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Bagbanci, H., Karmakar, D. and Guedes Soares, C. (2012), “Review of offshore floating wind turbines concepts”, Maritime Engineering and Technology, Guedes Soares et al. (Eds),Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp. 553-562

A literature survey of research and development on offshore floating wind turbines and its applications is presented. The performance of various floating wind turbine models in different water depths are outlined to understand the importance of the water depth for floater design. The working principle of various floater concepts and the conceptual designs for floating platforms used for floating wind turbines are also described. The detailed research work that has been undertaken in the study of floating wind turbine technology by various researchers and research institutes are discussed. A brief description on the various components of the wind turbines, the role of various techniques and loads for design, control systems and economics of wind energy conversion system are also presented.

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