GB2365385A - Offshore power generating structure - Google Patents

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GB2365385A
GB2365385A GB0019235A GB0019235A GB2365385A GB 2365385 A GB2365385 A GB 2365385A GB 0019235 A GB0019235 A GB 0019235A GB 0019235 A GB0019235 A GB 0019235A GB 2365385 A GB2365385 A GB 2365385A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F03D13/00—Assembly, mounting or commissioning of wind motors; Arrangements specially adapted for transporting wind motor components
    • F03D13/20—Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors
    • F03D13/25—Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors specially adapted for offshore installation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K61/00—Culture of aquatic animals
    • A01K61/60—Floating cultivation devices, e.g. rafts or floating fish-farms
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F03B13/12—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy
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    • F03B13/142—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy with a static energy collector which creates an oscillating water column
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
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    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E02B2017/0056—Platforms with supporting legs
    • E02B2017/0073—Details of sea bottom engaging footing
    • E02B2017/0086—Large footings connecting several legs or serving as a reservoir for the storage of oil or gas
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
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    • E02B17/00—Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs or offshore constructions; Construction methods therefor
    • E02B2017/0091—Offshore structures for wind turbines
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Abstract

An offshore structure comprises a cellular concrete base means 1 supporting a number of wind turbines 2, oscillating water column systems 8 and tidal current power generation units 4 adapted to extract wind, wave and tidal current energy from the structures surrounding environment. The base means may be constructed in floating moulds by a process of spraying and laminating concrete before being towed to and then sunk in a designated position. The structure may be shaped such that it directs tidal current flow towards the tidal current power generation units. The structure may incorporate tanks for fish farming and may provide shelter for ships.

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_re%1rJn IGIAL ENERGY EXTRACTOR.
Thlis invention relatcs to flic corls(nuciion and installation oflarge offshore natural, and ener & y extraction. ,rhe (generation of'powcr 11-om rencwabl t: cxiemy is bolng promoted by OoNlt#lTlrnents th.1-oughout the World to c#ornply with their, lnt#:.rn;ilnonal ALp-cenic,"'Its to reduce; tile c1lects of L'Jobal wanni.ng FnerLyy extraction de6ces have been designed to extract powcr from tile #\.lnd, waves and tidal currents. The present i-enQw-ablc enci-g-y madwi. togQtlioi, with advisory I)odj;e,, to the Government, arid Go#;ertiluunt PAC,%', saioo sis iliat wind, wave, arid tidal cut-rent 1)ower aeneration, should be in-stalled o!*C-31,,or;#. This invention addresses the necd to combine several energy- extraction de,,iscs onto one Sinjoe support platform and tile Innovative means ol"construcling. arid ilistalim-, that piad'onn oflkhot-e. The invention comprises a singie conet,oto 2Ta\,U tv c structure on which wind, wave, and tidal y P CLirrentgener,itioticic;Niicesi.,,tiibcLy,-oul)o,,I and from which & #y can be effect1\1rely maintafied and operated. In the recent past, eacri f6iiii ofcocray oc,.neration has bccri pi-omotcd and fITMnCC(J in indiVidEIZA projects. ha most cases iht# caplial costs ofueating a N, gupport struciurc, Nis. been Pt gies onlo one approxInlai6ly haill"lliv itAal 1)ro1cci coSIS. 1W41stalifig sv#:eraj WUI. M01o i Support structuc thest: (cost.,, can'be sPreid. This iri'vention proxicle# the nl.c3fls ro _,ollstruct and & ploy #,*4 vcry la'1_2,;# OtI10 M se-verai of-forgy extraction de\iccs ai-c dcl)ioved. Additionai i,cvt;nLI0 Cal-nilWS il'0111 IlSh f'arn_linL,- andnmulne-#;uliurc. to#.T Ohal,,r with otll#;r actf#.,(I,CS W-C OUt On. the SaMC StrUctUrC. The Invention IT) #;()11)ol.a t0c; nev\- anu uIfI0ViHA,\,C dicsigii. no,;v #;ousij-w;lion (#omxpt, arick rt,,#w concrete construction matcniak an'd te.