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Offshore Wind Energy Technology Trends, Challenges, and Risks

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Glossary

Anchor:

Device attached to the end of a mooring line or tendon for the purpose of limiting the movement of the mooring line or tendon and to transfer loads from a floating structure to the seabed.

Ballast:

Heavy material used to maintain stability of a floating structure.

Blade:

The part of a wind turbine rotor which produces mechanical forces through the action of the wind.

Cut-in wind speed :

Lowest wind speed at hub height at which the wind turbine starts to produce power.

Cut-out wind speed :

Highest wind speed at hub height at which the wind turbine is designed to produce power.

External conditions :

Factors affecting the design and operation of an offshore wind turbine, including the environmental conditions, other climatic factors, and the electrical network conditions.

Fixed offshore wind turbine :

An offshore wind turbine which is supported by the seabed (in distinction to a floating offshore wind turbine).

Floating offshore wind turbine...

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    James F. Manwell

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Manwell, J.F. (2018). Offshore Wind Energy Technology Trends, Challenges, and Risks. In: Bronicki, L. (eds) Power Stations Using Locally Available Energy Sources. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7510-5_697

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