Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for towing offshore wind turbines
- Patent Title (中): 牵引海上风力发电机的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13057285Application Date: 2009-08-03
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Publication No.: US08770126B2Publication Date: 2014-07-08
- Inventor: Finn Gunnar Nielsen
- Applicant: Finn Gunnar Nielsen
- Applicant Address: NO Stavanger
- Assignee: Statoil ASA
- Current Assignee: Statoil ASA
- Current Assignee Address: NO Stavanger
- Agency: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
- Priority: GB0814648.2 20080811
- International Application: PCT/GB2009/001907 WO 20090803
- International Announcement: WO2010/018359 WO 20100218
- Main IPC: B63B43/14
- IPC: B63B43/14 ; B63G8/14 ; B63G8/22

Abstract:
A method of moving a floating wind turbine relative to a body of water, the floating wind turbine having a buoyant body with a nacelle at the upper end thereof, including the steps of floating the floating wind turbine in the body of water, and towing the floating wind turbine while holding the buoyant body in an inclined position, whereby the nacelle is held clear of the water. As the wind turbine is held in an inclined position, it can be towed through regions of shallower water than if it were in a vertical position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110179986A1 Method and Apparatus for Towing Offshore Wind Turbines Public/Granted day:2011-07-28
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