Towing of a floating wind turbine
AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorsThomas Esbensen, Gustav Hoegh, Kasper Laugesen
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Abstract
A control system for stabilizing a floating wind turbine is connected to at least one sensor and at least one actuator of the floating wind turbine and configured for: determining a difference between the floater orientation and a predefined desired floater orientation of the floating wind turbine during towing of the floating wind turbine, actuating the at least one actuator during towing of the floating wind turbine for changing the floater orientation of the wind turbine to minimize the difference.
Claims16
1-13. (canceled)
A floating wind turbine comprising:
- at least one sensor for measuring at least one parameter associated with a floater orientation of the floating wind turbine, wherein the floater orientation comprises a floater roll angle, a floater pitch angle, and/or a floater yaw angle,
- at least one actuator actuatable for changing the floater orientation of the floating wind turbine, and
- a control system connected to the at least one sensor and the at least one actuator and configured for, during towing of the floating wind turbine:
- receiving the at least one parameter determining the floater orientation of the wind floating wind turbine,
- determining a difference between the floater orientation and a predefined desired floater orientation of the floating wind turbine, and
- actuating the at least one actuator for changing the floater orientation of the wind turbine to minimize the difference.
A method for controlling an orientation of a floating wind turbine during towing, the method comprising:
- determining a floater orientation of the wind floating wind turbine,
- determining a difference between the floater orientation and a predefined desired floater orientation of the floating wind turbine during towing of the floating wind turbine, and
- actuating the at least one actuator during towing of the floating wind turbine for changing the floater orientation of the wind turbine to minimize the difference.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.