Patent classifications
E02B17/04
METHOD FOR INSTALLATION OF A TRANSITION PIECE ON A MONOPILE FOUNDATION
A method for installation of a transition piece on a monopile foundation of an offshore wind turbine along a common axis extending in a longitudinal direction is performed from a floating installation vessel. Buffer elements are arranged around an inner circumference of the transition piece and/or the monopile structure. The transition piece is lifted and lowered onto the monopile structure by use of a crane, and landed onto the monopile structure through the use of the buffer elements. A number of hydraulic cylinder jacks for circumferential alignment of bolt holes are provided in the transition piece and monopile, and alignment tools are used for alignment of the flanges provided on each of the transition piece and the monopile. The transition piece is lifted and the buffer elements are removed after which the transition piece is lowered onto the monopile, and bolts are tensioned fix the transition piece to the monopile.
System and method for dynamically balancing loads on legs supporting a jack up rig platform
A system is disclosed including but not limited to a jack up processor in data communication with each for dynamically balancing loads in real time on a plurality of legs supporting a jack up rig platform having a plurality of gear box motors on the plurality of legs. A processor reads data from sensors on gear box motors on the legs and selects a stored torque profile from a computer readable medium based on the load data from the sensors; and sends the torque profile to the plurality of gearboxes. A computer readable medium and neural network are disclosed for dynamically balancing loads on the plurality of legs in real time.
System and method for dynamically balancing loads on legs supporting a jack up rig platform
A system is disclosed including but not limited to a jack up processor in data communication with each for dynamically balancing loads in real time on a plurality of legs supporting a jack up rig platform having a plurality of gear box motors on the plurality of legs. A processor reads data from sensors on gear box motors on the legs and selects a stored torque profile from a computer readable medium based on the load data from the sensors; and sends the torque profile to the plurality of gearboxes. A computer readable medium and neural network are disclosed for dynamically balancing loads on the plurality of legs in real time.
Adjustable platform for installing wind turbine generator
An adjustable platform for installing a wind turbine generator comprises an adjustable platform shell, the adjustable platform shell is installed on a hull, pile legs are connected vertically in the adjustable platform shell in a sliding way, a plurality of adjusting jacks are arranged on the pile legs, an electric plug-in component is arranged in the adjustable platform shell and used for fitting with the adjusting jacks. The fitting of electric plug-in component with the adjusting jacks of the pile legs replaces the bolted connection between the installation platform and the pile legs, and the electric power is used to replace the manual operation, solving the technical problems in the prior art that bolted connection is required between the installation platform and the pile legs, bolts are required to be removed manually before the pile legs sink, and the labor cost is greatly consumed.
ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR LOWERING MONOPILES FROM A FLOATING VESSEL
The present invention relates to an assembly for lowering a pile onto a seabed, the assembly comprising: a floating vessel (24) comprising a vessel positioning system (42), a crane (12) provided on the vessel for lowering the pile (10) onto the seabed, a pile guiding system (50) configured to guide the pile during the lowering thereof by the crane, the pile guiding system comprising: o a base (40) connected to the vessel, o at least one pile guiding frame (20) comprising an annular portion (21), o one or more primary actuators (55) which are configured for moving the pile guiding frame, o one or more secondary actuators (60) connected to the annular portion of the pile guiding frame, o at least one frame position sensor (62) for measuring an excitation parameter, o a guiding control unit (64) comprising an excitation controller (80) configured to control the actuators and a resilience controller configured to control a stiffness.