Absstract of: WO2025179981A1
The present application relates to the technical field of floating foundations, and discloses a floating foundation having stabilization control, and a wind turbine generator. The floating foundation having stabilization control comprises a foundation platform, guide rods, counterweight members and driving components, There are multiple guide rods, and the projections of the multiple guide rods onto a horizontal plane intersect with one another. The counterweight members are disposed on the guide rods, and the counterweight members can move along the guide rods. The driving components are connected to the foundation platform and the counterweight members, and the driving components are used for driving the counterweight members to move along the guide rods, so as to adjust the position of the center of gravity of the foundation platform.
Absstract of: WO2025180768A1
The invention relates to a method for starting a kite system (23), wherein the kite system (23) comprises a kite (14) and a gondola (25), and the gondola (25) is connected to the kite (14) via a line tree (24). The kite system (23) is coupled to a base station (16) via a traction cable (15). In an intermediate phase (28) of a starting process, a guide line (29) extends between the freely flying kite system (23) and the base station (16). In the method, the kite system (23) is controlled along a flight path such that the traction cable (23) is guided in a lateral direction (42) with respect to the wind direction (W) until the guide line (29) rests against the traction cable (15), the guide line (29) is moved until the guide line (29) lies in a guide line receiving area (55, 56) of the base station (16), said receiving area adjoining the traction cable (15), and the distal portion (32) of the guide line (29) is separated from the proximal portion (31) of the guide line (29). The invention also relates to a control unit for a kite device and to a kite device.
Absstract of: WO2025179980A1
A variable-frequency pendulum-type damping device, a floating foundation, a wind turbine generator, and an adjustment method. The variable-frequency pendulum-type damping device (7) comprises a base (71), a swing arm (73), a pendulum bob assembly (78) and a pumping component. The swing arm (73) is provided with a first end part and a second end part, the first end part is connected to the base (71), and the second end part of the swing arm (73) can swing relative to the base (71). The pendulum bob assembly (78) is connected to the second end part of the swing arm (73) and is provided with a chamber, and at least part of the pendulum bob assembly (78) is located below a liquid level (8). The pumping component is connected to the chamber, and is used for pumping a medium into the chamber or pumping out the medium in the chamber.
Absstract of: WO2025179979A1
An active variable-frequency damping device, a floating-type foundation, a wind turbine generator system and an adjustment method. The active variable-frequency damping device (100) comprises a friction pendulum assembly (1), a counterweight assembly (2) and a driving component, wherein the friction pendulum assembly (1) has a first component (11) and a second component (22), the second component (12) abuts against the first component (11), and the second component (12) can periodically swing on the first component (11); the counterweight assembly (2) has a cavity (21), the counterweight assembly (2) is connected to the second component (12), and at least part of the counterweight assembly (2) is located below a liquid level; and the driving component is in communication with the cavity (21), and the driving component is configured to pump a medium into the cavity (21) or pump the medium out from the cavity (21).
Absstract of: WO2025184470A1
The nacelle (27) of a horizontal axis wind turbine (WT) is mounted on a vertical support (VS) by means of a pivot (33). The vertical support is mounted off-center with respect to a floating, rotatable support (7). A weight (43) functionally attached to the nacelle maintains the axis of the turbine horizontal as the floating support pitches (rotates forward and back). The weight is attached to an elongate vertical element (41). Relative motion between the vertical element (41) and the pitching floating support (HS) generates an electric current.
Absstract of: WO2025051591A1
The present invention relates to a semi-submersible floating platform (1) for a wind turbine (50). The platform comprises: three columns each having an axis, the columns comprising a primary column (10 )adapted to support a wind turbine, and two secondary columns (30a, 30b) wherein each one of the three columns is connected to the other two columns by cross members (15a, 15b, 35) in a triangular arrangement. Further, the cross member between the secondary columns (35) incorporates ballast and each of the cross members (15a, 15b) connecting to the primary column incorporate buoyancy. The primary column (10) has a larger displacement than either of the two secondary columns (30a, 30b) and the cross member (35) extending between the secondary columns has a smaller displacement than the cross members (15a, 15b) connected to the primary column (10).
