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US 12,427,441 B2Granted
Power unit phase angle for separation unit control
AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorsGary W. Sams, S. Pavankumar B. Mandewalkar
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide a method of separating a liquid mixture, comprising providing a liquid mixture to a separator, electrically coupling a power circuit to the liquid mixture inside the separator, applying a time-varying voltage to the power circuit, detecting a phase angle in the power circuit; and controlling the phase angle by adjusting a characteristic of the time-varying voltage.
Claims6
A method of separating a liquid mixture, comprising:
- providing a liquid mixture to a separator;
- electrically coupling a power circuit comprising a powered electrode to the liquid mixture inside the separator;
- applying a time-varying voltage to the powered electrode;
- coupling a reference electrode to the liquid mixture using an electrical conductor;
- detecting a phase angle in the electrical conductor;
- minimizing the phase angle by adjusting a characteristic of the time-varying voltage;
- comparing the characteristic of the first time-varying power to a standard;
- and
- adjusting an aspect of the separation process based on the comparison.
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