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US 10,584,682 · App. 15/543,968 · Granted Mar 10, 2020

Floating-type offshore wind power generation facility

Inventors: Key Yong Hong (Daejeon, KR); Kang Su Lee (Incheon, KR); Jong Su Choi (Daejeon, KR); Kyong Hwan Kim (Daejeon, KR); Se Wan Park (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Patent No.
US 10,584,682
App. No.
15/543,968
Granted
Mar 10, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A floating type offshore wind power generation facility includes: a wind power generation unit which is installed to be horizontally rotatable about a vertical rotation center while being placed in an inclined state on an offshore structure or installed to be rotatable in two directions about a horizontal rotation center of the offshore structure, and converts rotational kinetic energy of blades caused by sea wind into electrical energy; and a driving unit which is connected to a lower end of the wind power generation unit in a state in which the driving unit is installed on the offshore structure, and changes a pivoting angle or a rotating angle of the wind power generation unit by generating driving power.

Claims (12)

1. A floating type offshore wind power generation facility comprising:

a wind power generation unit which is installed to be rotatable in two directions about a horizontal rotation center of the offshore structure, and converts rotational kinetic energy of blades caused by sea wind into electrical energy; and

a driving unit which is connected to a lower end of the wind power generation unit in a state in which the driving unit is installed on the offshore structure, and changes a pivoting angle or a rotating angle of the wind power generation unit by generating driving power,

wherein a plurality of wind power generation units is disposed to be spaced apart from one another on the offshore structure, and the driving unit selectively pivots and positions the wind power generation units at an angle to avoid wakes created at a rear side of the blades of adjacent power generation units.

2. The floating type offshore wind power generation facility of claim 1 , wherein the wind power generation unit is rotated within a range of 180°.

3. The floating type offshore wind power generation facility of claim 1 , wherein a control unit for controlling an electrical operation is further electrically connected to the driving unit, and the control unit changes a pivoting angle or a rotating angle of the wind power generation unit by using an operation signal of the driving unit.

4. The floating type offshore wind power generation facility of claim 1 , wherein the driving unit includes a rotary motor which has a driving shaft that is horizontally connected to the lower end of the wind power generation unit and transmits rotational force.

5. The floating type offshore wind power generation facility of claim 1 , wherein the wind power generation unit is installed to be horizontally movable along an upper end of the offshore structure, and the floating type offshore wind power generation facility further includes an auxiliary driving unit which is operated by electric power transmitted from the outside to horizontally move the wind power generation unit.

6. The floating type offshore wind power generation facility of claim 5 , wherein the auxiliary driving unit includes:

a rail which is horizontally installed on the upper end of the offshore structure so as to define a movement route, in which the lower end of the wind power generation unit is slidably installed on an upper end of the rail; and

a moving motor which is connected to the lower end of the wind power generation unit, and operated by electric power transmitted from the outside to slide the wind power generation unit along the movement route.

7. The floating type offshore wind power generation facility of claim 6 , wherein a screw, which is horizontally and penetratively coupled to the lower end of the wind power generation unit and has a length along the movement route, is further connected to a driving shaft of the moving motor, and the screw rotates to move the wind power generation unit along the movement route.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2017
From: HONG, KEY YONG; LEE, KANG SU; CHOI, JONG SU; KIM, KYONG HWAN; PARK, SE WAN
To: KOREA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 043032/0811 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2014-0169010 · Nov 28, 2014 · national
KR 10-2014-0169013 · Nov 28, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180045179A1 · Feb 15, 2018