NO329254B1 - Method for anchoring liquid wind turbine and system for use in the practice of the process - Google Patents
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Abstract
Det beskrives en framgangsmåte for forankring av flytende vindturbin, hvor framgangsmåten omfatter trinnene: - en koplingsenhet (21) som er forsynt med flere strekk fortøyninger (22) fastgjort i en sjøbunn (11), anordnes neddykket i en vannmasse (1) i en foreskrevet første dybde (D1) under en vannoverflate (12); - en flytende vindturbinenhet (3) som er forsynt med et oppdriftslegeme (31) med dyptgående lik en andre dybde (D2), hvor den første dybden (D1) er større enn den andre dybden (D2), forskyves inn over koplingsenheten (21); - vindturbinenheten (3) ballasteres og forskyves vertikalt til den andre dybden (D2) er lik den første dybden (D1) og vindturbinenheten (3) understøttes av koplingsenheten (21). Det beskrives også etforankringssystem for anvendelse ved utøvelse av framgangsmåten.A method for anchoring a floating wind turbine is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of: - a coupling unit (21) provided with several stretch moorings (22) fixed to a seabed (11), arranged submerged in a body of water (1) in a prescribed manner first depth (D1) below a water surface (12); - a floating wind turbine unit (3) provided with a buoyant body (31) having a depth equal to a second depth (D2), the first depth (D1) being greater than the second depth (D2) being displaced over the coupling unit (21) ; - the wind turbine unit (3) is ballasted and displaced vertically until the second depth (D2) is equal to the first depth (D1) and the wind turbine unit (3) is supported by the coupling unit (21). Also described is an anchoring system for use in the practice of the method.
Description
FRAMGANGSMÅTE FOR FORANKRING AV FLYTENDE VINDTURBIN SAMT SYSTEM FOR ANVENDELSE VED UTØVELSE AV FRAMGANGSMÅTEN PROCEDURE FOR ANCHORING A FLOATING WIND TURBINE AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN EXERCISE OF THE PROCEDURE
Det beskrives en framgangsmåte for forankring av flytende vindturbin, nærmere be-stemt hvor framgangsmåten omfatter trinnene: en koplingsenhet som er forsynt med flere strekkfortøyninger fastgjort i en sjø-bunn, anordnes neddykket i en vannmasse i en foreskrevet første dybde under en vannoverflate; A procedure for anchoring a floating wind turbine is described, more precisely where the procedure includes the steps: a coupling unit which is equipped with several tension moorings fixed in a seabed, is arranged submerged in a body of water at a prescribed first depth below a water surface;
en flytende vindturbinenhet som er forsynt med et oppdriftslegeme med dyptgående lik en andre dybde, hvor den første dybden er større enn den andre dybden, forskyves inn over koplingsenheten; a floating wind turbine assembly provided with a buoyancy body having a draft equal to a second depth, the first depth being greater than the second depth, is displaced over the coupling assembly;
vindturbinenheten ballasteres og forskyves vertikalt til den første dybden er lik den andre dybden og vindturbinenheten understøttes av koplingsenheten. the wind turbine unit is ballasted and shifted vertically until the first depth is equal to the second depth and the wind turbine unit is supported by the coupling unit.
Det beskrives også et forankringssystem for anvendelse ved utøvelse av framgangsmåten. An anchoring system is also described for use when carrying out the procedure.
En vindturbin som plasseres til havs, anbringes på et fundament anordnet på havbunnen, eller, i det minste for vindturbiner med horisontal rotasjonsakse, med et tårn som er anordnet flytende i vannmassene, for eksempel ved at det er delvis nedsenket i vannmassene og rager med et endeparti opp over vannmassene, eller at vindturbinen er en integrert, oppragende del av en flytende innretning, for eksempel en flytende plattform eller lignende. Den flytende vindturbinen forankres, direkte eller indirek-te, i havbunnen. A wind turbine placed offshore is placed on a foundation arranged on the seabed, or, at least for wind turbines with a horizontal axis of rotation, with a tower arranged floating in the water masses, for example by being partially submerged in the water masses and projecting with a end part above the bodies of water, or that the wind turbine is an integrated, upstanding part of a floating device, for example a floating platform or the like. The floating wind turbine is anchored, directly or indirectly, to the seabed.
