Patent ID: 11939032
Assignee: VL OFFSHORE, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 5:
6. A floating foundation for supporting a wind turbine, the floating foundation comprising:
a column extending upwardly and couplable at a top end thereof to a base of the wind turbine; and
a station keeping system, wherein the station keeping system comprises:
at least one semi-taut or taut mooring line detachably attached to the floating foundation at one end and detachably attached to a seabed anchor at an other end thereof; and
fittings that connect the semi-taut or taut mooring line to the floating foundation and to the seabed anchor,

wherein the at least one semi-taut or taut mooring line is configured to connect, disconnect, and reconnect to the fittings of the mooring line and of the seabed anchor, and
wherein when the semi-taut or taut mooring line is connected to the floating foundation and the seabed anchor, a departure angle of the at least one semi-taut or taut mooring line is between 35 and 55 degrees with respect to a vertical axis of the column.