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Teledyne HydroPACT 350 User Manual (131 pages)

Subsea Cable Tracking System

Brand: Teledyne | Category: GPS | Size: 9 MB

Table of Contents
2
List of Figures
7
Revision History
10
Glossary
11
Introduction
12
Conventions Used
12
System Description
12
Figure 1-1: Components of the Hydropact 350 System
13
Table 1-1: Components of the Hydropact 350 System
13
Principle of Operation
14
Warranty
14
Product Support
15
Installation
16
Unpacking and Inspection
16
Scope of Supply
16
Physical Installation
17
Sep
17
Coil Array
18
Figure 2-1: SEP Mounting Arrangement
18
Assembling the Coil Array
19
Figure 2-2: the Coil Array Reference Line
19
Figure 2-3: Construction of the Starboard Coil Triad
20
Mounting the Coil Array
21
Figure 2-4: Coil Array Mounting Bar
22
Figure 2-5: Coil Separation Reference Marks
23
Figure 2-6: 350 Installation Drawing
24
Altimeter Installation
25
Figure 2-7: Effects of Altimeter Horizontal Offset
25
Installation Checklist
26
Electrical Installation
26
Figure 2-8: System Interconnection Diagram
27
Table 2-1: System Interconnection Diagram Key
27
Ground Connections
28
Care of Subsea Connectors
28
Subsea Electronics Pod
29
Power Requirement
29
Alternative Communication Methods
30
Table 2-2: Power and Communications Cable
30
Changing Communication Settings in the SEP
32
Figure 2-9: Simplified Schematic of the Current-Loop
32
Figure 2-10: Link Location on the SEP Processor Board
33
Table 2-3: Link Settings for LK1 to LK5
34
Sensing Coils
35
Subsea Altimeter
36
Direct Connection to the SEP
36
Connection to the Topside Computer
36
Table 2-4: RS232 Connection to COM2
37
Operating Software
38
Initialisation
38
Initial Configuration
38
SEP Type
39
Communication Ports
39
Figure 3-1: System Configuration Wizard
39
System Parameters
41
Tone Frequency
41
Figure 3-2: System Configuration Wizard - Summary
41
Tone Frequency Reminder Interval
42
Threshold
42
Figure 3-3: Threshold Does Not Apply to Vertical Coils
42
Coil Separation
43
Coil Calibration Constants
43
Print Configuration
43
Operating Deepview
44
Figure 3-4: Print Configuration
44
Menu Commands
45
Table 3-1: Deepview Menu Commands
45
View Menu
48
Run Window
48
Figure 3-5: Deepview - Run Window
48
Forward Search Window
51
Figure 3-6: Deepview - Forward Search Window
51
Scope and Spectrum Analyser Window
52
Figure 3-7: Scope Window
53
Figure 3-8: Spectrum Analyser Window
53
System Errors Window
54
Figure 3-9: System Errors Window
54
Terminal Window
55
Figure 3-10: Terminal Window
55
Table 3-2: System Errors Format
55
Video Overlay Enable
56
Configuration Menu
56
System Parameters
56
Altimeter
56
Table 3-3: Terminal Window Toolbar
56
Figure 3-11: Altimeter Configuration
57
Table 3-4: Altimeter Configuration Parameters
57
Figure 3-12: Altimeter Test
58
External Data Logging
59
Load Factory Defaults
59
Figure 3-13: External Output Configuration and Serial Port Menu
59
Table 3-5: External Output Configuration
59
Table 3-6: Factory System Defaults
59
Video Overlay Setup
60
Figure 3-14: Video Overlay Setup
60
Toolbars
61
Figure 3-15: Video Overlay Signal
61
Figure 3-16: Video Overlay Enable/Disable Button
61
Table 3-7: Deepview Toolbar
61
Table 3-8: Run Window Toolbar
62
Function Keys
63
Replaying a Log File
63
Figure 3-17: Deepview Function Keys
63
Quality Control
64
Figure 3-18: Replay Toolbar Keys
64
Table 3-9: Replay Toolbar Function Keys
64
Reinstall Deepview Procedure
65
Operating Procedure
66
Pre-Survey Preparation
66
Training
66
Tone Frequency
66
Survey Requirements
67
Installation Requirements
67
Pre-Dive Checks
67
During the Survey
68
Figure 4-1: Using the Forward Search Mode
68
Data Logging
69
Replay Logged Data
69
After the Dive
70
Data Formats
71
External Logging Format
71
Co-Ordinates and Signals Format
71
Table 4-1: External Output Format - Survey Mode
71
Table 4-2: QC Check Code Meaning - Survey Mode
72
Forward Search Mode
73
Table 4-3: External Logging Format - Forward Search Mode
73
Internal Logging Format
74
