Designing a Platform

For the created platform scheme, the following two operations are available: Platform and Hoisting Scheme for schemes without platform design or schemes requiring re-generation of platform design, and Platform Engineering Quantity for designed schemes needing re-calculation of engineering quantity due to elevation and shape adjustment.

Designing a Platform Scheme

  1. Click the project name in the Project pane.
  2. Click 《 to open the operation pane, and click the Operation tab.
  3. Select Platform and Hoisting Scheme as the calculation type.
  4. Select a WTG group with turbine model and tower parameter configuration, and set up the components.
    1. Click the Components button to open the Components window.
    2. Select turbines in the Select WTG row.
    3. Set up the size of the required components
    4. Select the optional components placed on the platform.
    5. Click the Add button.
      The details for the configured components are added as a group in the table at the bottom.
    6. (Optional) If you need to reset the turbine components, click Delete to delete the existing configuration, and do the set up again.
    7. Click OK to save all the groups.

  5. Select the map for platform design in the Map area.
  6. Input the values for Excavation Slope and Backfill Slope in the Design Parameters area.
    The recommended range for these values are shown for your reference.
  7. Select avoding area(s). The options available are areas saved as nature reserve area, basic farmland, eco red, and other areas not suitable for construction.
    Note: You can select multiple avoiding areas, or buildings, water systems, existing roads, hardened areas as mentioned below. If no area is available or applicable, leave it empty.
  8. Select constructions. The options available are Greenwich building database and customized building areas.
  9. Select water area(s). The options available are Greenwich water area database and customized water areas.
  10. Select roads and hardened areas. The options available are road network object(s) in the project and customized hardened areas.
  11. Input the values for Excavation Price, Backfill Price, and Land Expropriation Price in the Cost Parameters area.
  12. Click Calculate to start the calculation.

Calculating Engineering Quantity

  1. Click the project name in the Project pane.
  2. Click 《 to open the operation pane, and click the Operation tab.
  3. Select Platform Engineering Quantity as calculation type.
  4. Select the map for platform design in the Map area.
  5. Select buildings, water areas, roads and hardened areas. Refer to the above section for details.
  6. Click Start to start the calculation.