Symmetric or pseudosymmetric shared mooring-anchor system

Abstract

A shared mooring-anchor system may have one or more variable resource foundations, the one or more variable resource foundations supporting a variable resource. A shared mooring-anchor system may have at least one near-surface buoy and at least one seabed anchor. A shared mooring-anchor system may orient the variable resource near, at, or above a waterline of a source of water. A shared mooring-anchor system may connect the one or more variable resource foundations to the at least one near-surface buoy, the at least one near-surface buoy is connected to the at least one seabed anchor, the at least one seabed anchor is not vertically in alignment underneath the at least one near-surface buoy, an angle between the one or more variable resource foundations, the at least one near-surface buoy, and the at least one seabed anchor is not a right angle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of organizing a system of one or more offshore variable resource structures, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing one or more variable resource foundations, the one or more variable resource foundations supporting a variable resource;   providing at least one near-surface buoy;   providing at least one seabed anchor;   orienting the variable resource near, at, or above a waterline of a body of water; and   connecting the one or more variable resource foundations to the at least one near-surface buoy, the at least one near-surface buoy is connected to the at least one seabed anchor, the at least one seabed anchor is not vertically in alignment underneath the at least one near-surface buoy, an angle between the one or more variable resource foundations, the at least one near-surface buoy, and the at least one seabed anchor is not a right angle.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising introducing a degree of compliance to reduce a load on the at least one seabed anchor. 
     
     
         3 . A shared mooring anchor system, comprising:
 one or more variable resource foundations, the one or more variable resource foundations supporting a variable resource, the variable resource is oriented near, at, or above a waterline of a body of water;   at least one near-surface buoy;   at least one seabed anchor;   wherein the one or more variable resource foundations is connected to the at least one near-surface buoy, the at least one near-surface buoy is connected to the at least one seabed anchor in an arrangement;   wherein the one or more variable resource foundations, the at least one near-surface buoy, and the at least one seabed anchor is positioned based on rules of symmetry, and   the at least one seabed anchor is not vertically in alignment underneath the at least one near-surface buoy.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the variable resource is positioned within a hexagonal lattice. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more variable resource foundations, the at least one near-surface buoy, and the at least one seabed anchor is positioned based on the rules of symmetry, whereby, the variable resource is positioned at an internal symmetry of a unit cell being tetragonal. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more variable resource foundations, the at least one near-surface buoy, and the at least one seabed anchor is positioned based on the rules of symmetry, whereby, the variable resource is positioned at an internal symmetry of a unit cell being orthorhombic. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more variable resource foundations, the at least one near-surface buoy, and the at least one seabed anchor is positioned based on the rules of symmetry, whereby, the variable resource is positioned at an internal symmetry of a unit cell being monoclinic. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one near-surface buoy is placed at a face center, the at least one near-surface buoy is placed at one or more positions per a unit cell to triangulate the variable resource. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more variable resource foundations, the at least one near-surface buoy, and the at least one seabed anchor is positioned based on the rules of symmetry, whereby, the variable resource is positioned at vertices of a lattice of a unit cell being a rhombus. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more variable resource foundations, the at least one near-surface buoy, and the at least one seabed anchor is positioned based on the rules of symmetry, whereby, the variable resource is positioned at vertices of a lattice of a unit cell being a parallelogram. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more variable resource foundations, the at least one near-surface buoy, and the at least one seabed anchor are densely positioned based on a weather forecast. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the variable resource is connected to the at least one near-surface buoy by one or more lengths of mooring line. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the variable resource is connected to the at least one near-surface buoy by one or more lengths of mooring line which have been pretensioned. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein a plurality of near-surface buoys are connected in series. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one near-surface buoy is connected to the at least one seabed anchor by one or more lengths of mooring line. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the variable resource is connected to the at least one near-surface buoy by one or more lengths of mooring line which have been subdivided to provide rotational restraint to the variable resource. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the variable resource is connected to the at least one near-surface buoy by one or more lengths of mooring line which have been spliced. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one near-surface buoy is connected to the at least one seabed anchor by one or more lengths of mooring line. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one near-surface buoy is connected to the at least one seabed anchor by one or more lengths of mooring line which have been spliced. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 divers and an unmanned underwater vehicle to implement an installation of the system.   
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 3 , further comprising an intermediate system to mitigate a transfer of loads to the at least one seabed anchor. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the intermediate system selected from the group consisting of a spring, an elastomer, a load collector, and a dashpot. 
     
     
         23 . An offshore mooring system, comprising:
 an anchor positioned on a seabed;   a buoy positioned between the anchor and a floating foundation;   a first mooring line of a first axial stiffness value, connecting the anchor to the buoy; and   a second mooring line of a second axial stiffness value being less than the first axial stiffness value and connecting the buoy to the floating foundation;   wherein the second mooring line is configured to absorb dynamic forces from the floating foundation.   
     
     
         24 . The offshore mooring system of  claim 23 , wherein the buoy is sized to generate a buoyant force to induce static restraining forces in the first mooring line and the second mooring line. 
     
     
         25 . An offshore mooring system, comprising:
 an anchor positioned on a seabed;   a buoy positioned between the anchor and a floating foundation;   a first mooring line of a first axial stiffness value, connecting the anchor to the buoy; and   a second mooring line of a second axial stiffness value being at least substantially similar to or equal to the first axial stiffness value and connecting the buoy to the floating foundation;   wherein the buoy is configured to convert one or more dynamic forces from the floating foundation into buoyant potential energy.   
     
     
         26 . The offshore mooring system of  claim 25 , wherein the buoy is sized to generate a buoyant force to induce small static restraining forces in the first mooring line and the second mooring line such that the buoy is not unduly restrained from motion in a lateral direction or a vertical direction. 
     
     
         27 . The offshore mooring system of  claim 25 , wherein the buoy is designed to generate hydrodynamic drag forces to dissipate energy associated with the one or more dynamic forces.