Definition(s)


SSV Actuator or Underwater Safety Valve Actuator or USV Actuator

Device which causes the SSV/USV valve to open when power is supplied and to close automatically when power is lost or released.

Source: API SPEC 6A, Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment, Twentieth Edition, October 2010 (Addendum November 2012). Global Standards

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