Research Article

Dynamic Characteristics of an Offshore Wind Turbine with Tripod Suction Buckets via Full-Scale Testing

Table 3

Dimensions of the OWCS model.

Maximum diameter of the tower4.5 m
Minimum diameter of the tower3.07 m
Length of the tower58.5 m
Maximum thickness of the tower walls46 mm
Minimum thickness of the tower walls18 mm
Maximum diameter of the main substructure4.5 m
Minimum diameter of the main substructure3.0 m
Length of the main substructure24.9 m
Maximum thickness of the main substructure54 mm
Minimum thickness of the main substructure30 mm
Maximum diameter of the supporting structure1.2 m
Minimum diameter of the supporting structure0.4 m
Maximum thickness of the supporting structure30 mm
Minimum thickness of the supporting structure17.5 mm
Distance from the center of the substructure to the suction buckets11.5 m