-05-31
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