Patent ID: 8870494

Claim:
An array burial vehicle, comprising: a cable burial mechanism, comprising: a plow blade; a first nozzle disposed in front of a front face of the plow blade and configured to spray a first jet of water onto the sea floor in an intended path of the array burial vehicle; and a second nozzle disposed between the first nozzle and the front face of the plow blade and configured to spray a second jet of water onto the sea floor in the intended path of the array burial vehicle; a pump connected to the first nozzle and the second nozzle, and configured to provide water to the first nozzle and the second nozzle; a cable pack configured to hold a cable array; at least one ski configured to ride along the sea floor; at least one thruster configured to propel the array burial vehicle along the sea floor; a battery; an electric pump motor connected to the battery and the pump, the electric pump motor configured to drive the pump; a high pressure air tank; and an inflatable ballast connected to the high pressure air tank and configured to provide buoyancy for the array burial vehicle when inflated with air from the high pressure air tank, wherein the battery is connected to the at least one thruster and configured to provide power to the electric pump motor and the at least one thruster.