Research on motion inhibition method using an innovative type of mooring system for spar floating offshore wind turbine

• Published in: Ocean engineering Vol. 223; p. 108644
• Main Authors: Ma, Yuan, Chen, Chaohe, Fan, Tianhui, Yan, Xinkuan, Lu, Hongchao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Floating wind turbine; Horizontal motion; Mooring system; Pitch motion; Restoring force and moment; Floating wind turbine; Restoring force and moment; Mooring system; Pitch motion; Horizontal motion

Compared with the conventional floating offshore platforms, the FOWTs (floating offshore wind turbines) are subjected to larger wind heeling moments to cause significant pitch motions which bring challenges to the power generation efficiency and structure safety, due to the existence of wind turbine...