Det er kjent en lang rekke måter å forankre flytende vindturbiner. Forankringen sørger både for at vindturbinen opprettholder sin posisjon, dvs. forhindres i å drive av, og den sørger som regel for at stabiliteten øker, dvs. at hiv- og krengningsbevegelsene dempes. Å forankre en flytende installasjon er tidkrevende, kostbart og komplisert, og i havområder hvor vindturbiner monteres, er det naturligvis ofte mye vind og bølger, noe som fører til at installeringsoperasjoner som tar lang tid, ofte blir vanskelig å gjennomføre pga. mangel på tilstrekkelig lange perioder med brukbare arbeidsforhold. US 7476074 B2 beskriver et flytende fundament nedsenket under en vannflate og forankret til havbunnen med kabler eller kjettinger. Pa fundamentet, som befinner seg under bølgebevegelsesområdet, er det reist en struktur, særlig et vindturbintårn. A wide variety of ways to anchor floating wind turbines are known. The anchoring both ensures that the wind turbine maintains its position, i.e. is prevented from drifting off, and it usually ensures that stability increases, i.e. that the heave and roll movements are dampened. Anchoring a floating installation is time-consuming, expensive and complicated, and in sea areas where wind turbines are installed, there is naturally often a lot of wind and waves, which means that installation operations that take a long time are often difficult to carry out due to lack of sufficiently long periods of workable working conditions. US 7476074 B2 describes a floating foundation submerged below a water surface and anchored to the seabed with cables or chains. On the foundation, which is located below the wave movement area, a structure, in particular a wind turbine tower, has been erected.
US 7293960 B2 beskriver en flytende kraftgeneratorsammenstilling som omfatter minst tre flytende enheter oppankret i bunnen under vannmassen. US 7293960 B2 describes a floating power generator assembly comprising at least three floating units anchored at the bottom under the body of water.
US 2009/0072544 Al beskriver en vindturbin med vertikal akse montert på en plattform. Plattformen kan være sammensatt av sammenkoplede modulelementer. Plattformen er halvt nedsenket med turbintårnet ragende opp over en vannflate og med en motvekt som strekker seg nedover fra plattformen. Alternativt kan plattformen flyte på vannflaten og ha flere armer som strekker seg utover fra plattformen for å øke plattformens utstrekning. For oppankring av turbinen kan det anvendes ankersystem som forbindes med havbunnen og tillater at vindturbinen justeres aktivt eller passivt for å tilpasses endringer i vannivå grunnet tidevann eller dønninger. US 2009/0072544 Al describes a vertical axis wind turbine mounted on a platform. The platform can be composed of interconnected modular elements. The platform is semi-submerged with the turbine tower rising above a water surface and with a counterweight extending downward from the platform. Alternatively, the platform may float on the surface of the water and have several arms extending outward from the platform to increase the reach of the platform. For anchoring the turbine, an anchor system can be used which is connected to the seabed and allows the wind turbine to be adjusted actively or passively to adapt to changes in water level due to tides or swells.
EP 1666722 Al beskriver et festesystem for flytende vindturbiner, hvor det til foten av en bærestamme er anordnet en neddykket struktur innrettet til å kunne tilveiebringe oppdrift til vindturbinen, idet nevnte neddykkede struktur er utformet til å fungere som ledeelement for en kabel som forbinder foten med i det minste et sentralt ankerelement. Flere bøyer er arrangert i nærheten av vindturbinen, og hver bøye er forbundet med uavhengige ankerelement via kjettinger og til foten ved hjelp av kabler, og bøyene er anordnet omkring bærestammen i en viss avstand derfra. EP 1666722 Al describes a fastening system for floating wind turbines, where a submerged structure is arranged at the foot of a support stem designed to be able to provide buoyancy to the wind turbine, said submerged structure being designed to function as a guide element for a cable that connects the foot with at least a central anchor element. Several buoys are arranged near the wind turbine, and each buoy is connected to independent anchor elements via chains and to the footing using cables, and the buoys are arranged around the support stem at a certain distance from there.
GB 2454585 A beskriver en framgangsmåte for transport av en bygningsstruktur, for eksempel en vindturbin, i en vannmasse. I det minste én flåte er tilknyttet strukturen på en slik måte at strukturen flyter stabilt i vannet idet flåten omkranser strukturen, og et bunnparti av strukturen strekker seg nedover fra flåtens underkant. Flåten kan være tildannet av to lektere som er forbundet med hverandre for å holde fast i strukturen. GB 2454585 A describes a method for transporting a building structure, for example a wind turbine, in a body of water. At least one raft is connected to the structure in such a way that the structure floats stably in the water as the raft encircles the structure, and a bottom part of the structure extends downwards from the lower edge of the raft. The raft can be made of two barges which are connected to each other to hold the structure.
Oppfinnelsen har til formål å avhjelpe eller å redusere i det minste en av ulempene ved kjent teknikk. The purpose of the invention is to remedy or to reduce at least one of the disadvantages of known technology.
