Offshore wind turbine and method for making same
OwnerJacques Ruer, Edmond Coche +3inventors
InventorsJacques Ruer, Edmond Coche, Jean-Paul Gregoire, Christophe Portenseigne, Xavier Rocher
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Abstract
The present invention relates to wind generators installed off-shore, in particular at sea, to support structures forming a part of such wind generators, and to methods of making and installing such wind generators. The technical field of the invention is that of making, transporting, and installing wind generators for producing electricity, more particularly off-shore, and in large numbers, so as to form wind “farms”. The wind generator of the invention comprises a wind turbine and a deployable telescopic pylon or support supporting the turbine, and a gravity base supporting the pylon or support.
Claims23
A wind generator comprising a wind turbine and a deployable pylon or support supporting the turbine, the wind generator including a gravity base supporting the pylon or support.
A method of constructing a wind generator comprising a wind turbine, and preferably a generator, a deployable pylon or support supporting the turbine, and where appropriate the generator, and a base supporting the pylon or support, the method comprising the following operations in succession:
- constructing the base;
- securing a bottom portion of the pylon or support to the base;
- engaging at least a top portion of the pylon or support supporting the turbine and/or the generator in said bottom portion in such a manner that the pylon or support presents a compact configuration;
- then:
- displacing the base and the pylon or support to reach a site at which the wind generator is to be installed;
- then:
- installing the base in its definitive position;
- and
- deploying the pylon or support by using erector means secured to and/or incorporated at least in part in the wind generator, and in particular in the pylon or support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.