Patent classifications
H05K7/14337
Subsea power module
A subsea power module including: a tank having a tank wall provided with an outwardly protruding corrugation, a power device arranged in the tank, a dielectric liquid which fills the tank, for cooling the power device, a pump configured to circulate the dielectric liquid in the tank, wherein the pump has a pump inlet and a pump outlet, a duct arranged in the corrugation such that a chamber is formed between a tip of the corrugation and the duct, wherein the duct has a duct inlet connected to the pump outlet, and wherein the duct is provided with at least one duct outlet opening into the chamber, and a distancing structure configured to space apart an outer surface of the duct facing the tank wall and the tank wall in the corrugation, whereby gaps are formed between the duct and the tank wall in the corrugation, enabling dielectric liquid that has been discharged through the at least one duct outlet into the chamber to be squeezed out from the chamber and the corrugation, and flow towards the pump inlet.
SUBSEA POWER MODULE
A subsea power module including: a tank having a tank wall provided with an outwardly protruding corrugation, a power device arranged in the tank, a dielectric liquid which fills the tank, for cooling the power device, a pump configured to circulate the dielectric liquid in the tank, wherein the pump has a pump inlet and a pump outlet, a duct arranged in the corrugation such that a chamber is formed between a tip of the corrugation and the duct, wherein the duct has a duct inlet connected to the pump outlet, and wherein the duct is provided with at least one duct outlet opening into the chamber, and a distancing structure configured to space apart an outer surface of the duct facing the tank wall and the tank wall in the corrugation, whereby gaps are formed between the duct and the tank wall in the corrugation, enabling dielectric liquid that has been discharged through the at least one duct outlet into the chamber to be squeezed out from the chamber and the corrugation, and flow towards the pump inlet.
SUBSEA CLOSED LOOP COOLING SYSTEM
The present invention relates to a closed loop subsea cooling system with a subsea cooler. A coolant pump assembly is located in a dedicated, sealed, gas filled, coolant pump housing in coolant fluid connection with the at least one subsea cooler. A heat sink in a dedicated sealed, gas filled, electronics housing is in coolant fluid connection with the subsea cooler. An accumulator is in coolant fluid connection with the subsea cooler, whereby the electric coolant pump is adapted to pump coolant through the at least one subsea cooler, the at least one heat sink and back to the at least one electric coolant pump assembly, forming a closed loop subsea cooling circuit.
ARRANGEMENT FOR SUBSEA COOLING OF SEMICONDUCTOR MODULES
An arrangement for subsea cooling of a semiconductor module. The arrangement includes a tank. The tank is filled with a dielectric fluid. The arrangement includes at least one semiconductor module. The at least one semiconductor module is placed in the tank. Each at least one semiconductor module includes semiconductor submodules and is attached to a heat sink. The semiconductor submodules generate heat, thereby causing the dielectric fluid to circulate by natural convection. The heat sink includes a first part having a first thermal resistance from the semiconductor module to the dielectric fluid. The heat sink includes a second part having a second thermal resistance from the semiconductor module to the dielectric fluid. The second thermal resistance is higher than the first thermal resistance. The heat sink is oriented such that, when the arrangement is installed, the first part is configured to lie vertically higher than the second part.
SUBSEA CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
A subsea container is for housing an electronic module. In an embodiment, the subsea container includes a main body including an opening; a module frame for receiving an electronic module that is to be arranged inside the main body; a support structure for supporting the module frame within the main body; and a lid fitting the opening of the main body, the support structure including a shock absorbing structure. Further, a method of manufacturing a subsea container is described.
TANK, LIQUID CIRCULATION SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD
In at least one embodiment, the liquid circulation system comprises a rotor located within a tank, a stator having a plurality of coils outside the tank, and an exterior tank wall that is non-magnetic and that is located next to the rotor and between the rotor and the stator,
wherein an axis (R) of rotation of the rotor is in parallel with the exterior tank wall, the coils of the stator are arranged along the axis (R) of rotation of the rotor so that the rotor is configured to be rotated by the stator in a touchless manner through the exterior tank wall by means of a varying electromagnetic field driven by the stator to circulate a liquid within the tank.
Heat exchanging arrangement and subsea electronic system
A heat exchanging arrangement for a subsea electronic system, the heat exchanging arrangement including a wall section; a corrugation formed in the wall section, the corrugation having two generally opposing internal corrugation surfaces; and at least one heat exchanging element forced against at least one of the internal corrugation surfaces. A subsea electronic system including a heat exchanging arrangement is also provided.
Subsea Variable Speed Drive Apparatus
A subsea variable speed drive apparatus comprising a pressure resistant container (90) comprising a curved will section having a curved, internal surface (90a); and a variable speed drive comprising at least one power electronics module (50) arranged inside the container and held at a predetermined ambient pressure. The at least one power electronics module is mounted on a heatsink (40) which is mounted on the internal surface, the heatsink comprising a curved surface (40b) contacting the internal surface and having a radius of curvature corresponding to the radius of curvature of the internal surface. A subsea hydrocarbon fluid pumping system comprising such subsea variable speed drive apparatuses and a related method are also disclosed.
System and method for estimating remaining useful life of pressure compensator
A method for estimating the remaining useful life of a pressure compensator of a subsea arrangement, the method including determining displacement data related to displacements of the pressure compensator during a time period; and estimating the remaining useful life of the pressure compensator in relation to a failure mode of the pressure compensator based on the determined displacement data of the pressure compensator. A system including a subsea arrangement and a control system, a computer program product, and a computer program, are also provided.
SUBSEA ENCLOSURE ARRANGEMENT
A subsea enclosure arrangement for a subsea component, the enclosure includes walls of a fluid tight material, each wall terminating in a flange; a cover for closing the enclosure; an elastomeric seal between the flange and the cover; compressive members to apply a compressive force to the elastomeric seal, via the cover and the flange; a bracket connecting the flange to the cover; a weld seal between the bracket and the flange; and a weld seal between the bracket and the cover.