Formålet oppnås ved trekk som er angitt i nedenstående beskrivelse og i etterfølgende patentkrav. The purpose is achieved by features that are stated in the description below and in subsequent patent claims.
Oppfinnelsen tilveiebringer et fundament for en flytbar vindturbinenhet, idet fundamentet er tilveiebrakt som en koplingsenhet forankret til en sjøbunn ved hjelp av flere strekkfortøyninger og anordnet nedsenket i en vannmasse i en foreskrevet dybde under en vannoverflate. Vindturbinenheten er forsynt med oppdriftslegemer og kan forflyttes i vannmassen med et dyptgående som er mindre enn koplingsenhetens avstand fra vannoverflaten. Vindturbinenheten kan ved ballastering senkes til støttende anlegg mot en kontaktflate på koplingsenheten. Vindturbinenheten og koplingsenheten låses fortrinnsvis til hverandre ved hjelp av koplingselementer som går I løsgjørbart inngrep med hverandre. Den sammenkoplede enhetens oppdrift avstemmes for å gi et strekk i fortøyningene under alle operasjonelle forhold og for å gi ønsket stabilitet på enheten. The invention provides a foundation for a floating wind turbine unit, the foundation being provided as a coupling unit anchored to a seabed by means of several tension moorings and arranged submerged in a body of water at a prescribed depth below a water surface. The wind turbine unit is equipped with buoyancy bodies and can be moved in the body of water with a draft that is less than the coupling unit's distance from the water surface. By means of ballasting, the wind turbine unit can be lowered to a supporting structure against a contact surface on the coupling unit. The wind turbine unit and the coupling unit are preferably locked to each other by means of coupling elements which releasably engage with each other. The coupled unit's buoyancy is tuned to provide a stretch in the moorings under all operational conditions and to provide the desired stability of the unit.
Ved at sammenkoplingen mellom vindturbinenheten og koplingsenheten kan reverse-res, kan vindturbinen bringes til en havn eller annet farvann for vedlikehold. As the connection between the wind turbine unit and the coupling unit can be reversed, the wind turbine can be brought to a harbor or other body of water for maintenance.
I et første aspekt vedrører oppfinnelsen mer spesifikt en framgangsmåte for forankring av flytende vindturbin, kjennetegnet ved at framgangsmåten omfatter trinnene: en koplingsenhet som er forsynt med flere strekkfortøyninger fastgjort i en sjø-bunn, anordnes neddykket i en vannmasse i en foreskrevet første dybde under en vannoverflate; In a first aspect, the invention relates more specifically to a method for anchoring a floating wind turbine, characterized in that the method includes the steps: a coupling unit which is equipped with several tension moorings fixed in a seabed, is arranged submerged in a body of water at a prescribed first depth below a water surface;
en flytende vindturbinenhet som er forsynt med et oppdriftslegeme med dyptgående lik en andre dybde, hvor den første dybden er større enn den andre dybden, forskyves inn over koplingsenheten; a floating wind turbine assembly provided with a buoyancy body having a draft equal to a second depth, the first depth being greater than the second depth, is displaced over the coupling assembly;
vindturbinenheten ballasteres og forskyves vertikalt til den andre dybden er lik den første dybden og vindturbinenheten understøttes av koplingsenheten. the wind turbine unit is ballasted and shifted vertically until the second depth is equal to the first depth and the wind turbine unit is supported by the coupling unit.
Koplingsenheten kan bringes til den foreskrevne første dybden ved ballastering og/eller ved at den trekkes ved hjelp av én eller flere ankervinsjer som er tilknyttet strekkfortøyningene. The coupling unit can be brought to the prescribed first depth by ballasting and/or by pulling it using one or more anchor winches connected to the tension moorings.
Vindturbinenheten og koplingsenheten kan sammenføyes ved hjelp av koplingselementer. The wind turbine unit and the coupling unit can be joined by means of coupling elements.
Vindturbinenhetens og koplingsenhetens oppdrift kan etter sammenkopling justeres for å tilveiebringe et foreskrevet strekk i strekkfortøyningene. The buoyancy of the wind turbine unit and the coupling unit can be adjusted after coupling to provide a prescribed tension in the tension moorings.
