Madariaga, A.De Alegría, I. MartínezMartin, J. L.Eguía, P.Ceballos, S.2024-07-242024-07-242011Madariaga , A , De Alegría , I M , Martin , J L , Eguía , P & Ceballos , S 2011 , Analysis of the technology currently used in Offshore Wind energy systems . in Proceedings : IECON 2011 - 37th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society . , 6119418 , IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference) , pp. 831-836 , 37th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2011 , Melbourne, VIC , Australia , 7/11/11 . https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2011.6119418conference9781612849720https://hdl.handle.net/11556/2356This paper gives an overview to the foundations, the Offshore Wind Turbines (OWTs) and the collection and transmission systems of Offshore Wind Farms (OWFs). Although for some of the components of their Electric Systems (ESs) there are different technical possibilities under consideration, under certain conditions of sea depth and distance from shore there are already tested industrial solutions available. However, the technology is not mature yet and decisions adopted today could condition the future expansion of operating OWFs or the development of the already planned Offshore Wind Power Plants (OWPPs). This paper presents the information gathered from about 93% of the currently operating OWFs. Moreover, OWPPs under construction have also been considered to confirm the conclusions presented and to detect current technological trends.6enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessconference output10.1109/IECON.2011.6119418Control and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energyhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84863011419&partnerID=8YFLogxK