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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Vetco Gray Controls Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Vetco Gray Controls Limited, Nailsea, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/24 (2006.01); G01F 23/26 (2006.01); G05D 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A subsea control module has a casing inside which there is at least one pair of electrodes, there being electronic means connected with the electrodes of the or each pair for monitoring at least one electrical characteristic between the electrodes as a result of a fluid to which the electrodes are exposed. This can include, for example, a change due to an ingress of seawater and/or an ingress of hydraulic fluid into the interior of the casing. The or each pair of electrodes include an array in which each electrode of the pair has finger portions interleaved with finger portions of the other electrode.