Patent ID: 9379544
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H02G,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A subsea system, comprising: a subsea electrical distribution system, comprising: a first subsea circuit breaker module operable to supply alternating current (“AC”) to a subsea load, comprising: a first busbar electrically coupled to a subsea AC power cable; a first subsea circuit breaker electrically coupled to the first busbar to supply power to a first subsea load from the first busbar; a direct current (“DC”)-to-AC converter electrically coupled to a subsea DC power cable; a second busbar electrically coupleable to the DC-to-AC converter; a second subsea circuit breaker electrically coupled to the second busbar to supply power to a second subsea load from the second busbar; and a cross-connect selectively operable to couple the first busbar to the second busbar, wherein the first subsea circuit breaker module is operable to selectively supply power to the second subsea load from the subsea AC power cable or the subsea DC power cable.