F04B2205/02

DISTRIBUTED AND CENTRALIZED ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS
20210071508 · 2021-03-11 ·

A motor of an ESP is positioned in a wellbore. Measured data is received from one or more sensors. A first deep learning model miming on a motor controller of the ESP determines first operating parameters or first operating conditions for the ESP based on the measured data. The motor controller sends the first operating parameters or first operating conditions to a centralized computer system. A second deep learning model miming on the centralized computer system determines second operating parameters or second operating conditions associated with the ESP based on the first operating parameters or first operating conditions. The centralized computer system sends the second operating parameters or second operating conditions to the motor controller. The motor controller adjusts operation of the motor of the ESP based on the second operating parameters or second operating conditions.

CONTROL DEVICE OF COMPRESSOR, ELECTRONIC CONTROL VALVE USED FOR SAME, ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR COMPRISING SAME

A control device of a compressor includes a piston which reciprocates by a swash plate, a crankcase receiving the swash plate mounted such that an inclination angle thereof is variable, a discharge chamber from which a compressed working fluid is discharged, a suction chamber sucking the working fluid to be compressed, a first communication channel connecting the suction chamber and the crankcase, a second communication channel connecting the discharge chamber and the crankcase, and a control valve which selectively opens and closes the first communication channel and the second communication channel. The control device includes a suction pressure sensor measuring a pressure of the suction chamber, a valve control unit determining a target suction pressure on the basis of the value measured by the suction pressure sensor and a set temperature, and a valve driving unit controlling the opening degree of the control valve to achieve the target suction pressure.

DYNAMIC COMPRESSOR CONTROLS
20210017978 · 2021-01-21 ·

A dynamic compressor control is provided. The dynamic compressor control includes sensors to sense operating parameters of a compressor and a compressor analytic software package. The compressor analytic software package uses the sensed operating parameters of the compressor to generate key performance indicators. The key performance indicators are used to calculate process variables for the compressor. The dynamic compressor control uses the sensed operating parameters and the process variables calculated from the key performance indicators to provide operating alarms and/or shutdowns.

CONTROL DEVICE

A control device that includes an electronic control unit that is configured to perform, when specific control that causes a change in a state of a hydraulic circuit in the hydraulic control device that involves an increase in hydraulic pressure at the discharge port is performed in a state in which a rotational speed of the electric motor is a first rotational speed, torque increase control that controls drive of the electric motor such that torque of the electric motor starts to increase before hydraulic pressure at the discharge port increases by the specific control.

Determining Operational Health of a Pump
20200370988 · 2020-11-26 ·

Apparatus and methods for determining operational health of a pump. An example method may include commencing operation of a processing device to monitor operational health of a pump for pumping a fluid at a wellsite, wherein the pump may be a reciprocating pump. During pumping operations of the pump, the processing device may receive pressure measurements of the fluid at a fluid inlet manifold and/or a fluid outlet manifold of the pump, receive position measurements of fluid displacing members of the pump, detect irregular pressure measurements based on the received pressure measurements, determine operational phase of the pump based on the received position measurements, and determine which of fluid inlet and outlet valves of the pump is leaking based on operational phase during which the irregular pressure measurements are detected.

Control valve for variable displacement compressor
10837431 · 2020-11-17 · ·

A control valve includes: a body having a control chamber communication port and a suction chamber communication port; a valve element that moves toward and away from a valve hole to close and opening a bleed valve, the ports communicating with each other through the valve hole; a solenoid to generate a drive force in an opening direction of the bleed valve; and a pressure sensing element to sense a pressure in the suction chamber or a pressure in the control chamber, and generate a counterforce against the drive force from the solenoid depending on a magnitude of the sensed pressure. An opening degree of the bleed valve is controlled so that the sensed pressure becomes a set pressure. A bleed passage for delivering the refrigerant introduced through the control chamber communication port to the suction chamber even while the bleed valve is in a closed state is formed.

Method for regulating the rotational speed of a compressor as a function of the available gas flow of a source and regulation thereby applied

A method for controlling the speed of a compressor with a controller as a function of the available gas flow. The method includes the steps of setting a desired value for the inlet pressure; determining the inlet pressure; and determining the speed. The method further includes controlling the speed of the compressor by reducing or increasing it depending on whether the inlet pressure is less than or greater than a set desired value until the inlet pressure is equal to the set desired value where the characteristic data of the compressor relating to the efficiency and/or the Specific Energy Requirement (SER) as a function of the speed and the inlet pressure is provided and the desired value of the inlet pressure is adjusted on the basis of the aforementioned characteristic data so that the efficiency of the compressor is a maximum or the SER is a minimum.

HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AMPLIFIER
20200332781 · 2020-10-22 ·

The present invention concerns a hydraulic pressure amplifier device comprising a casing (10) having two chambers (12, 14) of different cross-sections which house a staged piston (20) comprising two piston sections (22, 24) with cross-sections respectively el matching the chambers (12, 14), and means (30) for controlling the movement of the piston (20), characterised by the fact that the control means (30) are formed of an electronic control driven by means for estimating the ends-of-stroke of the piston (20) without an end-of-stroke sensor or mechanical stop.

FIRE TRUCK PUMP FLOW PREDICTION SYSTEM
20200326215 · 2020-10-15 ·

A fire truck pump flow prediction system includes a pump, an inlet pipe connected to the pump, a discharge pipe connected to the pump, an intake pressure sensor connected to the inlet pipe, a discharge pressure sensor connected to the discharge pipe, a rotational sensor associated with the pump and a central processor connected to the intake pressure sensor, the discharge pressure sensor and the rotational sensor. The intake pressure sensor is configured to detect fire suppressant inlet pressure and the discharge pressure sensor is configured to detect fire suppressant discharge pressure. The rotational sensor configured to detect a rotational speed of the pump. The central processor configured to determine a flow through the pump and into the discharge pipe based on the inlet pressure, the discharge pressure and the rotational speed.

Miniature fluid control device

A miniature fluid control device for transporting gas is disclosed, which includes a gas inlet plate, a resonance plate, a piezoelectric actuator and a gas collecting plate stacked on each other. The gas inlet plate includes at least one inlet, at least one convergence channel and a circular cavity which forms a convergence chamber. The resonance plate has a central aperture. The piezoelectric actuator includes a suspension plate, an outer frame and a piezoelectric plate, wherein the suspension plate has a cylindrical bulge aligned with the circular cavity. The ratio of a second diameter of the cylindrical bulge to a first diameter of the circular cavity is set in a specified range to optimize the gas pressure of the transported gas, thus assuring efficiency of gas transmission of the miniature fluid control device.