-"liniotio , Th,#, mvcntion conilbuies the now lc#;iiniuucs "Ind concepts wit 11 1, r-nown t,#clillologw.i 'to #;,#iluct %,uV". #uld tKU un, cnt powei% -'he invention desetibed here [')I app iication as an offshol sif u'rul-C may Cqually be appliud to (lie construction offlokil borraqc strucAftir-s vyllel-c the same. principIcs may 11-c applied. ,111C Cs"Clitial lCl;,LIVUS 0I 11111S ,'7_;VCI11 loll 16110'Ov' A first feature of (lie im"entioll is thc nwalls !fie nal,or part". k"k;. witilout refllo#,Jflg (licsC 1),111S it) iM, shot-C, -cuond f"eature of thc I'Tivtnition Is file In-ovislon ot'additional !-cvenuc streams fi-oin fish farming and ollier actIN,11les as well as power gencrall0fl. A flilh-'! ol, 1,is 11-.C. -.IS L;oSis Iviallk/C 10 ific Sl,_C 1#! A fourth 1'*C.iFuv of'th!'s, #IwVcn!!'on ;s (lit-, abilit\, to instail the wind powcr generator at tile (lowci-cd) I ion %V(Wking plattoiTn iox.-cl and then, to i-ai,,e the kvind powel- goncratoi, to workini, lic" Jml positi without tile use of Janic ,:nd,;xpcnsIvc floatil"12 LTalivs. ,,k filih featun- of this inventI011 is [lie means and methods to mount tile support tower into position on a hinge sc.!I, by into I)osillon thu whoh; asscmbly oftowu and counter baiarwe calsson. titc towcu and uounterbakinct: ai-c installed into Ow him-, seat at [lie deck ,_,C
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lev'el' then the po"vcr u-nit of a xvind gcnerator and nacelle can be attached to the tower top in the lowei-td position. Thu tower is desig.ned to rotate about a niassivie concrete h4ige. 'HIC rotalion is Carricd out by controlfing the distribution of'weij(, it, by puniping balkist about the ]Qngth o.".-' ihe tower and counter to cause rotaiion and vice v-ersa.. - . A . F-iX01 ('#:' '!! --I -C ofthis invention is the ability to raise and lower tI W tidal Current generator units, from their sea bcd (quanting p(mbinn LO a SMQCQI POSiTiOn, where the generator units are broLl"'l-Li "v;-#;ier KA or Wce vcrs, Ilis is carried out and controlled by ballasting or deImBasdug dic unim, which oporatc -,up and down, similarh, to floating docks. SV 'venth f'taturc ol - IiIiS it IIVCTjiiOn is H)U# facility to direct water flo%-,,,, relative to the central control part ofthe device which contains the machinery and tidal current generators. This is done by N.-aiiabie (icsign and IsmNition of Hm piers and die oriemathm of the snuctaxe rdadvo to the pivvading flow --fin:ction. TI'is '-nables maximum flow to the lichil current generators at the n"id point ofthc device and. thLIS iTICTcases the efficiency oi'thc tidai current generators. An eighth feawre of this invcntion is ability by design and oonstruction technique, to produce i CuITL a Smooth surfa-3od dish or I'l.11111CI shapc flic firont flee of the 6dal mt generator unit to direct water flow into dic machiiic -v\ei*th mi-nii-num ffiction or turbulence and to Unhance I the Powcif- aii-id ##ffieic-ney of to nuchine by croating a -vortex ellcct. A GO flaturc (if tits Wention is the application of nimine gio"Ih inlibitors So the srnooVi (;oncrelc surfa,-;os ollhoso pans o! * the strueturc whefc tliis wouid bcn,.Ait iii#Jj- Qf cicilcy and this A a Why (I the s1wayst and lammated concrele consti-tiction systonn empploy.cd. 1#' t lic. fillud with sea A foub Whum Wds Wenlmi is Prmision o1i'multiple tanks and -void, o - vyalerl.-'ailasl, #;ofnwprcs.#;'#.d ail-- (#rsa-nd or otliiz;,,- ballast materiaisJtIm- fluid or solid as required. A clc.vcnrh fcaturc ofthis invientiou is We consumcdon design wWQh penniLs the structure to a!-ij), O-ic S--#a hod of 60wr han! m soft materials to increase hic6on hearing and thus "'-iih nocd Wr anwhoc jAch 6) provont rnm,-c.m,;;nt fi-om the desigmed setlietnent a innshon of On-,, and #c-nstrixltion swcM. A twd0h fmamc or sis invoVion is 11ho prm-is:ion of internal tari#- arr',m,,,,=cn1, which pfn-n-#! Te Anti, and Wing of ii-I j)IinCipI0 Sil'nilal- to thai 0C a SU0'IT)JriTh;. A tWovVath lealurc oi Illis uIvc,111ion i#s 1he provision it) fift fi'Orn the scabed and reposition the ow-t---#-cw!l f#"IPWC of to im:f.'#11 lion i" Olt, lo Nvilhoul, th".. of massi\"e dry dock tholiks h; ming jaikvm#:d c.onk:.rele construction i-nethods as dclaikf(I in the patcrit ........ Mum NA W 2218453 Mudiod WImistruwimi. A fitIOCTIth 0i this invewion is 1he Wilim in me AM open cycle #; losed cy 0 le sys t ems W miHaring inawy Numn g=mKi Kin th,-- I'LlIC (Iq)" ol, "'i'-n-s. A st"'to-,"It'n loatur C Cof ihis in,--#ntioii is ilic provisio!", of 'imall ides at We smumure 4 seivre vveadier mrididons. A seventeenth feature ofthis iti'vctition is the pro-vision of controlled access points forser-vicin#, \,'alves in chanilm-s Mow tho watcr Iiii.c. This is carried out by known submarinQ and caisson connal techiques, water tight hatches, pressure chambers etc. An Cighteenth fcature of IN invention is the prmision oftravellinL# cranes over the generators and thc fish lanks.
