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US 12,234,695 B2Granted
Electric power distribution for fracturing operation
AssigneeTyphon Technology Solutions (U.S.), LLC
InventorsJeffrey G. Morris, Adrian Benjamin Bodishbaugh, Neal Jensen
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Abstract
Providing electric power distribution for fracturing operations comprising receiving, at a transport, electric power from a mobile source of electricity at a first voltage level and supplying, from the transport, the electric power to a fracturing pump transport at the first voltage level using only a first, single cable connection. The first voltage level falls within a range of 1,000 V to 35 kilovolts. The transport also supplies electric power to a second transport at the first voltage level using only a second, single cable connection.
Claims20
A blender transport comprising:
- a single transport frame;
- a blending tub mounted on the single transport frame;
- an electric motor mounted on the single transport frame, the electric motor being operable to power a blending operation of the blending tub;
- a variable frequency drive mounted on the single transport frame and coupled to the electric motor;
- a transformer coupled to the variable frequency drive and mounted on the single transport frame;
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- a single cable assembly connecting the blender transport to a separate switch gear transport, the single cable assembly including a power supply line and a data communication line, the power supply line being configured to receive electric power at a first voltage level from the separate switch gear transport,
- wherein the transformer is configured to:
- receive, via the power supply line of the single cable assembly, the electric power at the first voltage level,
- step down the electric power at the first voltage level to a second voltage level less than the first voltage level, and
- supply the electric power at the second voltage level to the variable frequency drive, the variable frequency drive controlling power supply to the electric motor to control the blending operation, and
- wherein the blender transport is further configured to receive, via the data communication line of the single cable assembly, a communication signal for controlling the blending operation.
9 more elements
An electric fracturing system comprising:
- a switch gear transport electrically connected to a power generation source and configured to receive electric power from the power generation source at a first voltage level;
- a single cable assembly connected to the switch gear transport, the single cable assembly including a power supply line and a data communication line, the power supply line being configured to supply the electric power at the first voltage level from the switch gear transport, and the data communication line being configured to supply a communication signal for controlling a blending operation of a blender transport;
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- the blender transport including:
- a single transport frame;
- a blending tub mounted on the single transport frame;
- an electric prime mover mounted on the single transport frame, the electric prime mover being operable to power the blending operation of the blending tub;
- a variable frequency drive mounted on the single transport frame and coupled to the electric prime mover;
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- a transformer coupled to the variable frequency drive and mounted on the single transport frame, wherein the transformer is configured to:
- receive, via the power supply line of the single cable assembly, the electric power at the first voltage level,
- step down the electric power at the first voltage level to a second voltage level less than the first voltage level, and
- supply the electric power at the second voltage level to the variable frequency drive, the variable frequency drive controlling power supply to the electric prime mover to control the blending operation.
10 more elements
A method for electric power distribution for fracturing operations, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a switch gear transport, electric power from a power generation source at a first voltage level;
- supplying, from the switch gear transport, the electric power at the first voltage level using a single cable assembly, the single cable assembly including a power supply line and a data communication line, the power supply line being configured to supply the electric power at the first voltage level from the switch gear transport, and the data communication line being configured to supply a communication signal for controlling a blending operation of a blender transport;
- receiving, at the blender transport, the electric power at the first voltage level supplied using the power supply line of the single cable assembly, wherein the blender transport includes a single transport frame, a blending tub, an electric prime mover, a transformer, and a variable frequency drive mounted on the single transport frame, and wherein the electric prime mover is operable to power the blending operation of the blending tub;
- stepping down, with the transformer, the electric power at the first voltage level to a second voltage level less than the first voltage level;
- supplying the electric power at the second voltage level to the variable frequency drive, the variable frequency drive controlling power supply to the electric prime mover to control the blending operation;
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- receiving, at the blender transport and via the data communication line of the single cable assembly, the communication signal for controlling the blending operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.