The present invention is a self-yaw Spar Buoy offshore floating foundation to align and to keep a HAWT unhindered upwind. The HAWT (1), it is united to the top of the tower (2) with its rotor (lb) at forward side. The hull consisting in a main cylindrical vertical column (3a), united to appendages consisting of an aft hull (3b,c), and a forward displacement bulb (3e) below water line, either an angled vertical stem (3d) above. This is an Asymmetric Spar Buoy (3) with the mooring link at bow shell (5a). When wind blows on the anchored Tail Spar Buoy, it sways along the perimeter of a curve around anchoring point. It yaws, where the tail hull windward and the bow mooring hawse aligned with the upwind mooring line along wind direction. The Tail Spar Buoy bow alignment gets the upwind HAWT alignment. The compact shell shape minimizes the impact of wind waves to the column and the tendency of misalignment of the buoy due to transversal currents. The steel construction of hull is common to shipbuilding, marine offshore sectors by welding and installation of piping, operation, maintenance. The structural ballast system (4) increases stability. Tail Spar is moored with a turnable system (5) integrated to the electrical line (6) to get electric power to onshore.


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    Title :

    TAIL SPAR BUOY OFFSHORE UPWIND HAWT FOUNDATION


    Additional title:

    SCHWANZSPIERENTONNEN-OFFSHORE-AUFWIND-HAWT-FUNDAMENT
    FONDATION HAWT EN AMONT EN MER POUR BOUÉE SPAR ARRIÈRE


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    Publication date :

    2024-01-31


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS



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