Single motor-driven dual pump detachment monitoring algorithm
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorAndrew Nagler
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a method for monitoring a pumping system, comprising measuring the speed of a motor of the pumping system, wherein the pumping system further comprises a first pump and a second pump, wherein a control system is configured to operate the pumping system; determining a timeout period, wherein the timeout period is dependent on the speed of the motor; measuring the speed of the first pump, the second pump, or both, wherein there is a hall-effect sensor coupled to each of the first pump and the second pump; determining a designated operating condition of the pumping system; and determining if the first pump, the second pump, or both are enabled to operate in relation to the designated operating condition.
Claims18
A method for monitoring a pumping system, comprising:
- measuring the speed of a motor of the pumping system, wherein the pumping system further comprises a first pump and a second pump, wherein both the first pump and the second pump are selectively coupled to the motor, wherein one of the first pump and the second pump is enabled to operate in relation to the designated operating condition and the remaining one is not enabled to operate in relation to the designated operating condition, wherein a control system is configured to operate the pumping system, and wherein the speed of the motor is measured by the control system;
- determining a timeout period, wherein the timeout period is dependent on the speed of the motor;
- measuring the speed of the first pump, the second pump, or both, wherein the speed of each of the pumps is measured by a hall-effect sensor coupled to each of the first pump and the second pump;
- determining a designated operating condition of the pumping system;
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- determining if the first pump, the second pump, or both are enabled to operate in relation to the designated operating condition.
A method for monitoring a pumping system, comprising:
- measuring the speed of a motor of the pumping system, wherein the pumping system further comprises a first pump and a second pump selectively coupled to the motor in response to a designated operating condition, wherein a control system is configured to operate the pumping system, and wherein the speed of the motor is measured by the control system;
- determining a timeout period comprising the speed of the motor;
- measuring the speed of the first pump, the second pump, or both, wherein the speed of each of the pumps is measured by a hall-effect sensor coupled to each of the first pump and the second pump;
- determining a designated operating condition of the pumping system;
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- determining if the first pump, the second pump, or both are enabled to operate in relation to the designated operating condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.