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WO2010059489A1 - Centrale éolienne en mer (owp) positionnée de façon fixe, et procédés et moyens pour son assemblage, son transport, son installation et son entretien - Google Patents

Centrale éolienne en mer (owp) positionnée de façon fixe, et procédés et moyens pour son assemblage, son transport, son installation et son entretien Download PDF

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WO2010059489A1
WO2010059489A1 PCT/US2009/064099 US2009064099W WO2010059489A1 WO 2010059489 A1 WO2010059489 A1 WO 2010059489A1 US 2009064099 W US2009064099 W US 2009064099W WO 2010059489 A1 WO2010059489 A1 WO 2010059489A1
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  • This invention relates to harvesting wind energy offshore by wind power plants
  • jack up barges for wind turbine installation is limited to a certain heiglit of the waves, because during the transition period from waterbome to airborne and vice versa they are prone to be overturned by suddenly acting waves that are larger than the waves they are designed to withstand. This requires an interruption of their operation before storms with waves higher than that of designed would arrive. Therefore, since it is hard to predict what category storm can be expected on the basis of a few days forecast, assembling the wind turbine is limited mostly to the seasons of calm weather and by this greatly reducing the window of weather availability for offshore wind turbine installation.
  • the high-rise and heavy lift cranes that are used for assembling modem Wind turbines have booms of 100 plus meters in height. During strong winds the swinging of the lifted part complicates its assembling with other stationary parts of the Wind turbine and the dynamic force of swinging a heavy part can break the boom or damage existing installation. Thus, there is another reason why assembling an offshore Wind turbine is limited only to the seasons of calm weather.
  • An Offshore Windpower Plant uses a offshore wind turbine assembled on a underwater tripod foundation anchored to the seabed.
  • the first aspect of the present invention is in the specific changes to a typical offshore Wind turbine used by OWP.
  • One of the changes is in the use of a vibration absorbing gasket, which, when placed between the wind turbine nacelle and tower, would mitigate vibration spreading to the Foundation suction buckets. This vibration, if not prevented, might weaken the holding power of suction buckets.
  • the other change in the Wind turbine tower design is in having the lower end of the tower shaped in the form of a sphere. The sphere shape of the tower end would allow adjusting the Wind turbine to a vertical position, in case the Foundation is not leveled perfectly horizontally. Also specifics - A -
  • the second aspect of the present invention is in the specific changes to the design of the known tripod foundation with suction buckets.
  • One of these specific changes are in placing on a Foundation head upper part, a connector for accommodating the Wind turbine tower spherical end.
  • the other specifics of tripod foundation design is in locating inside of the connector on the upper part of the foundation, a hydraulic shock absorber, the purpose of which is to mitigate impact during lowering the assembled Wind turbine on the installed Foundation.
  • the suction buckets by the present invention differ from the known suction buckets design.
  • suction buckets are designed in a way that their holding power depends entirely on the friction force between walls of their cylinders and the soil.
  • the major force acting on suction buckets is compression.
  • the specifics of the present invention for the design of the suction buckets are in the introduction of a thrust ring around the bucket's cylinder and in its location slightly below the bucket top.
  • the thrust ring around the suction bucket cylinder also serves as a means prevent from scouring. Since the thrust ring would be penetrated in the soil the underwater current would be going above it and this would exclude washing out any soil, around the suction bucket cylinder.
  • the third aspect of the present invention is in the processes of assembling Wind turbine on a Shore Stand and assembling the Foundation in a vertical position on Underwater Supports at the special High-rise Crane Stations.
  • the fourth aspect of the present invention is in the use of High-rise Crane Stations, which includes a heavy lift crane and rotating platform with two winches for restraining the load from swinging.
  • the heavy lift crane installed on this station has a relatively short boom, which hook in combination with two tension lines, attached to lifted load by one end and by the other end to two winches on the rotating platform, would form a three point suspension of the load hanging from the tip of crane boom, which would prevent the load from free swinging and by this allowing substantial increased in the window of weather availability for assembling Wind turbines.