Absstract of: US2025214680A1
A deployment device is provided for use in deploying an offshore renewable energy system mounting platform to a submerged operating configuration. The deployment device has a body portion including a platform engaging portion, the platform engaging portion arranged to fixably engage a corresponding portion of an offshore renewable energy system mounting platform, a mooring line tensioning member coupled to the body portion, in which the platform engaging portion is arranged to disengage from the platform. In use, when the platform engaging portion is engaged with the platform, the mooring line tensioning member applies a tensioning force to at least one mooring line along a plane substantially perpendicular to the base of the platform, in which under the tensioning force, the body portion is arranged to move relative to the at least one mooring line from a first undeployed position to a second deployed position.
Absstract of: WO2025176883A1
A floatable foundation (100) for a wind turbine generator comprising a central column structure (10, 11, 12); three outer column members (20, 21, 22), each being a polygonal prism with rectangular side wall panels (22x); three horizontal pontoon members (30, 31, 32) and three horizontal beam members (40, 41, 42) fixed between the central column structure (10, 11, 12) and the outer column members (20, 21, 22), each pontoon member (30, 31, 32) and each beam member (40, 41, 42) being a box beam with four flat panels; and inner corner supports (70), each inner corner support (70) comprising a rectangular plate (71) fixed to the rectangular side wall panel (22x) of the outer column member (20, 21, 22) and to the pontoon or beam member (30, 31, 32; 40, 41, 42).
Absstract of: US2025269940A1
The present application discloses a floating wind power generation platform and a floating wind power generation system. The floating wind power generation platform includes a plurality of hulls and at least one transverse connection structure; where the plurality of hulls are spaced apart along a horizontal direction, two ends of each transverse connection structure are connected to two adjacent hulls respectively, a support frame extends upwards from the top of each hull, adjacent support frames are symmetrically provided in directions away from their respective centers of gravity, and the support frame has an installation position for installation of a wind turbine.
Absstract of: TW202430774A
A method of monitoring a mooring system (10) of a floating offshore installation, FOI, (100) that is moored by the mooring system (10) is provided. The method comprises obtaining parameters related to a position of the FOI, wherein the parameters include at least mooring system parameters that are indicative of a region (15) within which a position of the FOI is expected to lie. The method further includes obtaining position measurements of an actual position (11) of the FOI, and deriving, from the obtained parameters and from the position measurements of the FOI, a state of the mooring system (10) of the FOI.
Absstract of: EP4607059A1
A wind turbine generator parallel-stage intermediate-speed shaft train connecting structure, comprising a sun shaft (1), a downstream shaft portion, and a high-speed gear (4), wherein the high-speed gear (4) is arranged outside of the downstream shaft portion in an axial direction, an axial position of the downstream shaft portion is fixed relative to a wind turbine generator box (9), and the sun shaft (1) is connected to the high-speed gear (4) by a thin-walled flange ring to allow the thin-walled flange ring to absorb a floating shift of the sun shaft (1) by means of elastic deformation.
Absstract of: DK202200941A1
After assembling a floating offshore wind turbine construction (1), which includes the wind turbine (2) as well as the support structure (3), it is transported to a platform (16) at a head of an inclined slipway (23) that extends from a level above a surface (4) of the water to a position under the surface (4) of the water. The construction (1) is launched by moving it from the platform (16) down along the slipway (23) into the water until the assembled floating offshore wind turbine (1) is lifted off the slipway (23) by the buoyancy on the floating support structure (3).
Absstract of: AU2024223226A1
The present invention relates to an offshore floating wind turbine foundation comprising at least two outer members arranged around a tower comprising a rotor- nacelle assembly with blades, wherein a number of pair of beams connect the center buoy and said at least two outer members, a pair of beams tapers from the tower towards each of said at least two outer members.
