B63B39/00

Offshore Floating Island
20220340242 · 2022-10-27 ·

An offshore floating island includes a supporting structure and an island main body. The bottom of the supporting structure is fixed at the seabed, and the island main body includes one or two or more compartment bodies; the upper part of the supporting structure is provided with a carrying part; the bottom of each compartment body is provided with a mounting part; the compartment body is of a cavity structure, and a filler is injected to the compartment body till the compartment body sinks to cause the mounting part to be in lock type clamping with the carrying part. The island main body is of a compartment-sinking type structure; the filler is poured into the compartment bodies to cause the compartment bodies to sink; the mounting parts and the carrying part cooperate to realize detachable connection between the supporting structure and the compartment bodies.

CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING A FLOATING WIND TURBINE
20220332392 · 2022-10-20 ·

Provided is a control system for stabilizing a floating wind turbine, the comprising a detection device for monitoring an offset from a predetermined floater pitch angle and/or an offset from a predetermined floater yaw angle, wherein the detection device is further configured for monitoring an oscillating motion of the floater pitch angle and/or the floater yaw angle, wherein the predetermined floater pitch angle and floater yaw angle define a predetermined balanced state of the floating wind turbine, wherein a threshold of the oscillating motion of the floater pitch angle and the oscillating motion of the floater yaw angle further define the predetermined balanced state of the floating wind turbine, and an actuation device configured for manipulating the oscillating motion of the floater pitch angle and/or the oscillating motion of the floater yaw angle until the predetermined balanced state of the floating wind turbine is met.

CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING A FLOATING WIND TURBINE
20220332392 · 2022-10-20 ·

Provided is a control system for stabilizing a floating wind turbine, the comprising a detection device for monitoring an offset from a predetermined floater pitch angle and/or an offset from a predetermined floater yaw angle, wherein the detection device is further configured for monitoring an oscillating motion of the floater pitch angle and/or the floater yaw angle, wherein the predetermined floater pitch angle and floater yaw angle define a predetermined balanced state of the floating wind turbine, wherein a threshold of the oscillating motion of the floater pitch angle and the oscillating motion of the floater yaw angle further define the predetermined balanced state of the floating wind turbine, and an actuation device configured for manipulating the oscillating motion of the floater pitch angle and/or the oscillating motion of the floater yaw angle until the predetermined balanced state of the floating wind turbine is met.

SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BEHAVIOR OF WATERCRAFT
20230071146 · 2023-03-09 ·

A system includes an outboard motor, a lift actuator, a sensor, and a controller. The sensor detects motion information indicating an up-and-down directional motion of a bow of a watercraft. The controller is configured or programmed to selectively set either a lift-up direction or a lift-down direction as a lift direction in accordance with the up-and-down directional motion of the bow based on the motion information. The controller is configured or programmed to control the lift actuator to cause the outboard motor to perform the lift motion in the lift direction, and set a duration of the lift motion to be different between when the outboard motor is caused to perform the lift motion in the lift-up direction and when the outboard motor is caused to perform the lift motion in the lift-down direction.

CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING A FLOATING WIND TURBINE

A control system for stabilizing a floating wind turbine is provided. The control system includes a measuring device configured for measuring a wind field and a wave field, a determining device wherein the determining device is configured for determining an excitation frequency spectrum of the floating wind turbine on the basis of the measured wind field and/or the wave field and/or a current floater pitch angle of the floating wind turbine, and wherein the determining device is further configured for determining a balanced state of the floating wind turbine, wherein in the balanced state a natural frequency is outside of the excitation frequency spectrum and/or the current floater pitch angle is equal to a pre-defined floater pitch angle. The control system further includes an adjustment device which is configured for manipulating the current floater pitch and/or the natural frequency until the balanced state is met.

Offshore floating island
11661157 · 2023-05-30 ·

An offshore floating island includes a supporting structure and an island main body. The bottom of the supporting structure is fixed at the seabed, and the island main body includes one or two or more compartment bodies; the upper part of the supporting structure is provided with a carrying part; the bottom of each compartment body is provided with a mounting part; the compartment body is of a cavity structure, and a filler is injected to the compartment body till the compartment body sinks to cause the mounting part to be in lock type clamping with the carrying part. The island main body is of a compartment-sinking type structure; the filler is poured into the compartment bodies to cause the compartment bodies to sink; the mounting parts and the carrying part cooperate to realize detachable connection between the supporting structure and the compartment bodies.

Offshore floating island
11661157 · 2023-05-30 ·

An offshore floating island includes a supporting structure and an island main body. The bottom of the supporting structure is fixed at the seabed, and the island main body includes one or two or more compartment bodies; the upper part of the supporting structure is provided with a carrying part; the bottom of each compartment body is provided with a mounting part; the compartment body is of a cavity structure, and a filler is injected to the compartment body till the compartment body sinks to cause the mounting part to be in lock type clamping with the carrying part. The island main body is of a compartment-sinking type structure; the filler is poured into the compartment bodies to cause the compartment bodies to sink; the mounting parts and the carrying part cooperate to realize detachable connection between the supporting structure and the compartment bodies.

Vessel
11661158 · 2023-05-30 ·

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a vessel includes: a hull 100 provided with a propellant 140; a deck 200 spaced apart from the hull 100; and a support 300 between the hull 100 and the deck 200, the support 300 configured to support 300 the deck 200 with respect to the hull 100, wherein the hull 100 is disposed below a water surface during operation, and the deck 200 is supported by the support 300 to be disposed above the water surface during operation.

VESSEL ATTITUDE CONTROL ARRANGEMENT

A suspension system for a vessel (1) having at least one left hull (11), at least one right hull (12) and a chassis portion (10), the suspension system including supports (20) for at least partially supporting the chassis portion relative to the left and right hulls, and a front left and back left damping ram (31, 33) connected between the chassis portion and longitudinally spaced points on the at least one left hull, a front right and back right damping ram (32, 34) connected between the chassis portion and longitudinally spaced points on the at least one right hull. The suspension system further includes a deck attitude control system (250) comprising a controller (252), sensors, and a respective actuator arrangement for each of at least two orthogonally spaced damper rams. The actuators control a position of at least one point on the chassis relative to at least one reference.

VESSEL ATTITUDE CONTROL ARRANGEMENT

A suspension system for a vessel (1) having at least one left hull (11), at least one right hull (12) and a chassis portion (10), the suspension system including supports (20) for at least partially supporting the chassis portion relative to the left and right hulls, and a front left and back left damping ram (31, 33) connected between the chassis portion and longitudinally spaced points on the at least one left hull, a front right and back right damping ram (32, 34) connected between the chassis portion and longitudinally spaced points on the at least one right hull. The suspension system further includes a deck attitude control system (250) comprising a controller (252), sensors, and a respective actuator arrangement for each of at least two orthogonally spaced damper rams. The actuators control a position of at least one point on the chassis relative to at least one reference.