Transportable inline heave compensator

Abstract

Transportable inline heave compensator provided with connection devices for suspending the compensator from a load bearing device and a connection device for a carrying a payload, where the compensator comprises a passive heave compensator part and possibly an active heave compensator part, and being provided with a sensor arrangement, where the compensator further comprises at least one actuator, that is horizontally oriented in operation and comprises an actuator piston rod with a horizontally stroke indirectly connected to a rope means, where the rope means at an end, via a connection device, such as a padeye, is connected to at least one of; a vessel at the sea surface or a payload, incorporating a device with a curved surface where rope means is suspended to for converting the vertical movements of vessel or payload to horizontal movements of the actuator piston rod compensating the load.

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