Methods and Systems for Maintaining an Offshore Power Plant Having Airborne Power Generating Craft
OwnerChristopher G. Hart, Donald P. Bushbyinventors
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Abstract
A method of maintaining an offshore power plant. A power generating craft is attached to a tow cable on a floating vessel. The floating vessel is moved to an offshore power generating site. The power generating craft is maintained in an airborne state while the floating vessel is moving to the offshore power generating site. The power generating craft is detached from the tow cable and attached to a first end of a tether line at the offshore power generating site. The second end of the tether line is anchored to an underwater floor. The power generating craft is operated in an airborne state.
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A method of maintaining an offshore power plant, comprising:
- attaching a power generating craft to a tow cable on a floating vessel;
- moving the floating vessel to an offshore power generating site;
- maintaining the power generating craft in an airborne state while the floating vessel is moving to the offshore power generating site;
- detaching the power generating craft from the tow cable and attaching the power generating craft to a first end of a tether line at the offshore power generating site, a second end of the tether line being anchored to an underwater floor;
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- operating the power generating craft in an airborne state.
A method of maintaining an offshore power plant, comprising:
- detaching a power generating craft from a first end of a tether line at an offshore power generating site, a second end of the tether line being anchored to an underwater floor;
- attaching the power generating craft to a tow cable on a floating vessel;
- moving the floating vessel away from the offshore power generating site;
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- maintaining the power generating craft in an airborne state while the floating vessel is moving away from the offshore power generating site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.