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

Claim 6:
7. A system of floating foundations for supporting a plurality of wind turbines that generate power, the system comprising:
a plurality of floating foundations; and
at least one power cable that is an inter-array power cable for transferring generated power between the plurality of floating foundations and/or an export power cable for exporting the generated power to an offshore/onshore station,
wherein each of the plurality of floating foundations comprises a column extending upwardly and couplable at a top end thereof to a base of a wind turbine,
wherein a plurality of buoyancy modules are disposed along the at least one power cable, and
wherein a number and position of the plurality of buoyancy modules on the at least one power cable are adjusted to obtain an optimal hang-off angle of the at least one power cable.