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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Principle Power, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Dominique Roddier, Berkeley, CA (US);
Christian Cermelli, La Londe les Maures, FR;
Assignee:
Principle Power, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 9/00 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01); F03D 7/02 (2006.01); F03D 1/00 (2006.01); B63B 39/04 (2006.01); B63B 21/50 (2006.01); B63B 39/06 (2006.01); B63B 39/02 (2006.01); F03D 11/04 (2006.01); E02B 9/00 (2006.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01); E02B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 39/04 (2013.01); B63B 21/50 (2013.01); B63B 35/44 (2013.01); B63B 39/02 (2013.01); B63B 39/06 (2013.01); E02B 9/00 (2013.01); F03D 1/001 (2013.01); F03D 7/0204 (2013.01); F03D 9/002 (2013.01); F03D 11/04 (2013.01); B63B 2039/067 (2013.01); E02B 2017/0091 (2013.01); F05B 2240/93 (2013.01); F05B 2240/95 (2013.01); Y02E 10/22 (2013.01); Y02E 10/727 (2013.01);
Abstract
A floating wind turbine platform includes stabilizing columns, a tower, water-entrapment plates connected to the stabilizing columns, and a ballast control system. The tower is mounted over one of the columns. The stabilizing columns include internal volumes for containing a ballast. The ballast control system includes an alignment sensor and a controller. The alignment sensor is configured to detect a rotation of the tower. The controller is configured to direct a transfer of ballast from one column to another column to adjust an alignment of the tower.