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Conceptual design of a Truss-spar-buoy support platform for offshore wind turbine

  • Hang Zhu*
  • , Jin Ping Ou
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Shanghai Shipbuilding Technology Research Institute
  • School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Dalian University of Technology

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Abstract

According to the structural features of the truss-spar platform, a Truss-spar-buoy platform was designed for offshore wind turbine. Comparing with other floating support platforms, the truss-spar -buoy platform has many advantages: more suitable draft for power transmission, better performance of stability, and easier to installation. The maximum value of wind loads and wave forces of the platform under several sea conditions are compared by numerical methods, and the motion performance of the platform under 10-yr return period survival condition in South China Sea was calculated in time domain. The results may serve as a reference on the design for offshore wind turbine platforms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1267-1273
Number of pages7
JournalChuan Bo Li Xue/Journal of Ship Mechanics
Volume16
Issue number11
StatePublished - Nov 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Motion performance
  • Offshore platform
  • Wind turbine

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