An apparatus for supporting an additional structure near a surface of a body of water, and a system which includes the apparatus and further includes the structure attached to the apparatus. The apparatus and the system are each configured to assume a rest position and orientation when the apparatus or system is floating at the surface and when the body of water is substantially still, where the rest orientation defines a vertical direction extending from the surface to a keel at a lowermost position of the apparatus. The apparatus includes a support member, which, in use, is attached to the additional structure; and buoyant units. Each buoyant unit is attached to the support member at or near the keel and extends from the keel in a longitudinal direction of the buoyant unit, which longitudinal direction defines an angle of approximately 35°-65° with respect to the vertical direction.
FLOATABLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR AN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE OR OTHER DEVICE
SCHWIMMFÄHIGE TRAGSTRUKTUR FÜR EINE OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIEANLAGE ODER ANDERE VORRICHTUNGEN
STRUCTURE DE SUPPORT POUVANT FLOTTER POUR UNE TURBINE ÉOLIENNE OU AUTRE DISPOSITIF EN MER
2022-08-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS |
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