Long distance subsea can bus distribution system
US10727954B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/40215
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Messages on controller area network (CAN) buses are communicated over subsea links. Messages are sent as electrical or optical signals. The present invention provides a subsea CAN BUS electronic distribution unit (EDU) for transmitting, receiving, converting, and routing electrical or optical signals sent over a subsea CAN BUS network. The CAN BUS EDU of the present invention is contained within a single housing and combines the functions of transmitting, receiving, converting, and routing electrical or optical signals sent over a subsea CAN BUS network that would typically be handled by multiple devices.
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