I et andre aspekt vedrører oppfinnelsen mer spesifikt et forankringssystem for flytende vindturbin, kjennetegnet ved at In a second aspect, the invention relates more specifically to an anchoring system for a floating wind turbine, characterized in that
en koplingsenhet er forsynt med flere strekkfortøyninger innrettet til å kunne fastgjøres i en sjøbunn, idet koplingsenheten er forsynt med midler innrettet til å kunne anordne koplingsenheten neddykket i en vannmasse i en foreskrevet første dybde under en vannoverflate; a coupling unit is provided with several tension moorings arranged to be able to be fixed in a seabed, the coupling unit being provided with means arranged to be able to arrange the coupling unit submerged in a body of water at a prescribed first depth below a water surface;
en flytende vindturbinenhet er forsynt med ett eller flere oppdriftslegemer og oppviser et dyptgående lik en andre dybde, hvor den første dybden er større enn den a floating wind turbine unit is provided with one or more buoyancy bodies and exhibits a draft equal to a second depth, where the first depth is greater than the
andre dybden; second depth;
vindturbinenheten er innrettet til å kunne ballasteres og forskyves vertikalt til den første dybden er lik den andre dybden til understøttelse av vindturbinenheten på koplingsenheten. the wind turbine unit is arranged to be ballasted and displaced vertically until the first depth is equal to the second depth for supporting the wind turbine unit on the coupling unit.
Vindturbinenheten og koplingsenheten kan være forsynt med midler innrettet til løs-gjørbart å kunne fastgjøre vindturbinenheten i koplingsenheten. The wind turbine unit and the coupling unit can be provided with means designed to be able to releasably fix the wind turbine unit in the coupling unit.
Vindturbinenheten kan være forsynt med midler innrettet til ballastering av vindturbinenheten. The wind turbine unit can be provided with means designed for ballasting the wind turbine unit.
I et tredje aspekt vedrører oppfinnelsen mer spesifikt anvendelse av en koplingsenhet som er forankret til en sjøbunn ved hjelp av strekkfortøyninger og anordnet neddykket i en vannmasse i en foreskrevet første dybde under en vannoverflate, som et fundament for en flytbar vindturbinenhet. In a third aspect, the invention relates more specifically to the use of a coupling unit which is anchored to a seabed by means of tension moorings and arranged submerged in a body of water at a prescribed first depth below a water surface, as a foundation for a floating wind turbine unit.
I det etterfølgende beskrives et eksempel på en foretrukket utførelsesform som er anskueliggjort på medfølgende tegninger, hvor: Fig. 1 viser i sideriss en prinsippskisse av en anordning ifølge oppfinnelsen, idet en flytende vindturbin er anordnet nær et neddykket, flytende fundament oppankret med strekkfortøyning i en sjøbunn; og Fig. 2 viser i sideriss den flytende vindturbinen nedsenket og fastgjort på det In what follows, an example of a preferred embodiment is described which is visualized in the accompanying drawings, where: Fig. 1 shows in side view a principle sketch of a device according to the invention, a floating wind turbine being arranged near a submerged, floating foundation anchored with tension mooring in a seabed; and Fig. 2 shows in side view the floating wind turbine submerged and fixed thereon
neddykkede, flytende fundamentet. submerged, floating foundations.
På figurene angir henvisningstallet 1 en vannmasse avgrenset av en sjøbunn 11 og en vannoverflate 12. In the figures, the reference number 1 denotes a body of water bounded by a sea bed 11 and a water surface 12.
Et fundament 2 for en vindturbin er anordnet flytende i vannmassen 1 idet en koplingsenhet 21 er anordnet nedsenket i vannmassen 1 og forankret i sjøbunnen 11 ved hjelp av flere strekkfortøyninger 22 hver forbundet med et anker 23 av en i og for seg kjent art. Hver strekkfortøyning 22 er tilknyttet en ankervinsj 221 anbrakt i koplingsenheten 21. A foundation 2 for a wind turbine is arranged floating in the body of water 1 in that a coupling unit 21 is arranged submerged in the body of water 1 and anchored in the seabed 11 by means of several tension moorings 22 each connected to an anchor 23 of a type known in and of itself. Each tension mooring 22 is connected to an anchor winch 221 placed in the coupling unit 21.
Koplingsenheten 21 er forsynt med en første ballasteringsanordning 213, her vist skjematisk, typisk i form av en ballasttank med en eller flere tilknyttede pumper og ledninger (ikke vist) som forbinder ballasttanken med de omkringliggende vannmassene 1. The coupling unit 21 is provided with a first ballasting device 213, here shown schematically, typically in the form of a ballast tank with one or more associated pumps and lines (not shown) which connect the ballast tank with the surrounding bodies of water 1.
Koplingsenheten 21 er forsynt med en oppoverrettet kontaktflate 211 samt flere første koplingselementer 212. The coupling unit 21 is provided with an upwardly directed contact surface 211 and several first coupling elements 212.
