Patent ID: 11867148
Assignee: TRENDSETTER VULCAN OFFSHORE, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  E | IPC B  E  F

Claim 8:
9. A method of assembling an off-shore wind turbine system, the method comprising:
towing a floating vessel of the off-shore wind turbine system;
securing the floating vessel to a platform located a first off-shore location;
lowering the floating vessel so that the floating vessel connects to an installation base provided on a seafloor adjacent to the first off-shore location;
mounting a nacelle and blades on the floating vessel while the floating vessel is secured to the platform; and
disconnecting the floating vessel from the installation base after the nacelle and the blades are mounted on the floating vessel to raise the floating vessel, the nacelle, and the blades.