Dynamic compressor controls
AssigneeDetechtion USA Inc.
InventorAdrian Cowan
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Abstract
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.
Claims8
A dynamic compressor control for a reciprocating compressor comprising,
- a reciprocating compressor;
- a hub operatively connected to the reciprocating compressor to receive sensor inputs regarding a plurality of real-time operating parameters of the reciprocating compressor,
- a compressor analytic software package resident in the hub, the compressor analytic software package uses the sensor inputs received by the hub to dynamically calculate signal generator data that are key performance indicators for the reciprocating compressor and dynamically calculate operating ranges based on the sensor inputs and the signal generator data, wherein the dynamically calculated operating ranges include at least a first threshold associated with each of the sensor inputs and a first threshold associated with each the signal generator data,
- a dynamic compressor control processor operatively coupled to the hub and the compressor analytic software package to receive the sensor inputs regarding the plurality of real-time operating parameters of the reciprocating compressor and the signal generator data that are key performance indicators for the reciprocating compressor, wherein the dynamic compressor control processor generates a control signal associated with each of the sensor inputs and a control signal associated with each of the signal generator data that controls the operation of the reciprocating compressor based on comparing whether each of the sensor inputs violates the associated first threshold or each of the signal generator data violates the associated first threshold, wherein the reciprocating compressor is operated within the dynamically calculated operating ranges based on the sensor inputs regarding the real-time operating parameters.
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