Patent ID: 8720579

Claim:
An emergency BOP (EBOP) control system, comprising: a. a control docking station dimensioned for use with an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV); b. an interface unit connected to the control docking station, the interface unit dimensioned and configured to provide an interface between the control docking station and a functional controller of a blowout preventer (BOP), the interface unit further dimensioned and configured to allow the interface unit to house the control docking station, the interface unit comprising a power supply, the power supply comprising at least one of a battery, or a fuel cell and a first inductive power coupler operatively in communication with the power supply; and c. an AUV dimensioned and configured to removably mate with the control docking station and further comprising a second inductive power coupler dimensioned to cooperatively mate with the first inductive power coupler and to inductively have power transmitted between the second inductive power coupler and the first inductive power coupler.