Sensor array

An arrangement for monitoring a submarine reservoir includes a number of sensor units located in an array on the seabed, and an interrogator unit for obtaining data on the reservoir from the sensor units. The interrogator unit includes a transmitter unit for sending optical signals to the sensor arr...

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Hauptverfasser: RICHARD LUFF, EDWARD AUSTIN, FRANK EISENHOWER, PHILIP JOHN NASH
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An arrangement for monitoring a submarine reservoir includes a number of sensor units located in an array on the seabed, and an interrogator unit for obtaining data on the reservoir from the sensor units. The interrogator unit includes a transmitter unit for sending optical signals to the sensor array and a receiver unit for receiving modulated optical signals from the array. Optical radiation from an optical source is transmitted along an uplink optical fiber which is split in a number of positions to form the array. The receiver unit includes optical-to-electrical converters for converting the optical signals to electrical signals, a phase demodulator, a multiplexer, a signal processor, and recording unit. The interrogator unit is divided into a concentrator and an interrogator hub, where signals are transmitted between the interrogator hub and concentrator along a riser cable. This enables the interrogator to be moved between a platform and the seabed.