Abstract
Nowadays, numerous companies offer a large choice of underwater connectors and assemblies, and it can be complex to distinguish the different technologies employed for each of them. This chapter provides an overview of the types of connectors that exist for underwater and subsea electrical connections. It presents different types of commercial-off-the-shelf electrical connectors, and lists their performances and defaults, as well as typical failure modes and their known causes. Although each manufacturer has its own designs and technologies, underwater connectors can be grouped into five main categories: rubber-molded, rigid-shell or bulkhead assemblies, fluid-filled underwater mateable, inductive coupling, and assemblies (non-unmateable). The chapter contains the theory on sealing and on connectors’ thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties. It provides information on connection procedures and other details about connecting subsea cables with a focus on the connection of offshore renewable energy farms.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Electrical Connectors |
| Subtitle of host publication | Design, Manufacture, Test, and Selection |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 289-311 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 2020028242, 9781119679837, 978-1-1196-7983-7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 2020028241, 9781119679769 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |
Keywords
- Commercial-off-the-shelf electrical connectors
- Electrical properties
- Mechanical properties
- Subsea electrical connections
- Thermal porperties
- Underwater connectors
Project and Funding Information
- Project ID
- info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/607656/EU/OceaNET/OCEANET
- Funding Info
- The research leading to these results is part of the OceaNET project, which has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no. 607656.
