Patent ID: 11932360
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 13:
14. The TMD system in combination with a FOWT platform according to claim 8, wherein each first TMD further includes:
a first pressure chamber within each leg connected to a source of pressurized air and a having an air pressure greater than atmospheric pressure;
a first damper pipe having a closed first end and an open second end, the first end attached to an upper end of the first water ballast chamber, the first damper pipe extending toward a floor of the first water ballast chamber, such that the second end is spaced a distance apart from the floor of the first water ballast chamber; and
a first connecting pipe extending between the first pressure chamber and an upper portion of the first damper pipe, the first connecting pipe configured for the flow of pressurized air therethrough.