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Subsea Control System Design Criteria

Environmental Data
Water Depth 3000-meters LAT
Operating temperature range  
Surface unit 0°C to 40°C
Subsea unit 0°C to 40°C
Shock NES 1004 ISS 2 DS 20 + Defense - Standard
  07-55-test. A3 Up to drop test
Vibration NES 1004 ISS 2 DS 25
5 to 150 Hz @ 2-g for 6 hours

Subsea Equipment Design
Design life 25 years
Intervention ROV deployment and intervention
SCM size 850 mm x 850 mm x 750 mm high
(excluding mounting base)
SCM weight  
In air 800 Kg
In water 600 Kg (Approximately)
SCM housing Pressure compensated, dielectric fluid filled
Mounting Subsea tree or manifold structure
(ROV to AP1 17H or driver)

System Pressures & Fluid
High pressure 1034 barg MWP
Low pressure 207 barg MWP
Control fluid (standard) Water based biodegradable, open loop or petroleum based synthetic mineral oil
Control fluid cleanliness NAS 1638 Class 6
Supply filtration Integral single B3 - 200 rating elements (3-micron)

Electrical
Power supply 230 or 480 Volts, 60 Hz single phase supply
Communications Option of fibre or twisted pairs

Subsea Instrumentation
Analog 64 off two-wire analog signal, 4- to 20-mA inputs
  Individual channel open and short circuit monitoring
Accuracy ±1.5% FS excluding sensor
ADC conversion 12-bit (1.5% resolution)
DHPT 4 off as specified
Frequency 2 off two-wire frequency signal, 0- to 10-Khz inputs
Serial 4 off serial I/O

Subsea Tree Valve Actuators
HP control function 2 off with output monitoring
LP control function 24 off with output monitoring
ESD control function 2 off with output monitoring

Communications
Distance 28-Km (10-mm cable) or 24-Km (6-mm cable) tested
Data rate 2 @ 1200- to 2400-baud effective

Surface Interfaces
Electrical UPS generated supply to MCS/EPU
  Motor supplies from MCC
  DCS signals, Modbus protocol & ESD signals digital
Chemical injection Chemicals into composite services umbilical
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