  • the fifth aspect of the present invention is in the use of a Shore Stand, on which the wind turbine is assembled near a High-rise Crane Station.
  • the Shore Stand has a shape imitating the head of the Wind turbine Foundation, and thus allows the special Catamaran wind turbine Installer to berth to it and then rise up together completely assembled on the Shore Stand Wind turbine.
  • the Shore Stand has hydraulic grabbers that keep the Wind turbine tower safely attached to the Assembling Stand during the Wind turbine assembly and would release it when Catamaran wind turbine Installer starts lifting the fully assembled Wind turbine from the Shore Stand.
  • the sixth aspect of the present invention is in the use of Underwater piled supports as the basis on which semi-submersed suction buckets of Foundation would be assembled.
  • the semi-submersed suction buckets when filled with compressed air, will float up from the piled foundations and will lift up folly assembled Foundation using their buoyancy, thus excluding the need for a very heavy lifting capacity crane.
  • the seventh aspect of the present invention is in the use of the Catamaran wind turbine Installer. It is designed to lift a completely assembled Wind turbine from the Shore Stand and to transport it in a vertical position to the already installed Foundation. There the Catamaran wind turbine Installer would place the assembled Wind turbine on the Foundation.
  • specifics of the Catamaran wind turbine Installer designs are:
  • a pair of shock absorbing rollers that mitigate final impact between the Catamaran wind turbine Installer and the Foundation, when the Catamaran wind turbine Installer comes to a foil stop.
  • the eighth aspect of the present invention is in the use of a special Catamaran Foundation Installer for moving assembled and floating near a High-rise Crane Station Foundation to destination site and lowering it there to sea bottom.
  • This Catamaran Foundation Installer are:
  • the ninth aspect of the present invention is a Catamaran Crane Installer with a heavy lift short boom crane for servicing and replacing major parts of Wind turbines regardless of the depth in which they are installed and with the possibility of operating during rough seas.
  • the Catamaran Crane has the same capabilities as the Catamaran wind turbine Installer for approaching and berthing to the installed Wind turbine and operating (lifting and lowering loads) near it in a semis ⁇ bmersible mode. Because it is designed to serve an already installed Wind turbine, it has two berthing and centering systems spread on a significant larger distance. This would allow the Catamaran Crane to rotate 90 degrees in a plane with full load during semisubmersible mode. The overturning moment would be safely transmitted to the Wind turbine Foundation through sets of rollers on each of the berthing and centering systems.
  • Fig. 1 shows the Offshore Windpower Plant (OWP) in an installed position (elevation view);
  • OTP Offshore Windpower Plant
  • Fig. 2 shows Offshore Windpower Plant (OWP) in installed position (side view);
  • OTP Offshore Windpower Plant
  • Fig. 3 is a section A-A from Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 4 is a Detail I from Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 5 shows Foundation in Elevation View.
  • Fig. 6 shows Foundation in Side View.
  • Fig. 7 shows Foundation in Plan View.
  • Fig. 8 is a Detail II from Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 9 is a Detail III from Fig. 5.
  • Fig. 10 shows Catamaran wind turbine Installer in Elevation View.
  • Fig. 11 shows Catamaran wind turbine Installer in Side View.
  • Fig. 12 is a section B-B from Fig. 11.
  • Fig. 13 is a section C-C from Fig. 11.
  • Fig. 14 is an enlarged view of Detail V from Fig. 13 illustrating side roller guide in open position and central roller in extended position;
  • Fig. 15 is an enlarged view of Detail V from Fig. 13 illustrating side roller guide in closed position and central roller in contracted position;
  • Fig. 16 is Detail Vl from Fig. 17.
  • Fig. 17 is a section D-D from Fig. 16.
  • Fig. 18 is a Detail IV from Fig. 11.
  • Fig. 19 is a plan view of Fig. 14 illustrating side grips in open position
  • Fig. 20 is a plan view of Fig. 14 illustrating side grips in closed position
  • Fig. 21 shows Foundation Assembled at High-rise Crane Station. Elevation.
  • Fig. 22 shows Foundation Assembled at High-rise Crane Station. Plan.
