Patent ID: 9742163
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: E21B,F16L,H01H,H02B,H02J

Claim:
1. A subsea switchgear, comprising: a subsea enclosure configured to allow the deployment of the subsea switchgear at a subsea location; a power input to receive AC electrical power from a power source; at least two power outputs to give out AC electrical power; a power distribution bus to distribute the received AC electrical power to the at least two power outputs; and a plurality of contactors, at least one of the plurality of contactors being connected between a respective one of the at least two power outputs and the power distribution bus, each of the plurality of contactors being controllable to connect or disconnect the respective one of the at least two power outputs from the power distribution bus wherein the plurality of contactors are solenoid contactors and wherein the plurality of contactors are submerged in a dielectric liquid.