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Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024

Filed:

May. 31, 2019
Applicant:

Itrec B.v., Schiedam, NL;

Inventors:

Joop Roodenburg, Schiedam, NL;

Terence Willem August Vehmeijer, Schiedam, NL;

Assignee:

ITREC B.V., Schiedam, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 13/25 (2016.01); B66C 23/52 (2006.01); E02B 17/02 (2006.01); E02B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 13/25 (2016.05); B66C 23/52 (2013.01); E02B 17/021 (2013.01); E02B 2017/0039 (2013.01); E02B 2017/0065 (2013.01); E02B 2017/0091 (2013.01); F05B 2240/95 (2013.01);
Abstract

An offshore wind turbine installation vessel includes a crane provided with a computerized crane control system. The computerized crane control system is linked to the slew drive, the luffing drive, and the hoisting winch of the crane, and is programmed to perform a foundation pile installation routine providing a coordinated pattern of slew motion of the superstructure and of luffing motion of the boom structure, as well as operation of the hoisting winch so that the load connector of the crane moves from a foundation pile pick up position thereof, where the load connector is connected to the top end of a horizontally oriented foundation pile stored on a storage deck, to a foundation pile overhoarding position thereof, wherein the foundation pile is in vertical suspended from the load connector, outside of the hull.


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