Absstract of: WO2025172752A1
The present invention relates to a vertical floating wind propulsion system that is able to increase the concentration of dissolved oxygen in bodies of water while reducing the concentration of contaminating organic matter under the action of biofilms of anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms, which transform or consume said organic matter in their metabolic processes. The present invention consists of a wind propulsion system, a grooved floating buoy, a system of internal and external culture media, a duct, a sediment collecting base and an anchor. The wind propulsion system captures wind energy to generate rotational movement which is transferred by means of a shaft to a system of thruster propellers, which are arranged inside the duct. As the water rises by hydraulic displacement, organic sediments and microorganisms that can attach to the internal and external culture media are carried with it, forming biofilms. These communities of microorganisms consume excess organic matter in their metabolic processes, reducing the concentration thereof in water. Furthermore, the water that is displaced to the surface can be oxygenated in a more efficient way when it comes in contact with atmospheric oxygen. The system can be located in critical areas in bodies of water and is kept in situ by means of a concrete anchor. The system is designed as a device that neither consumes electricity nor generates polluting emissions as it is wind-powered.
Absstract of: WO2025168348A1
A method of constructing a floatable foundation (100) for a wind turbine generator, the method comprising: providing three column sections (10a-d) at a foundation construction site (S); providing three pontoon sections (11a-c) at the foundation construction site (S); resting the three columns sections (10a-d) on a plurality of first supports (1) at the construction site (S); resting the three pontoon sections (11a-c) on a plurality of second supports (2) at the construction site (S); providing three brace sections (12a-c) at the foundation construction site (S); and fixing each of the three pontoon sections (11a-c) between different pairs of column sections (10a-d) and fixing each of the three brace sections (12a-c) between different pairs of column sections (10a-d).
Absstract of: WO2025169781A1
Provided are a turning multi-layer welding method and a turning multi-layer welded joint in a large structure such as a floating offshore wind power generation facility. The present invention provides a turning multi-layer welding method in which a bracket 6 for reinforcing a standing plate 5 provided on a steel plate 4 is welded to the steel plate 4 and the standing plate 5, the welding method including forming a first welding bead 1 in multiple layers along the short side of a rectangular abutment surface 6a where the bracket 6 abuts the steel plate 4, subsequently placing a second welding bead 2 and a third welding bead 3 on the end section of the first welding bead 1 along the long side of the rectangular abutment surface 6a, and furthermore stretching the second welding bead 2 and the third welding bead 3 onto the steel plate 4 to form said welding beads in multiple layers.
Absstract of: WO2025169578A1
A power generation device (100) comprises: a floating body (1); a connection shaft (2) which is disposed on a first axial center (X1) along the horizontal direction; a pair of rotation bodies (3) which are disposed separately on both sides of the floating body (1) in the axial direction (L) along the first axial center (X1), and which are supported rotatably about the first axial center (X1) with respect to the floating body (1); and a power generation unit which is provided with an input member disposed on the first axial center (X1), and which performs power generation by using a rotation driving force of the input member. Each of the pair of rotation bodies (3) is configured to rotate by receiving the flow of a fluid along the direction orthogonal to the first axial center (X1). The power generation unit is disposed inside the floating body (1). The connection shaft (2) is disposed to penetrate the floating body (1) in the axial direction (L), and connects the pair of rotation bodies (3) and the input member so as to integrally rotate the same.
Absstract of: WO2025162325A1
An anchoring structure (10), a floating wind turbine assembly and a floating wind turbine array. Each anchoring structure (10) comprises an anchor rod (11); a rotary member (12), which is rotatably arranged on the anchor rod (11); an elastic holding member (13), which is arranged between the anchor rod (11) and the rotary member (12); and a mooring cable (14), which comprises a winding section (141) and an extending section (142), the winding section (141) being wound around the periphery of the rotary member (12), a first end of the winding section (141) being fixedly connected to the rotary member (12), a first end of the extending section (142) being connected to a second end of the winding section (141), and a second end of the extending section (142) being connected to a floating wind turbine (20). When the rotary member (12) rotates, the extending section (142) extends or shortens.
Absstract of: US2025253641A1
An offshore structure that is a floatable offshore structure that includes at least one submarine cable connector configured to connect a submarine power cable to an electrical device of the offshore structure. The offshore structure also includes at least one messenger line. A first end of the messenger line is fixed to the submarine power cable and a further end of the messenger line is fixed to the offshore structure.
