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PO452: Development of substructure for 15 MW floating offshore wind turbine with innovative Snap-in construction method
Hyun-Sung Kim, Senior engineer, Samsung Heavy Industries
Abstract
In the study a column-brace connection type floater incorporating with innovative Snap-in construction method has been developed for 15 MW floating offshore wind turbine as a standardization concept which can be scalable in terms of hull size depending on turbine capacity and environmental conditions of operation site. The designed floater has the optimized weight and dimensions of 3 outer columns and 1 center column with brace connection modules. The three outer columns are located at each corner point of an equilateral triangular arrangement in top plan view and the wind turbine is installed on the top of center column. The columns are connected by pre-fabricated brace modules which will be inserted vertically between columns. With this design, the constructability of floater can be maximized, which enables continuous production of a large number floaters in a short time with the smallest marshalling yard compared to any existing floater designs. Resultantly, the floater design in the study has overcome the biggest hurdle of gigawatt-class floating wind farm project: supplying mass production of floaters and securing a marshalling yard. In this study, the integrity of floater concept regarding to the hydrodynamic and structural characteristics is verified by the coupled analysis of wind turbine, floater and mooring system. And the reliability is enhanced by conducting the model test for the designed floater and comparing the results with those of numerical analysis.
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