Advanced cementitious composite floating platforms and method of manufacture
AssigneeTexas Wind Tower Co.
InventorsJohn Buttles, David Pigram, Jordan Michael Powell
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AssigneeTexas Wind Tower Co.
InventorsJohn Buttles, David Pigram, Jordan Michael Powell
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Semi-submersible wind turbine platforms capable of floating on a body of water and supporting wind turbines, and a method of manufacturing the semi-submersible wind turbine platforms from advanced cementitious composite material are provided. The method includes determining at a first iteration topological outputs of the wind turbine platform including a plurality of modular sections consisting of an advanced cementitious composite (ACC) material, obtaining a second iteration from the topological outputs, the second iteration including a second model platform and a second model tower of the wind turbine platform, and obtaining addition iterations via simulation to attain a final model platform and a final model tower, the final model platform and the final model tower including a layout of the plurality of modular sections and connections for a platform and a tower of the wind turbine platform.
A wind turbine apparatus, comprising:
A wind turbine platform, comprising:
A wind turbine platform, a plurality of modular sections consisting of an advanced cementitious composite (ACC) material, each modular section includes at least one wall that defines a hollow interior space, the plurality of modular sections are coupled to each other via connections, wherein at least a portion of the connections are anticlastic, wherein the wind turbine platform is made by a process comprising the steps of:
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