  • Fig. 23 shows Catamaran Foundation Installer. Elevation.
  • Fig. 24 shows catamaran Foundation Installer. Plan.
  • Fig. 25 shows Catamaran Foundation Installer towing floating Foundation to the destination site. Elevation.
  • Fig. 26 shows Catamaran Foundation Installer towing floating Foundation to the destination site. Plan.
  • Fig. 27 shows Foundation at initial stage of lowering to sea bottom
  • Fig. 28 shows Foundation at intermittent stage of lowering to sea bottom
  • Fig. 29 shows Foundation at the moment of touching sea bottom
  • Fig. 30 shows Foundation inserted in soil of sea bottom.
  • Fig. 31 shows High-rise Crane Station and Underwater Basis in Elevation View.
  • Fig. 32 is a Plan View of Fig. 31.
  • Fig. 33 is a Detail VII from Fig. 31.
  • Fig. 34 is a Plan View from Fig. 33.
  • Fig. 35 is a Section E-E from Fig. 31.
  • Fig. 36 is a Detail VIII from Fig. 33.
  • Fig. 37 shows initial position of lowering Wind turbine tower on a Shore Stand.
  • Fig. 38 is a Detail IX from Fig. 35.
  • Fig. 39 shows Wind turbine tower lowered on the Shore Stand.
  • Fig. 40 is a Detail X from Fig. 39.
  • Fig. 41 shows nacelle in the process of lowering on tower.
  • Fig. 42 shows rotor in the process of connecting it to nacelle.
  • Fig. 43 shows process of Catamaran wind turbine Installer approaching Wind turbine assembled on the Shore Stand.
  • Fig. 44 shows initial moment when Catamaran wind turbine Installer engaged with Shore Stand.
  • Fig. 45 is a Detail XI from Fig. 44.
  • Fig. 46 shows moment when Catamaran wind turbine Installer lifted Wind turbine from the Shore Stand.
  • Fig. 47 is a detail XII from Fig. 46.
  • Fig. 48 shows Catamaran wind turbine Installer with Wind turbine moved away from Assembling Station.
  • Fig. 49 shows Catamaran wind turbine Installer with Wind turbine mowed toward installed Foundation.
  • Fig.50 shows Catamaran wind turbine Installer with Wind turbine approaching and engaged with Foundation.
  • Fig 51 shows Catamaran wind turbine Installer with Wind turbine in the initial stage of engagement with Foundation being in waterborne mode.
  • Fig. 52 is a Detail XIII from Fig. 51.
  • Fig. 53 shows Catamaran wind turbine Installer lowered Wind turbine on Foundation and being in semisubmerslble mode.
  • Fig. 54 is a Detail XIV from Fig. 53.
  • Fig. 55 shows Catamaran wind turbine Installer out of vertical contact with Wind Tower Foundation.
  • Fig. 56 is a Detail XV from Fig. 55.
  • Fig. 57 shows Catamaran wind turbine Installer disconnected from installed Wind turbine being in semisubmersible mode and mowing back in waterbome mode.
  • Fig. 58 shows Catamaran Crane in elevation view
  • Fig: 59 shows Catamaran Crane in side view.
  • Fig. 60 is a section F-F from Fig. 59.
  • Fig. 61 is a section G-G from Fig. 59.
  • Fig. 62 is an enlarged view of Detail XVI from Fig. 60 illustrating side roller guide in open position and central roller in extended position.
  • Fig. 63 is an enlarged view of Detail XVI from Fig. 60 illustrating side roller guide in closed position and central roller in contracted position.
  • Fig. 64 is Detail XVII from Fig. 64.
  • Fig. 65 is a section G-G from Fig. 64.
  • Fig. 66 is a section H-H from Fig. 58
  • Fig. 67 shows Elevation View of Catamaran Crane engaged with the installed Wind turbine.
  • Fig. 68 shows Side View of Catamaran crane engaged with the Installed Wind turbine.
