Blowout preventer monitoring systems and methods
US10487610B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D5/145
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A monitoring system for a blowout preventer (BOP) of a mineral extraction system includes a sensor assembly having a housing, a rotatable wheel supported within the housing, wherein the rotatable wheel extends from the housing to enable linear movement of a movable component of the BOP to drive rotation of the rotatable wheel. The sensor assembly also includes an encoder configured to detect rotation of the rotatable wheel and to generate a signal indicative of the rotation of the rotatable wheel to enable determination of a position of the movable component of the BOP.
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