US 11,837,907 B2
Energy management system and method of a ROV
Roberto Visentin, San Donato Milanese (IT); Giovanni Massari, San Donato Milanese (IT); and Diego Lazzarin, San Donato Milanese (IT)
Assigned to SAIPEM S.P.A., San Donato Milanese (IT)
Appl. No. 17/418,097
Filed by SAIPEM S.P.A., San Donato Milanese (IT)
PCT Filed Dec. 27, 2019, PCT No. PCT/IB2019/061403
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 24, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/136617, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 102018000021178 (IT), filed on Dec. 27, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0069612 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. H02J 7/34 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/68 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01)
CPC H02J 7/345 (2013.01) [B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 53/68 (2019.02); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); B63G 2008/007 (2013.01); H02J 2310/42 (2020.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A remotely operated vehicle energy management system comprising:
an electrical power generation unit locatable in a remote station on a body of water, the electrical power generation unit configured to generate electrical power with a first maximum value;
a wire-guided remotely operated vehicle configured to operate in the body of water and absorb a second maximum value of electrical power that is greater than the first maximum value;
an electrical energy transmission line connectable to the electrical power generation unit and to the remotely operated vehicle, the electrical energy transmission line configured to transmit electrical energy from the electrical power generation unit to the remotely operated vehicle; and
an electrical energy storage device locatable at at least one of: along the electrical energy transmission line and on the remotely operated vehicle.