Floating Wind Turbine Structure with Reduced Tower Height and Method for Optimising the Weight Thereof

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15535188

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The present invention relates to a method and a wind turbine structure for optimising the weight of the wind turbine and the offshore foundation. The wind turbine is operated based on the measured wave height which in turn allows the tower height to be reduced so that the ratio between the tower height and the length of the wind turbine blades is greater than 0.5. The rotor is parked in a predetermined position with a maximum or minimum clearance between the tip end of the wind turbine blades and the sea level if the measured wave height exceeds a predetermined threshold. A monitoring unit arranged relative to the wind turbine detects if one or more objects are located within a monitoring area. If an object is located within the monitoring area, the wind turbine is shut down and the rotor is rotated to the parked position.

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ENVISION ENERGY (DENMARK) APS8600 SILKEBORG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Friedrich, Michael Silkeborg, DK 89 650
Rebsdorf, Anders Varming Skanderborg, DK 21 1065

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