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A nineteenth feature of this invention is the creation by design, ofbottom feeding grounds f'()T' lobstcr and crab fart-nina acti-6ty from tile structure. File invention is fbi-ther described by reference and explanation to the attached drav"'ngs Fiatire 1. Is a schematic drawing. to illustrate the overall concopt. This shows a massive concrete structure - possibly, up to 120 inetres x 120 inetres on p!an. The structure is set in a water depth of approximatelY 155 to 25 metres. `111,_- #viddis of * the. piers inight be #t, -pic allky 1.5 1-3 2 1") 111,# tres. I Thc 1;mgt1,,s ofthe four -.n-ns or piclrs ts thc satnc as t1lie h.zitghit ofthe A-li-,d -crierator tov,,##rs in tiii#; ifilistration they are 65 n-icircs jonty. 2 The towers would be approximately 65 metres h)(J) fOr a (tYpiQat) I MW machine. At the ends o"teach pier 'is a concreto hiny beari L,, into which [lie. wind io##., fils b-%, location of a massive. -Conc.rete #,_tideeon pin about ##,Ahlch the w-hole tower and k;ouwcr Pallanceicaisson rotate. The towor is lificd relk'v-e bearing prcssw,e and i.# rotated by puliping ballast into or out ofthe counter balance caisson and tower casitig's. .4 'in the iTuddle of The dn-wino ar-_ shokvii two,\ (approxiinate )! MW tidal ,current turbines. 'rrwse (.),onerator turbines operazte on both flood and ebb tide flow. hi f-ont o' 1hc - urrent tuCoines is a sloping,._, skirt io dircct v1-at.--r fllovv into th.#- iurbfincs L I O.U.Sin"S to these turbliTICS ru-ted a.,;sep rate concrete floc [in,, docks or 1Y COM11 c.alssons #vhlk;h ilre GOTIS it-LIC tCd 10 'SiOl' ITI[O their deSignMI I)OS11101IS bV WaV Of'SUILaDIC guides or keywavs, "N"hich ZY1.1i(IC tile scnarate structures into position on / in the lilan) strudurc. B.%,. pumping and bal;ast c.onlrols these g#:;ncmlor olernents can be ralsed Or 4m ##rcd (0 oncratioll lcvell or jCvul'. oc 1'i! '11 -\\'#JV " #;'El ol I #;o and 1(;C Vel'sll. lonl## the h.-P-011 of, cach piel ol' the '-fructure al thc lop N a sctie,. of tanks, which are -b,-)v c #,.#atcr 1;.#Vel, anJ1 "o slabilisc -illu'llirc. hese arc opcn lanks used I-or tish tarmin# -IT and othcr rfl,11111C culture "Ictivitics. Mct%voev 11CSC U Ink 'S IrC thC Wells tVpC WrbinCs 011 1 11L; a!or of "i-i'; pi";-1- uh 1#7 - I E the passow_) Wave Pressur.-F. lo he lran.CTnll#lk#d ithi.; hottoro ( )\VC L),Qncralorv#lilich .Vor's ,#;l 1! C Clow 9 Al #vatorfirlc lc\,.Cl thcn.; arc I ;Qncs of'#:harnbcrs -whi-Ah #;aplure ih#; su;-laco #;ncl-gy- by the piinciptc, hill hy way of fl,,c oncri cvcic ano \Voiis i urbine ivpc ol'L)iOncrator. zkn alternative would be istallation ofa Vb.;11-#;rs ")\.V hi, - 11 C at t, ; I.CveL 10 In the centre pail ofthe structure, on oppositc si & ; to th;.: t1dai currcn1k fl(-)\v machines, arc (wo turbine halls which contain the machines i'()r (iic close(I cyclu (bottom) wave energy of 111C Vickul", t.ype of(YOK'.
