Method of operating floating offshore wind turbines
AssigneeVestas Wind Systems A/S
InventorJesper Rømer Hansen
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Abstract
A method for operating at least two floating offshore wind turbines (1) is disclosed. The wind turbines (1) are operated at respective first operating positions (7), and a previous and/or a future expected wear impact on each wind turbine (1) is estimated. At least one wind turbine (1) to be relocated to a respective second operating position (9) is identified, based on the estimated wear impact. The identified wind turbines (1) are moved to respective second operating position (9) and operated there.
Claims13
A method for operating at least two floating offshore wind turbines, each wind turbine being connected to a first mooring arrangement at a respective first operating position, the method comprising the steps of:
- operating the wind turbines at their respective first operating positions,
- for each of the wind turbines, estimating a previous and/or a future expected wear impact on the wind turbine,
- identifying at least one wind turbine of the at least two wind turbines to be relocated to a respective second operating position, based on the estimated wear impact,
- disconnecting each identified wind turbine from the first mooring arrangement of its first operating position,
- moving each identified wind turbine from its respective first operating position to its respective second operating position,
- connecting each identified wind turbine to a second mooring arrangement at its respective second operating position, and
- operating each identified wind turbine at its respective second operating position.
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