Underwater cable arrangement

The present invention provides an underwater cable arrangement including an underwater cable (1) having one or more external devices (12) mounted on the cable (11). In one form of the invention, the external devices (12) are powered primarily or entirely by inductive coupling between a coil (170) di...

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Main Authors RAU, BRIEN G, OLIVIER, ANDRE W
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 07.04.1999
Edition6
Subjects
DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS
GEOPHYSICS
GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS
MEASURING
PHYSICS
TESTING
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Summary:The present invention provides an underwater cable arrangement including an underwater cable (1) having one or more external devices (12) mounted on the cable (11). In one form of the invention, the external devices (12) are powered primarily or entirely by inductive coupling between a coil (170) disposed in the cable (11) and a coil (55) disposed in the external device (32,33). The invention also provides a variety of external devices (32,33) capable of use with an underwater cable (11). The invention further provides a coil support arrangement (160) for supporting a coil (170) within an underwater cable (11) in a manner protecting a core of the coil (170) from damage as well as internal devices which can disposed inside an underwater cable (11).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19980307949