• DocumentCode
    3391821
  • Title

    Active Heave Crown Compensation Sub-System

  • Author

    Hatleskog, J.T. ; Dunnigan, M.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Heriot Watt Univ., Edinburgh
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    18-21 June 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    This paper outlines an active heave compensation system used in conjunction with a crown mounted compensator. The objective is to reduce the heave disturbance at the suspended load above sea floor using an active sub-system comprising controller, sensors and a suitable hydraulic power unit driving an actuator attached to the compensator. In this case the compensator system behaves much like a spring mass system and is described by a second order differential equation.
  • Keywords
    differential equations; oceanographic techniques; seafloor phenomena; sensors; active heave crown compensation sub-system; crown mounted compensator; differential equation; heave disturbance; hydraulic power unit; sea floor; sensors; suspended load; Control systems; Drilling; Frequency; Friction; Hydraulic actuators; Power engineering and energy; Seals; Springs; Transfer functions; Water storage; Heave compensation; active compensation; active compensator; heave reduction; passive compensation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OCEANS 2007 - Europe
  • Conference_Location
    Aberdeen
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0635-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0635-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OCEANSE.2007.4302215
  • Filename
    4302215