Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rig management system for transmission control of a hydraulic fracturing rig
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Application No.: US16051150Application Date: 2018-07-31
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Publication No.: US11028842B2Publication Date: 2021-06-08
- Inventor: Yanchai Zhang , Zhijun Cai , Maurice Dust
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Deerfield
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Deerfield
- Agency: Harrity & Harrity LLP
- Main IPC: F04B49/06
- IPC: F04B49/06 ; F04B49/20 ; E21B43/26 ; E21B47/06 ; E21B47/10

Abstract:
A rig management system is disclosed. The rig management system may be configured to receive information to be used to control shifting of a transmission to prevent cavitation during use of the hydraulic fracturing rig. The rig management system may be configured to determine a flow rate for a pump based on the information. The rig management system may be configured to determine an output torque of the transmission based on the flow rate. The rig management system may be configured to determine a transmission gear for the transmission based on the output torque and a fuel consumption map, wherein the fuel consumption map identifies a respective fuel consumption rate for different combinations of transmission gears and output torques. The rig management system may be configured to cause the transmission to shift into the transmission gear after determining the transmission gear.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200040888A1 RIG MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR TRANSMISSION CONTROL OF A HYDRAULIC FRACTURING RIG Public/Granted day:2020-02-06
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