Subsea Insulation Resistance Monitoring & Recovery.
Reducing Risk To Mission-Critical Production and Personnel.
The integrity of electrical power circuits is mission-critical to the production of oil and gas from subsea wells in fields around the globe. The particular challenge that has concerned designers and operators of subsea electro-hydraulic control systems has been how to prevent the seawater from getting into contact with the copper conductors in umbilicals, flying leads, and connectors which could otherwise result in a risk to both production and personnel.
The risks associated with operating electrical equipment subsea make it imperative to continuously monitor the integrity of the insulation of these circuits throughout the operational life of the system and then to react quickly and effectively as soon as a fault is identified. The measure of insulation integrity that is used in subsea systems is Insulation Resistance (IR) and the units are Ohms.
Due to the criticality of IR to our customers, and the huge number of low IR faults that are reported by subsea operators, Viper Innovations have invested heavily in the research and development of IR monitoring and recovery technologies and products. Results of this investment include state-of- the-art line insulation monitoring hardware (V-LIMs) and a unique passivation technology that can recover the IR in failed circuits (V-LIFE) – installed by 30 operators in over 150 applications around the globe.
Products & Services.
V-LIM Electrical Line Integrity Monitoring Module.
The V-LIM Line Integrity Monitor provides accurate electrical integrity data even at very low insulation resistance levels.
V-LIFE Insulation Resistance Recovery.
V-LIFE is a preventative and active ‘healing’ solution for low insulation resistance caused by water ingress.
V-SLIM Subsea Deployed Line Integrity Monitor.
The V-SLIM can be deployed subsea to monitor and improves the insulation resistance of subsea electrical cables and distribution equipment.
V-IR Network Integrity Monitoring.
Monitor and locate subsea electrical faults without the need for subsea intervention.
Get in touch with Viper Innovations.
Contact us to find out more about how our products & services could help maximise the operational life of your controls and electrical distribution equipment.
Our expert teams are equipped with the relevant experience and skills to provide support and to answer your technical queries, email us at enquiries@viperinnovations.com or via our contact form.