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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2005
Applicants:

Vasanth Srinivasa Kothnur, Clifton Park, NY (US);

David Deloyd Anderson, Glenville, NY (US);

Danian Zheng, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Mohamed Ahmed Ali, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Inventors:

Vasanth Srinivasa Kothnur, Clifton Park, NY (US);

David Deloyd Anderson, Glenville, NY (US);

Danian Zheng, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Mohamed Ahmed Ali, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H20P 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A wind turbine system includes a wind turbine generator having a rotor and a nacelle mounted atop wind tower. The wind tower is mounted on a central caisson. The wind turbine system further includes a plurality of tensioned mooring lines flexibly secured to the central caisson. The mooring lines are further secured to a plurality of anchors fixed on to a sea bed. The anchors are adapted to support lateral loads on the wind turbine system.


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