US 12,146,472 B2
High voltage offshore power plant power distribution assembly
Truls Normann, Oslo (NO)
Assigned to Aker Solutions AS, Lysaker (NO)
Appl. No. 18/278,562
Filed by Aker Solutions AS, Lysaker (NO)
PCT Filed Mar. 10, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/056184
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 23, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/194667, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 22, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 20210340 (NO), filed on Mar. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0052806 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. F03D 9/25 (2016.01); H02J 3/36 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01)
CPC F03D 9/257 (2017.02) [H02J 3/36 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 2300/28 (2020.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A high voltage offshore power plant power distribution assembly comprising:
two end transformers and one or more intermediate transformers, wherein the respective end transformers and intermediate transformers comprise
a housing;
a transformer core and winding assembly comprising a plurality of sets of utility windings and a set of collection windings;
a plurality of utility terminals connected to utility windings, wherein at least some of the utility terminals are connected to offshore power providers; and
a collection line connected to the set of collection windings;
wherein the respective end transformers and one or more intermediate transformers further comprise:
two collection terminals; and
a collection line branching located inside the housing; and
wherein the collection line branching connects the two collection terminals to the collection line.