Coil support device for an underwater cable

The present invention provides an underwater cable arrangement (71) including an underwater cable (20) having one or more external devices (72) mounted on the cable. In one form of the invention, the external devices are powered primarily or entirely by inductive coupling between a coil disposed in...

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Main Authors RAU, BRIEN G, OLIVIER, ANDRE W, ROUQUETTE, ROBERT E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 12.01.2005
Edition7
Subjects
DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS
GEOPHYSICS
GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS
MEASURING
PHYSICS
TESTING
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Summary:The present invention provides an underwater cable arrangement (71) including an underwater cable (20) having one or more external devices (72) mounted on the cable. In one form of the invention, the external devices are powered primarily or entirely by inductive coupling between a coil disposed in the cable and a coil (132) disposed in the external device. The invention also provides a variety of external devices capable of use with an underwater cable. The invention further provides a coil support arrangement for supporting a coil within an underwater cable in a manner protecting a core of the coil from damage.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20040075287