Title :
Development of underwater repair method for shunt fault on a submarine cable
Author :
Yokobiki, Takashi ; Iwase, Ryoichi ; Momma, Hiroyasu
Author_Institution :
Project for Disaster Prevention, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth, Sci. & Technol.(JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
Underwater repair method for insulator of the optical submarine cable has been developed and test samples were successfully repaired in deep-sea field tests. In this paper, the detail of the new repair method, equipment, trial test in a laboratory and the deep-sea field experiments are described.
Keywords :
insulators; maintenance engineering; optical cables; submarine cables; deep-sea field experiments; deep-sea field tests; optical submarine cable; shunt fault; trial test; underwater repair method; Cable insulation; Cable shielding; Insulators; Maintenance engineering; Marine vehicles; Optical fiber cables; Underwater cables; Submarine cable; underwater repaie method;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2011
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1427-6
