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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2013
Applicant:
University of Maine System Board of Trustees, Bangor, ME (US);
Inventors:
Habib J. Dagher, Veazie, ME (US);
Anthony M. Viselli, Bangor, ME (US);
Andrew J. Goupee, Dedham, ME (US);
Assignee:
University of Maine System Board of Trustees, Bangor, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 11/04 (2006.01); B63B 35/44 (2006.01); B63B 21/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 35/44 (2013.01); B63B 21/50 (2013.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.05); F03D 13/25 (2016.05); B63B 2035/446 (2013.01); F05B 2230/6102 (2013.01); F05B 2240/95 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A semisubmersible wind turbine platform capable of floating on a body of water and supporting a wind turbine over a vertical center column includes a vertical center column and three or more vertical outer columns spaced radially from the center column, each of the outer columns being connected to the center column with one or more of bottom beams, top beams, and struts, with the major structural components being made of concrete and having sufficient buoyancy to support a wind turbine tower.