  • FIGS 1 through 4 illustrate an Offshore Windpower Plant (OWP) 21 installed on the sea bottom. It consists of a typical offshore Wind turbine 22, which includes nacelle 24, vibration absorbing gasket 25, rotor 26 and tower 28, and foundation 30. Tower 28 has three thrust stools 32 and sphere 34 on its end through which tower 28 is welded to Foundation 30.
  • OTP Offshore Windpower Plant
  • FIGS 5 through 9 illustrate the design of Foundation 30. It consists of head 35 in the form of a vertically oriented tube 36 with top plate 37 and lower plate 38.
  • the head 35 has on its bottom three footings 39 through which head 35 are connected with three legs 40.
  • Each leg 40 has on its upper pail: a head block 41 with a centering cone 42.
  • Each of three legs 40 have on their lower parts suction buckets 43, which are interconnected by horizontal ties 44.
  • Each suction bucket 43 is comprised of a cylinder 45, a top plate 46 and thrust ring 48, which is located over cylinder 45 and slightly below top plate 46, thrust rings 48 serve as scouring preventive means.
  • the upper part of head 35 which serves as a landing platform - -
  • Wind turbine tower sphere receiver 52 with shock absorber 54 in its middle.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 are Elevation and side Views of Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60. It is comprised of two pontoons 62, each of them has on their ends an extended buoyancy volume in the form of vertical cylinders 63. Also on the stem end of each pontoon 62 is located a propulsion unit 61. Pontoons 62 are interconnected by cross frame 64 having three supports for Wind turbine thrust stools 32, one central support plate 65 and two side support plates 66. Each side support plate has cantilever-beams 67 and 68, vertical beam 69 and bracket 70. Inside of cross frame 64 are located machinery room 72 containing a diesel- generator, hydraulic power pack and ballast pumping stations, which are not shown. Berthing and centering system 73 is located on the lower part of Catamaran wind turbine Installer.
  • Figures 12 and 13 are Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60 Sections B-B and C-C.
  • Fig. 13 illustrates Catamaran wind turbine Installer berthing and centering system 73, comprising two pivoting guiding bars 75 forming a funnel and each having a shock absorber 77 and two side guide arrangements 78, which includes a side roller 82, two arm lever 83 and hydraulic cylinder 84 and two center rollers 80.
  • Each side guide arrangements 78 are located some vertical distance apart (see Fig. 10) and by this forming a lever to transmit the moment acting on Catamaran wind turbine Installer to the Foundation head 35.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates initial contact of Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60 with Foundation 30. At this moment pivoting guiding rollers 82 are in open position and centers rollers 80 are in expanded position.
  • Fig. 15 illustrates position after Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60 is stopped at Foundation 30 by compressing extended center roller 80. At this position both side roller 82 are activated and by this fixing Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60 to Foundation 30 in a manner that prevents it from rolling and pitching, but provides with possibilities of moving up and down vertically due to engagement through, rollers.
  • Central roller guide 80 is comprised of guides 85, slider 86 with incorporated roller 87 and hydraulic cylinder 88 with piston rode 89.
  • Fig. 16 which is a blow-up of a Detail VI from Fig. 14, shows hydraulic piston rode 89 extended.
  • Fig. 17 is a section D-D from Fig. 16, which shows piston rode 89 contracted.
  • FIGS 18 through 20 illustrate Wind turbine tower 28 centering apparatus 92, located on the upper and middle part of interconnecting frame 64 and consisting of two side grips 94, each having pivoted lever 95, base 96, hydraulic actuator 97 and one central grip 98 consisting of hydraulic actuator 99 with contact plate 100.
  • Figures 21 and 22 Illustrate the High-rise Crane Station 110 for assembling Wind turbine Foundation, which includes underwater piled supports 1 12a, 112b and 112c for supporting Wind turbine Foundation suction buckets 43. It also includes a short boom heavy lift crane 113, having a support in form of cylindrical column 114 on the base of which is located a rotating platform 115 with two load swinging restraining winches 1 16 with tensioning lines 117. The short boom heavy lift crane 113 is positioned on the lattice type support structure 118, which is based on pilled foundation 119.
