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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
Hitachi Energy Switzerland Ag, Baden, CH;
Gregory A. Cole, West Hartford, CT (US);
William J. Eakins, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Daniel T. Lasko, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Harshang Shah, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge, Ellington, CT (US);
Luiz V. Cheim, St. Charles, MO (US);
Poorvi Patel, Ballwin, MO (US);
Biao Zhang, West Hartford, CT (US);
Saumya Sharma, Hartford, CT (US);
Andrew Salm, West Hartford, CT (US);
Sangeun Choi, Simsbury, CT (US);
HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG, Baden, CH;
Abstract
A tether control system for an inspection vehicle operable in a housing having a liquid medium is disclosed in the present application. The tether system includes a tether connected between the inspection vehicle and an electronic controller. A controllable buoyancy system associated with the tether is operable for moving the tether in a desired location. The controllable buoyancy system includes one or more floating bodies having a propulsion system and one or more buoyant elements having variable buoyancy capabilities.