Subsea high voltage connection assembly

A subsea high voltage connection assembly comprising a first section having a first section body to which a set of first connector(s) is arranged and a second section having a second section body to which a set of second connector(s) is arranged, wherein the subsea connection assembly further comprises a section body movement arrangement adapted to move one of the section bodies towards and away from the other section body, between a disengaged position and an engaged position, wherein the first section body comprises a first alignment plate and the second section body comprises an oppositely arranged second alignment plate, one of which comprises a guide pin and the other of which comprises a facing guide funnel, wherein the first alignment plate comprises two first abutment faces and the second alignment plate comprises two second abutment faces, wherein the first and second abutment faces are adapted to abut against each other in a position of the alignment plates where the guide pin is fully inserted into the guide funnel.

A method of connecting a set of first connectors with a set of second connector(s) of a subsea connection assembly, the connectors being high voltage wet-mate connectors, wherein the set of first connector(s) is in connection with a first alignment plate and the set of second connectors is in connection with a second alignment plate, one of the first and second alignment plates comprising a guide pin and the other a guide funnel adapted to engage upon a mutual movement of the alignment plates towards each other, the method comprising:

• a) with a first movement, moving the alignment plates, along with the connected connectors mutually towards each other, thereby engaging the guide pin and the guide funnel, thereby arranging the alignment plates in a mutually aligned position;
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• b) with a second movement, moving the set of first connector(s) and the set of second connector(s) into a connected mode, while the alignment plates remain in said aligned and non-moving position.

A subsea high voltage wet mate connector assembly comprising a male connector having a male connector main body and a female connector having a female connector main body, the male and female connectors are adapted to be joined into an engaged position and separated out to a disengaged position, in which engaged position the male connector is aligned with the female connector and the male connector main body and the female connector main body remain in a constant mutual position, wherein, when in said engaged position, a contact pin of the male connector is adapted to move between a connected position, in which it is inserted into a contact bore of the female connector, and a disconnected position, in which it is retracted into the male connector.