The development of conceptual options to the construction of ice-resistant floating wind power plants

Abstract

This paper addresses the conceptual engineering solutions for a Marine Floating Power Plant which uses the Wind energy and is designed to supply electrical power to Russian Arctic coastal and island territory. The analysis of different types current Wind Turbines (WT) made a basis for a construction configuration for sea based Arctic Marine Floating Wind Power Plants and helped define the main wind, wave and ice loads influencing Marine Floating Wind Power Plants in Arctic conditions. Also, different types of Marine Floating Wind Power Plant substructures were analyzed. Numerical modelling of the behavior of the considered conceptual options of Marine Floating Wind Power Plants was carried out. Strength analysis of substructures for Arctic offshore wind power plant options in question has been performed.