Software configurable smart ports in seafloor networks

Author

Williams, S. ; Pomerleau, Richard ; Hasanen, R.

Author_Institution

OceanWorks Int. Corp., Burnaby, BC, Canada

fYear

2014

fDate

14-19 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The next generation smart port power supply has been designed to provide new features and improved performance. These ports allow for the software based configuration of instrument port voltages and communications protocols providing the greatest possible flexibility in instrument to junction box interfacing. This article describes the benefits of the software configurable smart port implementation discussed in [1]. Next generation improvements made to the line insulation monitor, in-line noise filtering and power supply efficiency based off lessons learned and feedback on the initial NEPTUNE project are also discussed.

Keywords

power engineering computing; smart power grids; NEPTUNE project; communications protocols; instrument port voltages; line insulation monitor; next generation smart port power supply; power supply efficiency; seafloor networks; software configurable smart ports; Circuit faults; Instruments; Junctions; Noise; Ports (Computers); Power supplies; Software; Instruments Management; NEPTUNE; Seafloor Engineering; Seafloor Networks; Subsea Networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Oceans - St. John's, 2014

Conference_Location

St. John´s, NL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-4920-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2014.7003226

Filename

7003226