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(43) Date of publication: 19.07.2023 Bulletin 2023/29 (21) Application number: 20768574.4 (22) Date of filing: 08.09.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01B 7/24(2006.01) B63B 22/00(2006.01) B63B 1/00(2006.01) H02G 9/02(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H01B 7/24; H02G 9/02 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2020/075023 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/053124 (17.03.2022 Gazette 2022/11)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (71) Applicant: RWE Offshore Wind GmbH 45141 Essen (DE)	(72) Inventor: WOOD, Nicholas Ruthin, Denbighshire (GB) (74) Representative: Cohausz & Florack  Patent- & Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Bleichstraße 14 40211 Düsseldorf 40211 Düsseldorf (DE)