A wind turbine comprising a tower-float assembly which has a float 5 arranged to keep the tower 3 at least partially above the water’s surface, a keel assembly which includes at least one keel 3 and at least one connector member 9, the connector member being moveably attached to the tower-float, the keel being moveable from a non-deployed position to a deployed position, and a drive system 11 which can move the keel from the non-deployed to the deployed position and which is releasably attached to the tower-float to be removed after the keel is deployed. The keel may include multiple keel modules that each have a drive unit. The drive system may have at least one drive unit per connector member. The drive unit may include electric or hydraulic motors. The drive mechanism may be a rack and pinion. Also included is a method of installing a wind turbine which includes the use of a submersible barge.


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    Title :

    Wind turbine and method for installing a wind turbine


    Contributors:
    GARY ROSS (author)

    Publication date :

    2019-12-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F03D Windkraftmaschinen , WIND MOTORS / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS



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