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http://dx.doi.org/10.18770/KEPCO.2016.02.04.631

Conceptual Design of Self-Weighing Support Structure for Offshore Wind Turbines and Self-Floating Field Test  

Kim, Seoktae (KEPCO Research Institute, Korea Electric Power Corporation)
Kim, Donghyun (KEPCO Research Institute, Korea Electric Power Corporation)
Kang, Keumseok (School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University and CAE-KOREA)
Jung, Minuk (School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University and CAE-KOREA)
Publication Information
KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy / v.2, no.4, 2016 , pp. 631-638 More about this Journal
Abstract
Offshore wind power can be an alternative for onshore wind power which suffers from not only civil complaints regarding to landscape damage and noise but also wind power siting due to lack of onshore site candidates. Compared to onshore wind power, offshore wind power is free from these problems considering that generally the sites are far enough from the coast. And more electricity is generated in offshore wind turbines due to abundant offshore wind resources. However high installation costs of offshore turbines could deteriorate the economical efficiency. The main cause of the high installation costs comes from a long-term lease of the heavy marine equipment and the consequential high rental cost. In this paper, the conceptual design of the support structure for offshore wind turbines will be suggested for the installation of them with less heavy marine equipment.
Keywords
Offshore Wind Turbine; Support Structure; Offshore Installation; Self-Weighing; Self-Floating;
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