US 12,135,008 B2
Off-shore wind turbine system and method of installation
James Maher, Houston, TX (US); and Kim Mittendorf, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Appl. No. 18/016,801
Filed by Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 22, 2022, PCT No. PCT/US2022/038015
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 18, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/004117, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 26, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/224,463, filed on Jul. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0035447 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. F03D 13/25 (2016.01); B63B 21/00 (2006.01); B63B 21/20 (2006.01); B63B 21/22 (2006.01); B63B 21/50 (2006.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01); B63B 39/03 (2006.01); B63B 75/00 (2020.01); E02B 17/00 (2006.01); E02D 27/42 (2006.01); E02D 27/52 (2006.01); F03D 13/10 (2016.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.01)
CPC F03D 13/25 (2016.05) [B63B 21/20 (2013.01); B63B 21/50 (2013.01); B63B 35/44 (2013.01); B63B 39/03 (2013.01); B63B 75/00 (2020.01); E02D 27/425 (2013.01); E02D 27/525 (2013.01); F03D 13/256 (2023.08); B63B 2021/001 (2013.01); B63B 2021/005 (2013.01); B63B 2021/007 (2013.01); B63B 2021/203 (2013.01); B63B 2021/206 (2013.01); B63B 2021/222 (2013.01); B63B 2021/225 (2013.01); B63B 2035/446 (2013.01); E02B 2017/0091 (2013.01); E02D 2600/20 (2013.01); F03D 13/126 (2023.08); F03D 13/20 (2016.05); F03D 13/201 (2023.08); F03D 13/206 (2023.08); F05B 2240/93 (2013.01); F05B 2240/95 (2013.01); F05B 2240/96 (2013.01); F05B 2240/97 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An off-shore wind turbine system, comprising:
a base including a central pile secured to the seafloor;
a plurality of nearby piles secured to the seafloor;
a buoyant tower connected to the base;
a nacelle connected to a top of the buoyant tower, the nacelle including a turbine coupled to blades; and
a plurality of mooring lines, each connected between the buoyant tower and a corresponding one of the plurality of nearby piles.
 
6. A base for connecting to a buoyant tower of an off-shore wind turbine system, comprising:
a central pile configured to be secured to the seafloor;
a plurality of peripheral piles configured to be secured to the seafloor; and
a plurality of arms connecting the central pipe to a corresponding one of the plurality of peripheral piles,
wherein at least one of the plurality of peripheral piles is capable of connecting to a corresponding mooring line.