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Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 31, 2019
Applicant:

Technip N-power, Courbevoie, FR;

Inventor:

Sebastien Jean, Hautot sur Seine, FR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/23 (2006.01); F16L 1/15 (2006.01); F16L 1/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/15 (2013.01); F16L 1/19 (2013.01); F16L 1/23 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method including at least one phase of near-immobilization or immobilization of the line, including the following steps: activation of the motor of at least one upper tensioner and/or of at least one lower tensioner by a control unit, in order to apply to the movement member of the upper tensioner and/or of the lower tensioner, a holding torque to hold the line against its weight; at least occasional control by the control unit of at least one motor of an upper tensioner and/or of a lower tensioner for causing a movement member of the upper tensioner and/or lower tensioner to move or for changing the holding torque applied to the movement member of the upper tensioner and/or of the lower tensioner.


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