Offshore Wind Farms

10.3. Standards of reference

Wind power generators and their SSts are dynamically connected and need to be analyzed as a combined system. For this reason, one should seek harmonization between the design of the power generation equipment and that of the SSt. As a result, for the designers of an OWT and its components, navigating the number of codes and standards may be a daunting undertaking. A few guidelines can be used to help in the selection of the design standards.

So far, the majority of offshore wind installations has taken place in Europe, where International Standardization Organization (ISO) and European-specific standards (eg, Ref. [15]), expressed in load resistance factor design (LRFD) format, are widely adopted. In other regions, ...