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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2019
Applicant:
National Oilwell Varco Norway As, Kristiansand S, NO;
Inventors:
Oddvar Høydal, Søgne, NO;
Thor Lars Ludvig Strand, Kristiansand, NO;
Boro Barjaktarovic, Kristiansand S, NO;
Assignee:
Grant Prideco, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 13/10 (2016.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01); B63B 75/00 (2020.01); F03D 13/25 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 13/10 (2016.05); B63B 35/44 (2013.01); B63B 75/00 (2020.01); F03D 13/25 (2016.05); B63B 2035/442 (2013.01); B63B 2035/446 (2013.01); F05B 2240/93 (2013.01); F05B 2240/95 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of installing an offshore wind turbine includes the step of raising a full-length tower for the offshore wind turbine by moving it longitudinally from a container in a substructure, the substructure being a support structure for the wind turbine, wherein the substructure is arranged with a container configured for housing a tower for the wind turbine substantially in its entirety.