Ocean - to - Ocean power cell – Part 3.A – The wind island – Scaled models in real waves

Some scaled models of “The wind island” have been tested in the surf of Black Sea this summer.

Main target of tests was to prove the structure and functionality of further prototypes and confirm some trends of development the very large floating platforms – VLFP.

Some particular data out of these tests and their extrapolations follows:

(The results concern VFLP of free floating type.)

1. Minimum diameter of VFLP is related to the size and severity of water basin and varies between 500 and 1000 meters.

2. Cut out wave and wind relates to Beaufort scale force 10-12 depending of floater diameter.

3. Production is out of service after wave of 1,5 times the diameter of floater.

4. Power output for 500 meters floater in case of:

A. Beaufort scale force 6 - 1 GW

B. Beaufort scale force 9 - 2 GW.

The trends of development concerning stability of floaters might be applied to P&G platforms too.

More information about basic functionalities and related advantages is available in case of request.

P.S. Structure closest to "The wind island" is Hexicon - http://www.hexicon.eu/

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