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TLP Connector

A tension leg platform connector for the floating wind market.

A new design, demonstrated at our Morecambe site in 2024, building on decades of subsea mooring experience with MoorLOKâ„¢. Tell us about your floating wind project.
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How it works

Ball-and-taper connector in cross-section: stab in, lock under load, release (illustrative)LoadTapered mandrelHardened steel ballsGrip grows with loadBall cagePile or pipe wall01 Stab in02 Lock under load03 Release at zero load03 Lift clear
As the load comes on, each ball rolls up its taper and wedges against the wall. More load means more grip.

01

Stab in

The tool slides into the receptacle, pile or pipe. The balls sit free in their cage.

02

Lock under load

As the lift starts, each ball rolls up its taper and wedges against the wall. More load means more grip.

03

Release at zero load

With the load off, the cage lifts the balls clear. Remote release, no divers.

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Specifications

Technical data

Application

Tension leg platforms for floating offshore wind

Status

In development

Based on

MoorLOKâ„¢ subsea mooring connector experience

Floating wind specialist

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Tell us about your floating wind concept, and we’ll share what the TLP Connector can do as the design develops.
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Downloads

Datasheet

PDF

General arrangement drawing

PDF

3D model

STEP · on request

Certificates

On request

Range

The TLP Connector family

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