Renewables.
Electrical Condition Monitoring for Renewable Energy
The decarbonisation of the energy sector is driving significant change, presenting opportunities for innovation in electrical condition monitoring. As the shift to renewable energy accelerates, we are focused on sharing our expertise in cable condition degradation detection, including insulation monitoring, with a particular interest in markets of fixed and floating offshore wind.
Central to our core technology offering is cable condition monitoring. This is crucial for detecting faults in electrical cables early, allowing asset operators to ensure reliability and extend the life of power generator assets. As operators face new demands in power transmission, Viper’s solutions help manage the integrity of critical infrastructure, optimising safety and performance.
Expanding Cable Integrity Expertise in Floating Offshore Wind
Viper’s proven success in subsea cable monitoring for oil and gas has laid the foundation for similar applications in offshore wind and other renewables. Floating offshore wind farms present unique challenges for cable integrity. Unlike traditional offshore energy systems, offshore wind relies on transmission cables to deliver power from turbines to shore. With potentially hundreds of cables in a single wind farm, ensuring both individual cable integrity and the overall system performance is essential for operational efficiency.
We have accumulated vast electrical measurement data from subsea cables, which is correlated with actual events and performance. This data, analysed through technology like AI and machine learning, transforms into actionable insights. By monitoring parameters like insulation resistance, insulation capacitance, impedance, currents and voltages in real-time, operators can make informed decisions on maintenance and capital expenditures long before cables fail. This proactive approach helps extend asset life, enhance safety, and minimise downtime.
Transferring Technology to New Applications
As part of our ongoing commitment to the targets of net zero, Viper participated in sea trials with France Énergies Marines, testing our cable monitoring technology for offshore wind turbines. Conducted as part of the HT-20MW project, these trials focused on dynamic cable monitoring solutions, assessing continuous shape and curvature measurements.
We also applied our expertise to monitor and protect an FPSO’s wet parked cables in Canada during a scheduled disconnection for routine maintenance. This application illustrates the potential for such technologies to be adapted across various offshore environments, including ensuring the integrity of cables while wet parked during erections of offshore wind farms.
Additionally, internal dynamic inspection technology for floating offshore wind is currently under development and has already demonstrated success in a recent project aimed at identifying innovative solutions for monitoring defects within the dynamic cables of floating offshore wind farms. This advancement holds the exciting potential to drive significant improvements in both operational efficiency and reliability for the sector.
PRODUCTS
Explore our existing technologies that can support other critical industries.
V-LIFE Insulation Resistance Recovery.
V-LIFE is a preventative and active ‘healing’ solution for low insulation resistance caused by water ingress.
V-LIM & V-LIM2 Electrical Line Integrity Monitoring Modules.
The V-LIM Line Integrity Monitor provides accurate electrical integrity data even at very low insulation resistance levels.
V-SLIM Canister and V-SLIM Eurocard PCBA, Subsea Deployed Line Integrity Monitors.
The V-SLIM can be deployed subsea to monitor and improves the insulation resistance of subsea electrical cables and distribution equipment.
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PlatformVi Asset Management Tool.
PlatformVi is a bespoke data visualisation and analytics application, bringing together your system’s details and electrical integrity data into one easy to access platform.