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.
Wind turbine and method for installing a wind turbine
2019-12-11
Patent
Electronic Resource
English