Table 4-4: QC Check Code Meaning - Forward Search Mode
74
Table 4-5: Internal Logging Format - Survey Co-Ordinates
74
Table 4-6: Internal Logging Format - Forward Search Mode
75
Table 4-7: Internal Logging Format - Signals Packet
76
Altimeter Data Format
77
Benthos PSA 916
77
Datasonics PSA 900 and PSA 9000
78
Ulvertech Bathymetric System
78
Table 4-9: Altimeter Output Format - Teledyne TSS and Datasonics
78
Table 4-10: Altimeter Output Format - Datasonics with Pressure Transducer
78
Simrad UK90
79
OSEL Bathymetric System
79
Table 4-11: Altimeter Output Format - Ulvertech Bathymetric System
79
Table 4-12: Altimeter Output Format - Simrad UK90
79
Tritech Seaking Bathy 704
80
Table 4-13: Altimeter Output Format - OSEL Bathymetric System
80
Table 4-14: Tritech Seaking Bathy Format
81
Operational Considerations
82
Operating Performance
82
Sources of Error
82
ROV Handling
82
ROV Position over the Target
83
Figure 5-2: ROV Positioning Errors
83
The Effects of Roll, Pitch and Skew
84
Figure 5-3: ROV Roll Errors
84
Slope
85
Figure 5-4: Sloping Target
85
Electrical Interference
86
The ROV
86
Vibration
86
Power-Carrying Cables
87
Impressed-Current Cathodic Protection
87
Earth Return Path
87
Curved Target Course
88
Rovs
88
Speed of Operation
88
Altitude above the Seabed
88
Figure 5-5: Curved Target
88
Tracked ROV
89
Maintenance
90
System Description
90
Figure 6-1: Components of the 350 System
90
Table 6-1: Components of the 350 System
90
Coil Cable Continuity
91
Fault Identification
91
Table 6-2: Connections to the Coil Cable
91
Fault on a Single Channel
93
Figure 6-2: Single Channel Failure
93
Communications Failure
94
Figure 6-3: Communications Failure
94
Poor Tracking Performance
95
Figure 6-4: Poor Tracking Performance
95
Altimeter Failure
96
Figure 6-5: Altimeter Failure
96
Spares
97
Coils
97
Subsea Pods
97
Housings
97
End Caps
97
Electronics
98
Topside Computer
98
Altimeter
98
Cables
98
Other
98
System Specifications
99
Specifications
99
Subsea Electronics Pod
99
Search Coil
99
Performance
100
Figure 7-1: Vertical Range Measurement Accuracy
100
System Trials
101
Trials Configuration and Procedure
101
Results
102
Accuracy
102
Figure 7-2: Trials Site
102
Table 7-1: Vertical Measurement Errors
103
Update Rate
104
Table 7-2: Lateral Measurement Errors
104
A Operating Theory
105
Electromagnetic Fields
105
Field Detection
105
Figure A-1: Lines of Magnetic Flux
105
Signal Isolation
106
Calculation
106
Figure A-2: Frequency 'Windows
106
B Options
108
Systems
108
Coils
108
Subsea Pods
108
Topside Computer
108
Altimeter
108
Cables
108
Other
109
Dualtrack System
109
The Equipment
109
The Differences
110
Scope of Delivery
112
Figure B-1: Sub-Sea Components of the Teledyne TSS 350 System
112
Table B-1: Components of the Dualtrack System
112
Physical Installation
113
Search-Coils
113
Subsea Pods
113
Figure B-2: Sub-Sea Components of the Teledyne TSS 440 System
113
Electrical Connection
114
Figure B-3: Electrical Interconnection of Subsea Components
114
System Configuration
116
System Operation
116
Power Supply Requirement
117
Training
117
C Cables and Tones
118
Tone Injection
118
Frequency Selection
118
Table C-1: Effects of Tone Frequency Choice
118
Connection to the Cable
119
Short Cables
119
Long Cables
119
Figure C-1: Tone Injection - Short Cables
119
Figure C-2: Tone Injection - Long Cables
119
Fibre-Optic Cables
120
General Connection Requirements
120
Seawater Return Path
120
D Coil Tester
121
Pre-Operation
121
Coil Calibration Constants
121
Operation
122
Figure D-1: 350 System Parameters Configuration Screen
122
Table D-1: 350 System Subsea Parameters
123
Table D-2: 350 System Connector Cable Identification
123
Frequency Selection
124
Table D-3: 350 System Operating Parameters
124
Fault Identification
125
Battery Replacement
125
Table D-4: Coil Tester Frequency Settings and Expected Coil Voltages
125
Maintenance
126
Specification
126
E Reference
127
Survey Details
128
System Configuration Details
128
F Index
129

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