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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
National Oilwell Varco Norway As, Kristiansand S, NO;
Yngvar Borøy, Søgne, NO;
Anibal B. Teixeira, Kristiansand, NO;
Geir Odd Bergstøl, Brennåsen, NO;
Oddbjørn Øye, Kristiansand, NO;
Grant Prideco, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for supporting a flywheel on a floating vessel includes a support for the flywheel; and a tilt sensor for measuring an angle of slope relative to the Earth, the tilt sensor being arranged to detect a change of an angle of slope of the floating vessel relative to the Earth. The apparatus further includes a driver for manoeuvring the support relative to the floating vessel, based on the measured angle of slope from the tilt sensor, wherein the driver is operable to manoeuvre the support so as to counteract a change of an angle of slope of the flywheel relative to the Earth due to the detected change of an angle of slope of the floating vessel.