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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Electronic Power Design, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
John Bradford Janik, Houston, TX (US);
John Norwood, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Electronic Power Design, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B 17/08 (2006.01); E02B 17/00 (2006.01); E02B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B 17/0818 (2013.01); E02B 17/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system is disclosed including but not limited to a jack up processor in data communication with each of one of a plurality of gearbox motors over a first unidirectional data link for sending speed reference data to the plurality of gear box motors on the jack up rig leg to raise and lower a jack up rig leg; and a second unidirectional data link for load data from a sensor on each one of the gear box motors at the controller from the plurality of gearbox motors on the jack up rig leg. A method is disclosed for using the system.