Load management for power systems
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsAlexander Simon Chretien, Glenn Howard Weightman, Madhur Kohli
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Abstract
This disclosure presents processes for controlling a hydraulic fracturing operation at a wellbore. The processes can determine power available from each of one or more individual power sources. From the determined power available from the power sources, parasitic power losses, existing power consumed by one or more loads of the hydraulic fracturing operation, a threshold power level, or a combination thereof, the processes can determine an incremental power available to the one or more loads. The processes communicate the incremental power available to the one or more loads. The hydraulic fracturing operation is then controlled by processes based on the incremental power available to the one or more loads.
Claims23
A method to control a hydraulic fracturing operation at a wellbore, the method comprising:
- determining power available from each of one or more individual power sources;
- determining an incremental power available to one or more loads of the hydraulic fracturing operation based on the determined power available from each of the one or more individual power sources, parasitic power losses, existing power consumed by the one or more loads, a threshold power level, or a combination thereof;
- communicating the incremental power available to the plurality of loads;
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- controlling the hydraulic fracturing operation at the wellbore based on the incremental power available.
A computer program product having a series of operating instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium that cause at least one processor to perform operations to control a hydraulic fracturing operation at a wellbore, the operations comprising:
- determining power available from each of one or more individual power sources;
- determining an incremental power available to one or more loads of the hydraulic fracturing operation based on the determined power available from each of the one or more individual power sources, parasitic power losses, existing power consumed by the one or more loads, a threshold power level, or a combination thereof;
- communicating to the one or more loads the incremental power available;
- and
- controlling the hydraulic fracturing operation at the wellbore based on the incremental power available.
A system to control a hydraulic fracturing operation at a wellbore, the system comprising:
- one or more processors to perform one or more operations including:
- determining power available from one or more individual power sources;
- determining an incremental power available to one or more loads of the hydraulic fracturing operation based on the determined power available from the one or more individual power source, parasitic power losses, existing power consumed by the one or more loads, a threshold power level, or a combination thereof;
- communicating to the one or more loads the incremental power available;
- and
- controlling the hydraulic fracturing operation at the wellbore based on the incremental power available.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.