Transportation method for wind energy converters at sea

Abstract

A method and device for installing wind energy converters at sea is disclosed, whereby the wind energy converter is carried by a setup of buoyant bodies, characterized in that the wind energy converter is connected to ships by outriggers, in a way that allows to give the angle between outrigger and the vertical axis, in order to control the orientation of swimming.

1 . A method and device for installing wind energy converters at sea, whereby the wind energy converter is carried by a setup of buoyant bodies, characterized in that the setup of wind energy converter and buoyant body is connected to ships by outriggers, in a way that allows to give the angle between outrigger and the vertical axis, in order to control the orientation of swimming. 
     
     
         2 . A method and device according to  claim 1  characterized in that for setting the orientation of swimming, the angle between the outrigger and the horizontal axis can be adjusted in a controlled way. 
     
     
         3 . A Method and a device according to  claim 1  characterized in that the outrigger is connected to the individual ship by a joint, preferably a ball joint, that is preferably located close to the center of mass of the design center of mass of the ship. 
     
     
         4 . A Method an device according to  claim 1  characterized in that the outrigger is mounted to the wind energy converter pivotally in the horizontal plane. 
     
     
         5 . A method and a device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the outrigger the mast of the device below the center of mass. 
     
     
         6 . A method and device according to  claim 1  characterized in that between the ships a distance keeping device is mounted between the outriggers preferably close to the joints to the ships. 
     
     
         7 . Buoyancy supported foundation comprising a wind energy converter, a carrying unit that is connected to seabed by hinged pillar, characterized in that the hinged pillar consist of a coating pipe and an inner pipe, whereby the inner pipe is connected to the seabed by a joint, and the other pipe is connected to the charring unit. 
     
     
         8 . Buoyancy supported device according to  claim 7  characterized in that a buoyant volume is attached to the upper end of the hinged pillar, that is next to the lower end of the carrying unit. 
     
     
         9 . Buoyancy supported foundation according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the hinged pillar produce the exes buoyancy responsible for the dynamic behavior of the buoyancy supported device. 
     
     
         10 . Buoyancy supported foundation according to  claim 7 , characterized in that at least one hinged pillar has a footplate, that is accessible via the inner pipe by tools.