Absstract of: WO2025163376A1
The invention relates to a floating body (10) having a plurality of balls (30) arranged concentrically around a carrier (20), wherein the balls (30) are fastened to the carrier (20), at least a first subset of the balls (30) is arranged in at least a first plane and at least a second subset of the balls (30) is arranged in at least a second plane opposite to the first plane, and the balls (30) of the second plane are arranged offset with respect to the balls (30) of the first plane in such a way that the balls (30) of the second plane engage in the interspaces between the balls (30) of the first plane.
Absstract of: WO2024067992A1
The offshore structure (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800), in particular a floatable offshore structure (200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800), comprising: at least one submarine cable connector (102, 203, 302, 502, 602, 702, 802) configured to connect a submarine power cable (108, 208, 308, 508, 608, 708, 808) to an electrical device (104, 204) of the offshore structure (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800), characterized in that the offshore structure (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800) further comprises: at least one messenger line (114, 214, 314, 514, 614, 714), wherein a first end (101, 201, 301, 501, 601, 701) of the messenger line (114, 214, 314, 514, 614, 714) is fixed to the submarine power cable (108, 208, 308, 508, 608, 708, 808) and a further end (103, 203, 303, 503, 603, 703) of the messenger line (114, 214, 314, 514, 614, 714) is fixed to the offshore structure (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800).
Absstract of: EP4596389A1
The present invention relates to a device for supporting an offshore wind turbine tower. The device comprises a first body (1), a support body (3) attached to the first body (1), a second body (2) and a plurality of legs (4) attached to the second body (2). The support body (3) has a cylindrical interior and is configured to provide support for and connection of a wind turbine tower (10). The first body (1) comprises a central portion (5) connected to the support body (3) and a plurality of hollow arms (6), connected with the central portion (5). Each hollow arm (6) comprises a through-hole (7) configured to allow a leg (4) to pass through the through-hole. The first body (1) has a volume and a weight configured to provide, when empty, a buoyancy of at least 20% of the weight of the entire device, the weight of the first body (1) being less than 8% of the weight of the entire device. The legs (4) and/or the first body (1) have a locking system configured to lock the relative position between the legs and the first body.
Absstract of: WO2024072780A1
A barge-type wind turbine platform in combination with a heel tank damper includes a barge-type wind turbine platform having a keystone, two pairs of bottom beams, each including two bottom beams connected to opposite sides of the keystone, wherein the combined pairs of bottom beams define a foundation. A U-shaped ballast conduit is mounted or formed within each of the pairs of bottom beams. Each ballast conduit has ballast water therein, the ballast water extending from an outwardly extending portion of each bottom beam of each pair of bottom beams, such that a volume of air is defined between a surface of the ballast water in each outwardly extending portion and an outwardly facing wall of each outwardly extending portion, and an internal damping element is provided within each ballast conduit. A heel tank damper is defined by the ballast conduits and their respective internal damping elements.
Absstract of: DE102024102639A1
Schwimmkörper (10) mit einer Mehrzahl von um einen Träger (20) konzentrisch angeordneten Kugeln (30), wobei wenigstens eine erste Teilmenge der Kugeln (30) in wenigstens einer ersten Ebene und wenigstens eine zweite Teilmenge der Kugeln (30) in wenigstens einer zur ersten Ebene parallel angeordneten zweiten Ebene angeordnet sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kugeln (30) der zweiten Ebene zu den Kugeln (30) der ersten Ebene derart versetzt angeordnet sind, dass die Kugeln (30) der zweiten Ebene in die Zwischenräume zwischen den Kugeln (30) der ersten Ebene eingreifen.
Nº publicación: AU2024221321A1 31/07/2025
Applicant:
SAIPEM S A
SAIPEM S.A
Absstract of: WO2024170846A1
The invention relates to a semi-submersible float (2-1), in particular for an offshore wind turbine comprising four columns including one central column (4) intended to receive a wind turbine tower (6) and at least three outer columns (8) which are connected to the central column by arms forming lower pontoons (10). The float is free of upper arms connecting the central column to the outer columns and the outer columns and the lower pontoons are each formed by an assembly of planar panels (81 to 86, 101 to 104) each having a polyhedral cross-section. The invention also relates to a method for constructing such a float.