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M.P. Kidd

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Wind Farm Cable Routing Optimization for Floating Offshore Wind Farms

Finding Feasible Solutions for Loop Topologies with Mooring System Constraints

Floating offshore wind farms enable wind energy deployment in deeper waters, where bottom-fixed turbines are not viable. However, integrating mooring systems and dynamic cables introduces additional challenges in cable routing, increasing design constraints and costs. While resea ...
In this thesis, the integration of mooring design with the layout optimisation of floating offshore wind farms is investigated. The objective of the research is to devise a method to unite the two design processes and then evaluate the benefits of this approach. Further, it will ...
This study presents an innovative algorithm designed to optimise the layout of floating offshore wind farms (FOWFs), addressing inter-array cable length and the number of anchor structures required. This research is particularly noteworthy as no prior work has been conducted on w ...