  • FIGs 23 and 24 Illustrate Catamaran Foundation Installer 122 for transporting and installing Turbine Foundation 30 comprised of: two pontoons 124 shaped as ship hull, which are interconnected by cross frame 126. In the middle of cross frame 126 are located two guides 128 forming a funnel 130, which is designed to facilitate berthing of the Catamaran Foundation Installer to one of Foundation 30 suction bucket 43 and also simplifies the process of accommodating various sizes of floating Foundations.
  • two cranes 132 are positioned on pontoons 124 and one crane 134 is positioned in the center of cross frame 126.
  • On the lower part of cross frame 126 are positioned between pontoons 124 at least two propulsion units 136, which number and power would provide to Catamaran Foundation Installer 122 economically justified speed to tow Wind turbine Foundation without tugs assistance.
  • Figures 25 and 26 Illustrate Wind turbine Foundation assembled together with Catamaran Foundation Installer during transport mode.
  • Fig. 25 Elevation shows section through one of the suction buckets that demonstrates that compressed air provides needed buoyancy for Wind turbine Foundation to float on air cushions.
  • Fig. 25 illustrates how hoists line 138 of cranes 132 and 134 are attached to suction buckets 43.
  • FIGS 27 through 30 illustrates process of transporting Foundation 30 to destination point and installing it there using suction buckets as the means for anchoring Foundation to ocean bottom.
  • the Catamaran wind turbine Installer- Crane 60 serves as a means for securing stability of the Foundation and also for controlling Foundation decent to ocean bottom.
  • FIGS 31 through 36 illustrates High-rise Crane Station 141 for assembling Wind turbine, which includes: a pilled foundation 142, lattice type support 144, support column 146, heavy lift crane 148 and rotating platform 150 with two load swinging restraining winches 152 and tensioning lines 154. It also includes Shore Stand 156 consisting of a pilled foundation 158, central column 160, receiver cylinder 164 and four grabbers 166. Each of grabbers 166 has a support 168 and consists of pivot base 170, two amis lever 172 and
  • FIGS 21 and 22 illustrate the completely assembled Wind turbine Foundation 30 at
  • Suction piles 43 would be installed on the underwatei foundations 112a, 112b and
  • Suction piles 43 would be intei connected by horizontal ties 44.
  • FIGS 35 through 40 illustrate the sequence of steps of assembling Wind turbine 22
  • FIG. 43 through 46 illustrate the sequence of steps of engaging Catamaran wind
  • wind turbine Installer 60 takes ballast in its pontoons and by this it lowers its supports plates
  • Cente ⁇ ng moving Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60 with Shore Stand 156 is achieved by two pairs of pivoting guiding bars 75. Fixation of Catamaran wind turbine Installer to the Shoie Stand 156 is done by two pan of guide arrangements 78 and two central roller guides 80, which excludes it fiom any rolling and pitching, but piovides availability for vertical movement The dynamic impact between mowing Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60 and Shore Stand 156, would be absorbed by hydiauiic cylinders 84 of pivoting guides 75. (See Figures 12, 13 and Figures 17 thiough 20)
  • Figuies 48 thiough 55 illustrates sequence of steps of tiansporting Wind tuibine to installed Foundation 30, engaging Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60 with Foundation 30, lowering Wind Tuibme on Foundation and disengaging Catamaian wind turbine Installer 60 from the installed Offshoie Wind powei Plant 21, which aie done in the following older:
  • the Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60 takes ballast in its pontoons 62 and by this starts moving downward.
  • the Tower 28 sphere 34 would meet the shock absorber 58, which would mitigate dynamic impact due to Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60 still possible small heave.
  • the Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60 After sphere 34 comes in full contact with Foundation 30 upper connector 54, the Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60 would continue taking the ballast until the full weight of Wind turbine 22 is transmitted to Foundation 30. During this period the vertical orientation of Wind turbine 22 Tower 28 would be checked. If there would be deviation from an acceptable level, by activating centering apparatus 92 of Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60, the Tower 28 would be rotated around the sphere 34 center on a required angle to position it in exact vertical position, hi this position the sphere 34 and upper connector 54 would be welded together.