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poirls lo Wid Wo We platform arc fi-orll bc)ffi of the two sides; not hxvinLy, ih,#: tikkil iio#v !.!C1)UVaWrS. A ur"11C facility to offload triachincq and parts/stores at flioic landiil'2 poirits. Ile crane PAU travd flirough doors into the tmildinf-#, "Irl'Ourc. The samo. or a similar ii-ave'llim-, crane #vill scrvicc the 'fish tanks and tile 'Yurbinos when rc;quir,#;d. 12 A wmWg plxibrni over die WN ourrou maclhiti##s and ovk#v the v,,ave g#,-,ieraftor turbines #s pro-O.cicct and suitable buiidings. part ol me sirucLurc. ire, connected in line to the Ln-avelling, Lrane t6r acccpting machirwr#, and spare parts fronn snial! slnips allongsidc tile posiiion of the struuture. lnt,#.ijiding is -#Ssentialjy part ofthe sl-uCturc and i-il to machine shop and stores ma.v aiso work areas for tiw tmbue#uhure ankhOs uf dw struchwe and some vccomnindnhnn#-- for a phiffoi-m inanning crev,upon the hrol deign We of the srtvm#irc iie,, '1-,-,npYth of the four piers or the FIL11116k.1- Oi Odai flov., units across [lie utmirc offfic structure, additional w4ld generator (Mvni OFVMSMS type night be WSMUM. The inven6on is furt-her described by dowhys WOng FAan apd Sevations of a typical pier ,d"1,'.'1n,L".:-v1w,-.i ( oll'#; 01" tho I'Our pipers of' tli,# siru#Luli#k; 2 7 1170## 9#;,.- W C, Beii moudi acGuss for pressure Clistribmw ()WC gi-nerato'.. 4 ',J & ",ivC Com;ret,#- 1 Iinge for dw wind 5 '\Vind pov#,Qr #-#.Cn"#ralor rower and na(;L;Rc and rolor blwdus. 6 Caissoti ,.nd counter%vei.ght. va ti on. T. 3 Ilk.11 rrn;7,t!i. towcr. in- lypizai jdaii aud zky"Wn of the cennal area shmving the Wrbirlc arta. a pw,#,L!r Control room, siorcs arid other accommodations for inarine "w'd ar,#,?S and C-row wiilh.iii or upon the siru(;ture .1, 1#on.
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  1. CLAIMS. 1. This invention provides a large concrete cellular structure designed to capture all the available renewable energy sources from a particular marine site.
  2. 2. A concrete cellular gravity structure as in claim 1. So configured to extract, wind, wave and tidal current energy from a designated marine site.
  3. 3. A concrete cellular marine gravity structure as described in claims I and 2 which is manufactured in floating moulds by a process of spraying and laminating concrete.
  4. 4. A concrete cellular marine gravity structure which is constructed in a sheltered water site and towed to a designated position and sunk to its designed position.
  5. 5. A concrete cellular marine gravity structure which is designed to support four or more wind turbine towers together with wave energy extraction by oscillating water column or other systems and two or more tidal current power generation units.
  6. 6. A concrete cellular marine structure upon which the wind turbine towers as described in claim 5 can be hinged about their support axis by de-ballasting their counter weights and lowering the wind towers to service the nacelles in the central work area as shown in figure 1.2 and 3.
  7. 7. A concrete cellular marine gravity structure which incorporates tanks for fish farming and for ship shelter and other marine revenue activities from the single structure.
  8. 8. A concrete cellular marine structure which is configured to generate energy from two or more tidal current turbines or oscillating hydro vanes about the centre of the structure to which the current flow is directed by the shape and design of the structure.
  9. 9. A concrete cellular marine structure in which the current energy extractor devises as described in claim 8 can be withdrawn from the water for servicing by the use of floating dock principles incorporated into the structure as shown in figure I
  10. 10. A concrete cellular marine gravity structure which incorporates more than one form of wave energy extraction.
  11. 11. A concrete cellular marine gravity structure which incorporates tanks above waterline level which serve as fish breeding tanks and which add substantial dead-weight to the structure.
  12. 12. A concrete cellular marine gravity structure to extract wind, wave and current energy and which provides accommodations to service all the major power generating plant for wind , wave, and current turbines without the need for total removal of the equipment and without the use or substantial alongside marine cranes,
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