Remote heave compensation system
US9290362B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66C13/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A remote heave compensation system associated with a crane on a vessel may include a heave compensator arranged remotely from the crane and configured to translate in association with and to compensate for heaving motion of the vessel, an equalizer arranged on the crane and coupled to an end of a multiline system of the crane, a heave line secured to the equalizer at a first end and secured to the heave compensator at a second end, wherein compensating motion of the heave compensator is transferred to the equalizer by the heave line to compensate for heaving motion of the vessel and stabilize objects suspended from the multiline system of the crane.
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