EP3429914A4 - BUOY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - Google Patents

BUOY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3429914A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: power supply; supply system; buoy power; buoy; supply
Prior art date: 2016-03-18
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Pending

Application number

EP17767664.0A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3429914A1 (en

Inventor

Thomas CHANCE

Kevin Frances KERINS

Christopher S MANCINI

Peter Andrew Robert Moles

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Oceaneering International Inc

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Oceaneering International Inc

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2016-03-18

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2017-03-17

Publication date

2019-08-28

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2016-07-22 Priority claimed from US15/217,797 external-priority patent/US20170026085A1/en

2017-03-17 Application filed by Oceaneering International Inc filed Critical Oceaneering International Inc

2017-03-17 Priority to EP25195383.2A priority Critical patent/EP4624725A3/en

2017-03-17 Priority claimed from PCT/US2017/023050 external-priority patent/WO2017161322A1/en

2019-01-23 Publication of EP3429914A1 publication Critical patent/EP3429914A1/en

2019-08-28 Publication of EP3429914A4 publication Critical patent/EP3429914A4/en

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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
- E21B41/0007—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00 for underwater installations
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
- B63B21/24—Anchors
- B63B21/26—Anchors securing to bed
- B63B21/29—Anchors securing to bed by weight, e.g. flukeless weight anchors
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B22/00—Buoys
- B63B22/04—Fixations or other anchoring arrangements
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
- B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02J7/34—Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other DC sources, e.g. providing buffering
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02J7/34—Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other DC sources, e.g. providing buffering
- H02J7/35—Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other DC sources, e.g. providing buffering with light sensitive cells
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02J7/70—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction
- H02J7/751—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J9/00—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting
- H02J9/04—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source
- H02J9/06—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source with automatic change-over, e.g. UPS systems
- H02J9/061—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting in which the distribution system is disconnected from the normal source and connected to a standby source with automatic change-over, e.g. UPS systems for DC powered loads
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B3/00—Line transmission systems
- H04B3/54—Systems for transmission via power distribution lines
- H04B3/58—Repeater circuits
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B3/00—Line transmission systems
- H04B3/60—Systems for communication between relatively movable stations, e.g. for communication with lift
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
- B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
- B63B2035/4433—Floating structures carrying electric power plants
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
- B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
- B63B2035/4433—Floating structures carrying electric power plants
- B63B2035/4466—Floating structures carrying electric power plants for converting water energy into electric energy, e.g. from tidal flows, waves or currents
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02J—ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
- H02J7/40—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the exchange of charge or discharge related data
- H02J7/42—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the exchange of charge or discharge related data with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/30—Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

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EP17767664.0A 2016-03-18 2017-03-17 BUOY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Pending EP3429914A4 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP25195383.2A EP4624725A3 (en)	2016-03-18	2017-03-17	Buoy-based electric power system

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201662310478P	2016-03-18	2016-03-18
US15/217,797 US20170026085A1 (en)	2015-07-24	2016-07-22	Resident ROV Signal Distribution Hub
US201662437793P	2016-12-22	2016-12-22
PCT/US2017/023050 WO2017161322A1 (en)	2016-03-18	2017-03-17	Buoy-based electric power system

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP25195383.2A Division EP4624725A3 (en)	2016-03-18	2017-03-17	Buoy-based electric power system

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3429914A1 EP3429914A1 (en)	2019-01-23
EP3429914A4 true EP3429914A4 (en)	2019-08-28

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Family Applications (3)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP25195383.2A Pending EP4624725A3 (en)	2016-03-18	2017-03-17	Buoy-based electric power system
EP17767664.0A Pending EP3429914A4 (en)	2016-03-18	2017-03-17	BUOY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
EP17770870.8A Revoked EP3429918B1 (en)	2016-03-18	2017-03-17	Rechargeable autonomous rovs with an offshore power source

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP25195383.2A Pending EP4624725A3 (en)	2016-03-18	2017-03-17	Buoy-based electric power system

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP17770870.8A Revoked EP3429918B1 (en)	2016-03-18	2017-03-17	Rechargeable autonomous rovs with an offshore power source

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US12043102B2 (en)	2021-12-08	2024-07-23	Ford Global Technologies, Llc	Electrified vehicle roof-mounted backup battery
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2017
- 2017-03-17 EP EP25195383.2A patent/EP4624725A3/en active Pending
- 2017-03-17 EP EP17767664.0A patent/EP3429914A4/en active Pending
- 2017-03-17 EP EP17770870.8A patent/EP3429918B1/en not_active Revoked

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US20070024234A1 (en) *	2003-12-11	2007-02-01	Potter Calvin C	Unmanned underwater vehicle fuel cell powered charging system and method
US20120184161A1 (en) *	2011-01-07	2012-07-19	Sercel	marine device

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EP4624725A3 (en)	2025-12-03
EP3429918A1 (en)	2019-01-23
EP3429914A1 (en)	2019-01-23
EP3429918A4 (en)	2019-09-04
EP4624725A2 (en)	2025-10-01
EP3429918B1 (en)	2020-11-04

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