financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51676131 and 51176129);the Innovation Key Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(Grant Nos.13YZ066 and 13ZZ120);the Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.20123120110008)
A floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) has a great potential in producing renewable energy as offshore wind resource is rich in deep sea area (water deeper than 60 m) where fixed foundations are cost-effective or dep...