Floating platform for offshore applications

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The invention relates to a spar-type floating platform for characterising offshore wind resources, comprising a vertical column formed by a lower part and an upper part, in which the lower part has a larger cross-section than the upper part. The platform comprises: a housing designed to house at least measuring equipment, said housing being disposed on top of the upper part of the vertical column and having a larger cross-section than the upper part of the vertical column; and a concrete mat secured to the lower part of the vertical column and designed to increase the damping of the vertical movements and to confer stability on the assembly.

RESUMEN: Una plataforma flotante de tipo SPAR para la caracterización del recurso eólico marino, que comprende una columna vertical formada por una parte inferior y una parte superior, donde la parte inferior es de mayor sección que la parte superior. Dicha plataforma comprende una caseta configurada para albergar al menos equipamiento de medición, donde dicha caseta está dispuesta coronando la parte superior de la columna vertical y tiene mayor sección que dicha parte superior de la columna vertical, y una placa de hormigón fijada a la parte inferior de la columna vertical y configurada para incrementar el amortiguamiento de los movimientos verticales y dotar de estabilidad al conjunto.