The journey towards the realization of the subsea factory is well on its way, promising the benefits of subsea processing and production. This "Grand Challenge" places extreme demands on the reliability, uptime and safety of the technology for distributing, delivery and control of the power system. ABB Oil & Gas is running a Joint Industry project together with Statoil, Total and Chevron to develop technologies for subsea power transmission, distribution and conversion at greater distances, in deeper waters, and in harsher environments. The project started up in 2013 and is targeting a 3000-hour shallowwater system test in 2018, including the qualification of pressure tolerant medium voltage switchgear, medium voltage drives, as well as supporting controls and auxiliary supplies.
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