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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1984
Wayne D Crowe, Houston, TX (US);
Ferranti Subsea Systems, Ltd., London, GB;
Abstract
At a first location (A), a signal combiner (14) combines DC power from a DC power source (10) and command communication signals from a command encoder (12). An electrical cable (B) conveys the combined DC electrical power and command communication signals to a remote location (C). The command communication signals are read by a signal separator (32) and used to control a DC to AC converter (34) such that the DC to AC converter converts the DC power to a high frequency signal which is modulated in accordance with the command communication. The high frequency signal is transmitted across an inductive coupler (40) to the remote equipment. A command unit (50) separates the command communication signals from the high frequency signal to control switches (54) and the functioning of components (56) at the remote location. A rectifier (52) provides DC power to operate the controlled components. A pressure transducer (62) generates data communication signals which are transmitted uplink across the inductive coupler. The uplink data communication signals are read from the cable by a data signal separator (92) and converted by a decoder (94) to the appropriate electrical format for a man-readable display (96).