En vindturbinenhet 3 er forsynt med et oppdriftslegeme 31 som omfatter en nedover-rettet anleggsflate 311 som er innrettet til å kunne ligge an mot koplingsenhetens 21 kontaktflate 211, flere andre koplingselementer 312 som er innrettet til å kunne gå i inngrep med koplingsenhetens 21 korresponderende første koplingselement 212, samt en andre ballasteringsanordning 313, her vist skjematisk, typisk i form av en ballasttank med en eller flere tilknyttede pumper og ledninger (ikke vist) som forbinder ballasttanken med de omkringliggende vannmassene 1. A wind turbine unit 3 is provided with a buoyancy body 31 which comprises a downwardly directed contact surface 311 which is arranged to be able to rest against the contact surface 211 of the coupling unit 21, several other coupling elements 312 which are arranged to be able to engage with the corresponding first coupling element of the coupling unit 21 212, as well as a second ballasting device 313, here shown schematically, typically in the form of a ballast tank with one or more associated pumps and lines (not shown) which connect the ballast tank with the surrounding bodies of water 1.
Fra oppdriftslegemet 31 rager det opp et tårn 32 som bærer en i og for seg kjent vindturbin 33. Vindturbinen 33 omfatter et maskinhus 331, en rotoraksel 332 og en fler-bladet rotor 333. Maskinhuset 331 rommer en generator (ikke vist) som via ledninger kan tilknyttes et distribusjonsnett for elektrisk strøm (ikke vist). From the buoyancy body 31 rises a tower 32 which carries a known wind turbine 33. The wind turbine 33 comprises a machine housing 331, a rotor shaft 332 and a multi-bladed rotor 333. The machine housing 331 houses a generator (not shown) which via wires can be connected to a distribution network for electric power (not shown).
Fundamentet 2 forhåndsinstalleres i vannmassen 1 på et dertil egnet sted med koplingsenheten 21 i ønsket dybde Di. Installeringen kan omfatte tilkopling til distribusjonsnettet for elektrisk strøm (ikke vist), og koplingsenheten 21 og vindturbinenheten 3 kan være forsynt med dertil egnede koplinger (ikke vist) for å forbinde maskinhuset 331 med distribusjonsnettet. The foundation 2 is pre-installed in the body of water 1 at a suitable location with the connection unit 21 at the desired depth Di. The installation may include connection to the distribution network for electric power (not shown), and the connection unit 21 and the wind turbine unit 3 may be provided with suitable connections (not shown) to connect the machine housing 331 to the distribution network.
Vindturbinenheten 3 forflyttes flytende i vannmassen 1, for eksempel ved hjelp av én eller flere slepebåter (ikke vist), til vindturbinenheten 3 er posisjonert rett over koplingsenheten 21. Ved ballastering senkes vindturbinenheten 3 så til støttende anlegg mot koplingsenheten 21. Vindturbinenheten 3 fastgjøres til koplingsenheten 21 ved hjelp av koplingselementene 212, 312. Vindturbinenhetens 3 og koplingsenhetens 21 oppdrift justeres deretter ved hjelp av ballasteringsanordningene 213, 313 for å oppnå ønsket strekk i strekkfortøyningene 22 og ønsket vektfordeling og stabilitet. The wind turbine unit 3 is moved floating in the body of water 1, for example with the help of one or more tugboats (not shown), until the wind turbine unit 3 is positioned directly above the coupling unit 21. During ballasting, the wind turbine unit 3 is then lowered to a supporting structure against the coupling unit 21. The wind turbine unit 3 is attached to the coupling unit 21 using the coupling elements 212, 312. The buoyancy of the wind turbine unit 3 and the coupling unit 21 is then adjusted using the ballasting devices 213, 313 to achieve the desired tension in the tension moorings 22 and the desired weight distribution and stability.
Dersom vindturbinenheten 3 krever vedlikehold som ikke kan utføres til havs, kan den koples fra koplingsenheten 21 ved å reversere prosessen beskrevet ovenfor og slepes til en skjermet havn eller farvann, hvor vedlikeholdet lettere kan utføres. If the wind turbine unit 3 requires maintenance that cannot be carried out at sea, it can be disconnected from the coupling unit 21 by reversing the process described above and towed to a sheltered harbor or waters, where the maintenance can be carried out more easily.
Det er innlysende at selv om det her er beskrevet en vindturbinenhet 3 med horisontal rotoraksel 332, er prinsippet ifølge oppfinnelsen anvendelig også for vindturbiner av den typen som oppviser en vertikal rotasjonsakse. It is obvious that although a wind turbine unit 3 with a horizontal rotor axis 332 is described here, the principle according to the invention is also applicable to wind turbines of the type that have a vertical axis of rotation.
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