Arrangement of floating platforms

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9340265-B2
Application number	US-201214232109-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2012
Priority date	Jul 13, 2011
Publication date	May 17, 2016
Grant date	May 17, 2016

Abstract

An arrangement of floating platforms is provided, including (a) an anchored main platform and (b) one or more outer platforms, each of which being connected to the main platform by at least one connection element. One or more of the main and/or outer platforms are rotatable about a vertical axis by drive units which are fixed thereon. Marine engines having a propeller propulsion system are provided as drive units on the main platform and/or the outer platforms.

First claim

We claim:

1. An arrangement of floating platforms, the arrangement comprising (a) an anchored central floating platform rotatable around a vertical axis and (b) one or more external floating platforms each connected to the central floating platform via a connecting element, each external floating platform being non-rotatably connected with the respective connecting element, wherein one or more of the central and external floating platforms are rotatable around the vertical axis by drive units mounted thereto,
wherein the drive units comprise marine engines having screw propellers mounted at the central floating platform and/or at the external floating platforms,
wherein the arrangement is adapted to carry a solar power plant; and
wherein the arrangement in its entirety is rotatable and/or the external floating platforms carry solar collectors and are pivotable to orient the solar collectors toward the sun.

2. The arrangement of floating platforms according to claim 1 , wherein the marine engines are electric motors.

3. The arrangement of floating platforms according to claim 1 , wherein the entire arrangement is rotatable around the vertical axis by the marine engines.

4. An arrangement of floating platforms, the arrangement comprising (a) an anchored central floating platform and (b) one or more external floating platforms each connected to the central floating platform via a connecting element, wherein respective connecting elements are non-rotatably connected to the central floating platform at at least two linkage points and wherein one or more of the central and external floating platforms are rotatable around a vertical axis by drive units mounted thereto,
wherein the drive units comprise marine engines having screw propellers mounted at the central floating platform and/or at the external floating platforms;
wherein the arrangement is adapted to carry a solar power plant; and
wherein the arrangement in its entirety is rotatable and/or the external floating platforms carry solar collectors and are pivotable to orient the solar collectors toward the sun.

5. An arrangement of floating platforms, the arrangement comprising (a) an anchored central floating platform and (b) one or more external floating platforms each connected to the central floating platform via a connecting element, wherein one or more of the central and external floating platforms are rotatable around a vertical axis by drive units mounted thereto,
wherein the drive units comprise marine engines having screw propellers mounted at the central floating platform and/or at the external floating platforms;
wherein the arrangement is adapted to carry a solar power plant;
wherein the arrangement in its entirety is rotatable and/or the external floating platforms carry solar collectors and are pivotable to orient the solar collectors toward the sun; and
wherein the connecting elements are slidably connected with a rod assembly of the central floating platform and are thus connected height-adjustably therewith.

Assignees

• Haider Markus
• Diendorfer Christian
• Univ Wien Tech

Inventors

• Haider Markus
• Diendorfer Christian

Classifications

• B63B35/44

  Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices {(construction methods for floating offshore platforms B63B75/00)} · CPC title

• B63B2035/4453

  for converting solar energy into electric energy · CPC title

• B63B21/50

  Anchoring arrangements {or methods} for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers · CPC title

• B63H1/04

  with rotation axis substantially at right angles to propulsive direction · CPC title

• Y02E10/47

  Mountings or tracking · CPC title