Patent ID: 7686543
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: B63B,E01D,E02B,F03D,F05B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A system for mounting structures offshore, the system comprising: a carrier for mounting structures that rise high above the water; a high rising structure selected from the group consisting of a wind-electric generator and a suspension bridge mast, the high rising structure being attached to the carrier, two or more connecting elements, each having an upper end pivotably connected to the carrier and a lower end pivotably connected to a foundation; buoyancy volume, located essentially under water, causing a buoyancy force that exceeds the weight of the carried structure and is sufficiently large to cause the system to assume an upright steady state position provided by the arrangement of the connecting elements, wherein the system's center of buoyancy is located far below the system's center of gravity and wherein at least one connecting element alternates between transferring a pushing and a pulling force from the carrier into the foundation in response to external forces acting on the system.