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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2017
Principle Power, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Alexia Aubault, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christian Cermelli, Bouc Bel Air, FR;
Dominique Roddier, Oakland, CA (US);
Bing Bin Yu, Hayward, CA (US);
Sriram Narayanan, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Alireza Lahijanian, Berkeley, CA (US);
PRINCIPLE POWER, INC., Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
A structure of a floating, semi-submersible wind turbine platform is provided. The floating wind turbine platform includes three elongate stabilizing columns, each having a top end, a keel end, and an outer shell containing an inner shaft. Each stabilizing column further includes a water entrapment plate. The floating wind turbine platform also includes three truss members, each truss member including two chord members and two diagonal members. The truss members connect the stabilizing columns to form a triangular cross-section. An elongate wind turbine tower is disposed over the top end of one of the three stabilizing columns.