Stab and hinge over system and methods of use thereof
AssigneeOneSubsea IP UK Limited
InventorsNils Schneider, Christoph Thiele
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure provide an umbilical termination assembly (UTA). The UTA including a body, an umbilical, and a stab-in member. The body includes an umbilical connection and internal circuitry. The umbilical is configured to transmit information and power via electrical signals from a top side to the internal circuitry via the umbilical connection. The stab-in member is coupled to and protruding from the body. The stab-in member includes a stab-in electrical coupler. The stab-in electrical coupler is communicatively coupled to the internal circuitry and the umbilical connection and is configured to electrically couple the umbilical connection and internal circuitry to a base structure.
Claims20
An umbilical termination assembly (UTA), comprising:
- a body, the body including an umbilical connection and internal circuitry;
- an umbilical configured to transmit information and power via electrical signals from a top side to the internal circuitry via the umbilical connection;
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- a stab-in member comprising a first end portion pivotally coupled to the body via a hinge and a second end portion comprising a stab-in electrical coupler communicatively coupled to the internal circuitry and the umbilical connection, wherein the stab-in member is coupled to and protruding from the body, and wherein the stab-in electrical coupler is fixed relative to the stab-in member and configured to electrically couple the umbilical connection and internal circuitry to a base structure.
A stab and hinge over (SHO) system, including:
- a guide system;
- a base structure disposed on a sea floor below a top side, the base structure comprising a receiving electrical coupler;
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- an umbilical termination assembly (UTA), the UTA comprising:
- a body coupled to the guide system, the body including an umbilical connection and internal circuitry;
- an umbilical configured to transmit information and power via electrical signals from the top side to the internal circuitry via the umbilical connection;
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- a stab-in member comprising a first end portion pivotally coupled to the body via a hinge and a second end portion comprising a stab-in electrical coupler communicatively coupled to the internal circuitry and the umbilical connection, wherein the stab-in member is coupled to and protruding from the body, and wherein the stab-in electrical coupler is fixed relative to the stab-in member and configured to electrically couple the umbilical connection and internal circuitry to the receiving electrical coupler.
A method of making an electrical connection, comprising:
- guiding an umbilical termination assembly (UTA) into engagement with a subsea base structure;
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- electrically coupling the UTA with the subsea base structure, wherein the UTA includes:
- a body, the body including an umbilical connection and internal circuitry;
- an umbilical configured to transmit information and power via electrical signals from a top side to the internal circuitry via the umbilical connection;
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- a stab-in member coupled to and protruding from the body, the stab-in member including a first end portion pivotally coupled to the body via a hinge and a second end portion comprising a stab-in electrical coupler, the stab-in electrical coupler fixed relative to the stab-in member and communicatively coupled to the internal circuitry and the umbilical connection, wherein electrically coupling the UTA with the subsea base structure includes guiding the stab-in member into a receptacle of the subsea base structure and coupling the stab-in electrical coupler with a receiving electrical coupler of the subsea base structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.