Model Test of Integrated Floating Transport Technology of Offshore Wind Turbines With Composite Bucket Foundation

With continuous innovation and development of the wind power technology, the offshore wind turbine is rapidly developing. However, it also has difficulties in construction at sea and other shortcomings. One-step installation technique of the composite bucket foundation (CBF) provides a new way to solve the difficulties in the construction of offshore wind turbine at sea. And the integrated floating transport technique of the offshore CBF is the key link in the one-step installation technique. In this paper, by controlling three factors, such as draft, wave height and speed, the contact force between the vessel and CBF in the integrated floating transportation process is studied with experimental method. The relationship and the effect between the three factors and the contact force is analyzed. The experimental results are collected and analyzed to verify the safety of the integrated floating transportation of offshore CBF.