Offshore Wind Farms

• Main Author: Negro Valdecantos, Vicente (auth)
• Other Authors: Esteban, María Dolores (auth), López-Gutiérrez, José-Santos (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; bending failure; wind energy; switching overvoltage; marine energy; floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT); hydrogen storage; different loading directions; armour; vacuum circuit breaker; HVAC; CAES; electrical connection; reignition characteristics; combined static and dynamic loads; gravity-based structures; ocean energy; onshore-offshore wind power plant; ERA5; development; foundations; weight; jacket; monopile; monitoring; frequency response functions; renewable energies; HVDC; offshore wind farm; size; support structure; free vortex wake; P2X; operation and maintenance; horizontal vibration; scour phenomenon; load mitigation; model testing; support structures; GBF; safety factor; design response spectrum; nominal diameter; wave; aiRthermo; broken mooring line; tripod; tension leg platforms; mooring system; wind power density; physical models; wind resource; floating; design and construction; GBS; ocean thermal; air density; loads and response; coupled dynamic response; tidal; offshore wind energy; offshore wind turbine; optimal selection factors; Lebanon; trailing-edge flap; ice force; offshore wind; wind turbine generators; numerical models; crushing failure; marine currents
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