Research & Development

Projet

AFOSS-DC

Architecture and design of floating offshore substation for direct current applications

Context

The increasing distance of future offshore wind farms from the coast, combined with the energy losses inherent in this type of installation, make high-voltage direct current (HVDC) a competitive alternative. The design of floating electrical substations operating with this technology raises a number of issues that require R&D work.

It is necessary to define the electrical components for HVDC applications in terms of weight, volume and sensitivity to the movement of the floater, whilst estimating the typical movements and vibrations of the structure. It is crucial to correctly design the HVDC dynamic cable and its connection system.

Objective

To study the HVDC floating offshore substation as an integrated system through analyses of functional requirements, integration constraints, risk and reliability

Main achievements

Design of electrical systems and topside layout

Design of a semi-submersible platform and a tension-leg platform (or TLP) and motion analysis

Hydrodynamic tank tests using a 1:50 scale model of the TLP

Thermal and electrical design of the cross-sectional area of dynamic electrical cables and determination of their configuration

Analysis of the system’s reliability, CAPEX and OPEX

Roadmap for the qualification strategy for such a system

Resources generated

Design: topside with electrical architecture, semi-submersible platform, TLP platform, dynamic cable cross-section, dynamic cable configuration
Databases: hydrodynamic basin tests on a TLP model, monitoring the structure’s motion, wave-induced forces, relative wave height and tension in the moorings
Cost-related analyses: reliability, CAPEX, OPEX
Recommendations: validation and qualification strategy for a floating offshore HVDC substation

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Conclusion

AFOSS-DC has enabled the identification of the main failure modes of a floating HVDC substation and the assessment of its reliability. The different critical components (electrical architecture, semi-submersible and TLP floaters, moorings and dynamic cables) have been designed, incorporating a motion analysis. Wave basin tests were conducted to study this aspect in practice on the TLP platform. On this solid basis, a CAPEX and OPEX assessment was carried out and a roadmap for qualifying such a system was drawn up.

Partners

This project was led by France Energies Marines.

Funding

This project received French State funding managed by the National Research Agency under the France 2030 investment plan (ANR-10-IEED-0006-34). It also received financial support from the Occitanie, Pays de La Loire and SUD Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions.

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AFOSS-DC

Context

Objective

Main achievements

Design of electrical systems and topside layout

Design of a semi-submersible platform and a tension-leg platform (or TLP) and motion analysis

Hydrodynamic tank tests using a 1:50 scale model of the TLP

Thermal and electrical design of the cross-sectional area of dynamic electrical cables and determination of their configuration

Analysis of the system’s reliability, CAPEX and OPEX

Roadmap for the qualification strategy for such a system

Resources generated

Conclusion

Partners

Funding

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AFOSS-DC

Context

Objective

Main achievements

Design of electrical systems and topside layout

Design of a semi-submersible platform and a tension-leg platform (or TLP) and motion analysis

Hydrodynamic tank tests using a 1:50 scale model of the TLP

Thermal and electrical design of the cross-sectional area of dynamic electrical cables and determination of their configuration

Analysis of the system’s reliability, CAPEX and OPEX

Roadmap for the qualification strategy for such a system

Resources generated

Conclusion

Partners

Funding

Labellisation

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