Electronically controlled reel systems including electric motors

A retrofit kit for a reel assembly for accepting, holding, and deploying cable, hose, umbilical connections or the like, the kit comprising:

• a servomotor for rotating a wheel of one or more reel assemblies;
• an electronic remote control unit for controlling the one or more reel assemblies;
• one or more local control units for controlling each of the one or more reel assemblies;
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• a sheave for redirecting the direction of laid cable, hose, or umbilical connection and for measuring a line tension and a deployed length of cable, hose, or umbilical connection, the sheave comprising a load cell and a rotary encoder, the sheave operably coupled to the local control unit, remote control unit, or both to transmit the measured line tension and deployed length.

A reel assembly for accepting, holding, and deploying cable, hose, umbilical connection or the like, comprising:

• a spool assembly including a frame and a drum mounted in said frame, the drum including a core and end flanges for storing said cable, hose or umbilical connection;
• an electric servomotor coupled to the drum;
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• an electronic control unit coupled to the servomotor, where the electronic control unit receives user input from a digital input device and transmits electrical signals to the servomotor to cause the servomotor to rotate the drum.