3. Equipment and infrastructure design
3.1 Offshore wind farms
An offshore wind turbine is never isolated. A large number of them are grouped together in the same area; their electrical output is collected, shaped and sent ashore. The whole unit is called an offshore wind farm. It includes the following equipment:
wind turbines installed on their supporting structures;
a transformation platform that collects the energy generated and transforms the electricity to the voltage level required for export to shore, located on its own structure;
the electrical cables that connect these assemblies and provide the earth connection;
a control center, usually onshore, from which the...
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Bibliography
Websites
Syndicat des énergies renouvelables http://www.enr.fr
European Wind Energy Association – EWEA (European Wind Energy Association) http://www.ewea.org
British Wind Energy Association http://www.bwea.com/offshore/
...Events
EWEA Offshore: Conference and exhibition, held every two years in autumn in Europe (odd-numbered years). http://www.ewea.org
Windforce: Wind Energie Agentur conference and exhibition, held annually in Northern Germany http://www.wab.net
Standards and norms
- Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Structures – Offshore Standard - DNV-OS-J101 - 10-11
- Guideline for the Certification of Offshore Wind Turbines http://www.onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/mb/Offshore%20Wind/Guideline.pdf - Germanischer Lloyds -
- International Standard for Wind Turbines Part 3: Design requirements for offshore wind turbines http://www.webstore.iec.ch/preview/info_iec61400-3%7Bed1.0%7Db.pdf -...
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