Electric motor driven transportation mechanisms for fracturing blenders
AssigneeU.S. Well Services, LLC
InventorsAlexander Christinzio, Brandon Hinderliter, Lon Robinson, Jared Oehring
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Abstract
A system for electric-motor driven transportation mechanism for fracturing operations is disclosed. The system includes at least one transportation mechanism to transport blender components for a blender fluid from a first tub that may be a proppant hopper to a second tub that may be a blender tub and that may be associated with a fracturing blender; an electric motor and a control unit associated with the at least one transportation mechanism; and at least one variable frequency drive (VFD) associated with the electric motors for real time control of a speed associated with the at least one transportation mechanism.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- at least one transportation mechanism to transport blending components from a first tub to a second tub, the second tub to enable blending operations and to be located within the first tub, wherein the blending components are enabled to be moved to side areas of the first tub via the at least one transportation mechanism, and wherein the transport of the blending components to the second tub occurs through chutes that are provided between the first tub and the second tub in said side areas and that comprises the at least one transportation mechanism;
- an electric motor and a control unit associated with the at least one transportation mechanism;
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- at least one variable frequency drive (VFD) associated with the electric motor and the control unit, the at least one VFD to enable real-time control of a frequency or speed associated with the at least one transportation mechanism.
A method comprising:
- associating at least one transportation mechanism with a first tub and a second tub, the second tub located within the first tub, wherein blending components are enabled to be moved to side areas of the first tub via the at least one transportation mechanism and wherein transport of blending components by the at least one transportation mechanism occurs through chutes that are provided between the first tub and the second tub in said side areas;
- associating at least one variable frequency drive (VFD) with an electric motor and a control unit to cause movement associated with the at least one transportation mechanism;
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- enabling the at least one VFD to provide real-time control of a frequency or speed associated with the movement caused in the at least one transportation mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.