Title :
Subsea electric generator
Author :
von der Weid, J.P. ; da Silva, J.A.P. ; Gama, A.L. ; Anna, A. C Sant
Author_Institution :
Center for Telecommun. Studies, Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
Submarine oil production activities require the operation of underwater hydraulic or electric equipment. The conventional solutions to the problem of power and signal transmission involve the use of complex umbilical cables connected to the surface. However, the complexity and inherent cost of acquisition and installation of these umbilical cables is very high, mainly in deep level oil wells. The authors describe how a thermoelectric generator, to be installed in production oil subsea wellheads, was therefore designed. A 1 W and a 10 W prototype were constructed and successfully tested
Keywords :
oil technology; thermal analysis; thermoelectric conversion; 1 W; 10 W; design; oil subsea wellheads; prototype; submarine oil production; thermal analysis; thermoelectric generator; underwater electric equipment; underwater hydraulic equipment; Control systems; Generators; Geometry; Ocean temperature; Petroleum; Power generation; Production; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectricity; Underwater cables;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1385-2
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1993.326086
