Support Structure Floating in the Open Sea and Connected to Anchors by Bracing Means, for Wind Turbines, Service Stations or Converter Stations

摘要

The invention relates to support structures floating in the open sea and connected to anchors by bracing elements, for wind turbines, service stations or converter stations. They especially distinguish themselves by their reliable and stable anchoring.;To this end, the support structure has a first component arranged under water and a second component cutting through the surface of the water.;Furthermore, the first component has first buoyant bodies arranged at the corner points of a polygon and serving as carriers of the second component and second buoyant bodies connecting them with one another and having a tube shape. A nodal structure connecting at least two second buoyant bodies with one another and at least one U-shaped junction plate are arranged in the first buoyant body. The nodal structure is simultaneously the carrier for a tube-shaped support element and is therefore a node of the underwater support structure that absorbs and channels off forces in connection with the junction plate. The second component has the tube-shaped support elements cutting through the surface of the water, which are connected via support gear to a foundation structure for the wind turbine, the service station or the converter station.

主权项

1. Support structure (2) floating in the open sea and connected to anchors by bracing elements, for wind turbines (1), service stations or converter stations with
a first component (3) arranged under water with first buoyant bodies (5) arranged at the corner points of a polygon, extending perpendicular to a plane and serving as carriers of a second component (4) cutting through the surface of the water and second buoyant bodies (6) connecting the first buoyant bodies (5) with one another, arranged in a plane and having a tube-shaped design, wherein a nodal structure (7) with a star-shaped base area that connects at least two second buoyant bodies (6) with one another and at least one junction plate (8) in contact with the nodal structure (7), designed in the shape of a U and perpendicularly dividing the first buoyant body (5) in certain sections are arranged in the first buoyant body (5), and the nodal structure (7) is simultaneously the carrier for a tube-shaped support element (9) cutting through the surface of the water and is therefore, in connection with the junction plate (8), a node of the underwater support structure (3) that absorbs and channels along forces, and the second component (4) with the tube-shaped support elements (9) cutting through the surface of the water on the first buoyant bodies (5), which are connected via support gear (10) to a foundation structure (11) for the wind turbine (1), the service station or the converter station.