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System for communicating data via fluid lines

  • US 10,246,994 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2015
  • Issued: 04/02/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a plurality of pieces of subsea equipment capable of fluid communication with a plurality of fluid pressurized lines;

    a plurality of sensors, each sensor coupled to a respective piece of subsea equipment of the plurality of pieces of subsea equipment and configured to measure a respective characteristic of the respective piece of subsea equipment;

    a plurality of transmitters each coupled to a first portion of a respective structure that provides containment for a respective pressurized fluid line of the plurality of pressurized fluid lines and are each configured to transmit the respective measured characteristic from the respective sensor via a respective signal along the respective structure that provides containment for the respective pressurized fluid line of the plurality of pressurized fluid lines; and

    a plurality of receivers each coupled to a second portion of the respective structure that provides containment for the respective pressurized fluid line of the plurality of pressurized fluid lines and are each configured to receive the respective signal transmitted along the respective structure that provides containment for the respective pressurized fluid line of the plurality of pressurized fluid lines.

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