公开(公告)号：US20200040888A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16051150

申请日：2018-07-31

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Yanchai ZHANG ,  Zhijun CAI ,  Maurice DUST

IPC: F04B49/20 ,  E21B43/26 ,  E21B47/06 ,  E21B47/10 ,  F04B49/06

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.