  • the Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60 By disconnecting side roller guides 82 from engagement with vertical tubular 36 of the Foundation 30, the Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60 would be able in a semisubmersible mode to move out of connection with Offshore Wind power Plant and return to waterbo ⁇ ie mode.
  • the Catamaran wind turbine Installer 60 semisubmersible mode without Wind turbine 22 can be considered safe even in stormy seas, since it will have a low location of the Center of Gravity and smaller areas exposed for wind and waves action, comparable versus its oceangoing mode with the Wind turbine on it.
  • Figures 58 through 60 illustrate Elevation, side Views and Plan section E-E of Catamaran Crane 200. It shows a short boom heavy lift crane 213, having a support in form of cylindrical column 214 on the base of which is located a rotating platform 215 with two load swinging restraining winches 216 and tensioning lines 217.
  • Figure 61 is a section F-F through a cylindrical column 214 illustrating rotating platform 215 and restraining winches 216.
  • the catamaran consists of two pontoons 262, each having on their ends an extended buoyancy volume in form of vertical cylinders 263. Pontoons 262 are interconnected by cross frame 264.
  • Each Catamaran Crane berthing and centering system 273, consists of two pivoting guiding bars 275 forming a funnel and each having a shock absorber 277 and two side guide a ⁇ * angements 278, which consists of roller 282, two arm lever 284 and hydraulic cylinder 284, and two center rollers 280.
  • Berthing and centering systems 273 are located a significant vertical distance apart (see Fig. 37 and 38) and " by tin ' s forming a lever to transmit a moment acting on Catamaran Crane to Wind turbine Foundation.
  • Figures 62 and 63 are blowup of Detail XVI from Fig. 60 and are plan views of side guide arrangements 278 in open and closed positions.
  • Fig. 62 illustrates initial contact of Catamaran Crane 200 with Wind turbine Foundation and tower. At this moment pivoting guiding rollers 278 and 279 are in open position and centers rollers 280 are in expanded position.
  • Fig. 62 illustrates position after the Catamaran Crane 200 is stopped at Wind turbine 22 by compressing extended center roller 280. At this position the pair of side roller guides 278 are activated and by this fixing Catamaran Crane 200 to Wind turbine Tower 28 and Foundation 30 in a manner that prevents it from rolling and pitching, but provides possibilities of moving up and down vertically due to engagement through rollers.
  • Central roller guide 280 consists of guides 285, slider 286 with incorporated roller 287 and hydraulic cylinder 288 with piston rod 289.
  • Fig. 63 which is a blow-up of a Detail VI from Fig. 61, shows hydraulic piston rod 289 extended.
  • Fig. 64 is a section F-F from Fig. 16, which shows piston rod 89 contracted.
  • Fig. 66 is a section H-H from Fig. 58 shows a pair of trust-supports 291 and 293 attached to cross frame 264 and engaged with sphere 34 flange.
  • the thrust- supports 291 and 293 each consists of pivotal beam 295 and hydraulic cylinder shock absorber 297.

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L'invention porte sur une centrale éolienne en mer (OWP), qui est une combinaison d'une turbine éolienne en mer classique installée sur une fondation fixe à l'aide d'augets d'aspiration constituant les moyens d'ancrage, à l’aide d’une nouvelle technologie pour leur assemblage, leur transport, leur installation et leur entretien. Grâce à cette technologie, les procédés d'assemblage de centrale éolienne en mer, de la fondation et de la turbine éolienne au niveau de la station de grue d'élévation peuvent être exécutés par vent fort, en raison de la grue à courte flèche et d'une paire de treuils pourvus de lignes de treuillage empêchant le balancement libre de la charge soulevée. La fondation équipée d’augets d'aspiration pourra être remorquée jusqu'au site de destination en flottant sur un coussin d'air produit par ventilation dans les augets d'aspiration, évitant ainsi la nécessité de grues flottantes géantes pour sa livraison et son installation. La turbine d'éolienne assemblée en position verticale sur un montant de rivage pourra être soulevée par un dispositif d'installation de turbine d'éolienne à catamaran à l'aide de la force de flottaison et transportée vers une fondation préinstallée.
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