ENERGY AUTONOMOUS GAS FLOW METER
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4001796A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-25

    申请号:EP21204411.9

    申请日:2021-10-25

    摘要: A flow meter system and method are provided for monitoring gas flow in a conduit. The flow meter system includes a plurality of components including: a sensor for sensing a flow rate of the gas flow; a communication device for transmitting information corresponding to the sensed flow rate to a remote device; an energy harvesting device for producing electrical energy from the gas flow to power operation of the communication device or other component of the flow meter system; and an energy storage device for storing electrical energy generated by the energy harvesting device.

    ACOUSTIC NODE FOR CONFIGURING AN INDUSTRIAL DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:EP4027207A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-13

    申请号:EP21213995.0

    申请日:2021-12-13

    IPC分类号: G05B19/042

    摘要: Remote configuration of an industrial or remote telemetry device using sound. Acoustic energy directed from a remote programming device to a remote industrial or telemetry device has tones indicating a request to establish communication. By directing further acoustic energy from the remote programming device to the remote industrial or telemetry device, the remote programming device requests information relating to a current configuration of the remote industrial or telemetry device. The remote industrial or telemetry device processes the tones to identify the request and replies with acoustic energy that has associated tones indicating the information relating to the current configuration of the remote industrial or telemetry device.

    OPTICAL MONITORING AND CONTROL OF PUMPJACK
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4015765A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-22

    申请号:EP21212005.9

    申请日:2021-12-02

    IPC分类号: E21B47/009

    摘要: Systems and methods provide real-time optical monitoring and control of well operations using digital cameras and image analysis. The systems and methods deploy one or more digital cameras in place of or in addition to conventional sensors to capture images of a well pump during well operations. The images may then be analyzed using image analysis algorithms and programs to measure a height, position, shape, and other measurements for certain components of the well pump relative to previous images. These image-based measurements may then be used to determine various operational parameters, such as pump speed, pump load, and other operational parameters. The operational parameters may then be processed by a pump control system to optimize pump operations based on the operational parameters.

    PUMPJACK HAVING LINEAR ALTERNATOR
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4015764A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-22

    申请号:EP21212006.7

    申请日:2021-12-02

    IPC分类号: E21B41/00 E21B43/12

    摘要: Systems and methods for providing power to devices at a well site employ a linear alternator to generate power at a well site. The linear alternator is mounted on a pump at the well site and uses the up-and-down motion of the pump to generate power. The pump may be a nodding donkey head pump or other sucker rod pump mechanisms that operate based on linear vertical motion. The linear vertical motion drives a linear rotor back and forth through a linear stator to induce current in the linear alternator. This allows the linear alternator to convert a portion of the mechanical work performed by the pump into electrical energy that can be supplied to the devices. In some embodiments, the pump-mounted linear alternator can be equipped with a position sensor to directly measure a vertical position of the pump as the alternator travels up and down with the pump.