Marine vessel with repositionable onboard inductive charge system for recharging an onboard rechargeable energy source when servicing offshore wind turbines

Abstract

A marine vessel may include a propulsion system and a rechargeable energy storage system inclusive of at least one rechargeable energy source configured to supply power to the propulsion system. The marine vessel may further include a vessel-side inductive charge component in electrical communication with the rechargeable energy storage system, and be configured to inductively couple with a platform-side inductive charge component positioned at a marine-based platform. The platform-side inductive charge component may be electrically coupled to a power generator that generates electrical power. A moveable structure (e.g., gangplank or crane) may be coupled to the marine vessel on which the vessel-side inductive charge component is positioned to enable the moveable structure to be moveably positioned to wirelessly (e.g., inductively) couple the vessel-side inductive charge component with the platform-side charge component that is positioned at the marine-based platform, thereby causing the rechargeable energy storage device to be recharged.

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