Patents by Inventor Nils-Arne Solvik

Nils-Arne Solvik has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for distribution of electric power
    Patent number: 6867364
    Abstract: A subsea electrical power distribution system including a first chamber (20) housing a transformer, a second chamber (30) housing a power distribution system with busbars (32) for distribution of power to individual consumers connected to said busbars via connectors (33). The interface between the first and second chamber includes a flexible membrane (22) allowing the oil in the first chamber to expand into the second chamber and vice versa. The second chamber being connected to an external volume expansion chamber (34) allowing the pressure in the second chamber to balance against the pressure of the ambient sea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: ABB Offshore Systems AS
    Inventors: Gunnar Hafskjold, Nils-Arne Sølvik
  • System for distribution of electric power
    Publication number: 20040051615
    Abstract: A subsea electrical power distribution system including a first chamber (20) housing a transformer, a second chamber (30) housing a power distribution system with busbars (32) for distribution of power to individual consumers connected to said busbars via connectors (33). The interface between the first and second chamber includes a flexible membrane (22) allowing the oil in the first chamber to expand into the second chamber and vice versa. The second chamber being connected to an external volume expansion chamber (34) allowing the pressure in the second chamber to balance against the pressure of the ambient sea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Gunnar Hafskjold, Nils-Arne Solvik