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US 10,526,062 B2Granted
Subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) hub
AssigneeKepple Offshore & Marine Technology Center Pte Ltd
InventorsAziz Amirali Merchant, Anis Altaf Hussain, Sreekala Kumar, Ankit Kumar Choudhary
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Abstract
This invention relates to a subsea Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) hub. In particular, the invention relates to a subsea ROV hub comprising a plurality of compartments for housing and deploying a plurality of ROVs.
Claims15
A subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) hub for housing and deploying a plurality of ROVs to a subsea location, comprising:
- a frame structure having a base, a top, and a body, said body having a front, a back and two sides, and extending vertically from the base to the top, wherein the body comprises three compartments, each of the compartments having at least one opening for receiving the ROV and is configured to house the ROV within the hub;
- a tool storage compartment
- a hoisting and control cable provided at an upper end of the hub for deploying and suspending the hub from a surface vessel;
- at least one umbilical reel provided at the upper end of the hub for connecting to the ROV and returning the ROV to the compartment;
- a mechanism provided at the upper end of the hub for disengaging the hub from the surface vessel;
- a plurality of floodable tanks fitted with valves for flooding the tanks and a compressed air system for de-flooding the tanks;
- and
- wherein the frame structure comprises a plurality of legs for supporting the hub onto the seabed.
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