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Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 15, 2013
Applicant:

Aker Subsea Limited, Maidenhead, GB;

Inventors:

Stephen Baxter, Maidenhead, GB;

Robin Slater, Maidenhead, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 13/02 (2006.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01); H04L 27/26 (2006.01); E21B 33/035 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/12 (2013.01); E21B 33/0355 (2013.01); H04L 27/2601 (2013.01);
Abstract

A subsea system comprises a multiplicity of subsea installations (M-. . . M-n) and a common transmission line () in an umbilical for the conveyance of power or data communication electrical signals to the subsea installations. The system provides on the common transmission line a plurality of safety signals (T-. . . T-n) in the form of tones separate in frequency from each other and the other signals on the line. Each subsea installation is arranged to receive from the common transmission line selectively a respective one of the safety signals for the control of a fail-safe device () in the installation.


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