Multi-rig hydraulic fracturing system and method for optimizing operation thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10415348B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-17

    申请号:US15584107

    申请日:2017-05-02

    申请人: Caterpillar Inc.

    IPC分类号: G05B13/02 E21B41/00 E21B43/26

    摘要: A hydraulic fracturing system comprises a plurality of hydraulic fracturing rigs. Each hydraulic fracturing rig includes an engine, a transmission, and a hydraulic fracturing pump. A driveshaft is coupled between the transmission and the hydraulic fracturing pump to transfer torque from the engine to the hydraulic fracturing pump. The hydraulic fracturing system also includes a fuel consumption data for each hydraulic fracturing rig, and a controller. The controller is programmed to receive a total pump flow and pressure request, and identify a pump flow distribution for each hydraulic fracturing rig of the plurality of hydraulic fracturing rigs based on the total pump flow and pressure request and the fuel consumption data.

    Control of multiple engines using one or more parameters associated with the multiple engines

    公开(公告)号:US10927774B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-23

    申请号:US16121145

    申请日:2018-09-04

    申请人: Caterpillar Inc.

    摘要: An engine controller to control a plurality of engines is disclosed. The engine controller may identify a plurality of engines configured to provide power to a load, wherein the plurality of engines have a first set of priorities associated with providing the power to the load; receive a plurality of parameters from a plurality of monitoring devices monitoring the plurality of engines; calculate a plurality of metrics corresponding to the plurality of engines based on the plurality of parameters; determine, based on the plurality of metrics, that a switching condition is satisfied to switch from the first set of priorities to a second set of priorities for the plurality of engines; determine the second set of priorities for the plurality of engines based on the plurality of metrics; and cause the plurality of engines to provide respective amounts of power to the load based on the second set of priorities.

    HYDRAULIC FRACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING OPERATION THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20180291712A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-11

    申请号:US15481074

    申请日:2017-04-06

    申请人: Caterpillar Inc.

    摘要: A hydraulic fracturing system includes an engine, transmission, and hydraulic fracturing pump. A driveshaft is coupled between the transmission and the hydraulic fracturing pump to transfer torque from the engine to the hydraulic fracturing pump. The hydraulic fracturing system also includes an advisory system including a display, a memory storing fuel consumption data and component durability data, and a controller. The controller is programmed to receive pump flow and pressure settings, identify an optimal transmission gear based on the pump flow and pressure settings, the fuel consumption data and the component durability data, and cause the optimal transmission gear to be displayed on the display.

    System and method for detecting wear or failure of genset power system coupling

    公开(公告)号:US10656051B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US15660081

    申请日:2017-07-26

    申请人: Caterpillar Inc.

    摘要: A system for detecting wear or failure of a genset coupling of a genset power system is provided. The system includes a vibration sensor for measuring vibrations, and an additional sensor for measuring an operating condition. A controller is configured to process operating condition data from the additional sensor using a modeling software to generate simulated data. The controller applies time domain information of at least one of the simulated data and vibration sensor data to the modeling software using a machine learning algorithm, and perform a comparison to identify wear or failure of the coupling, wherein, when performing the comparison, the controller compares at least one of: time domain information of the vibration sensor data to time domain information of the simulated data or frequency domain information of the vibration sensor data to frequency domain information of the simulated data, to identify wear or failure of the coupling.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING HIGH FREQUENCY DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A PUMP BY UTILIZING AN FPGA CONTROLLER

    公开(公告)号:US20170122308A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-04

    申请号:US14925704

    申请日:2015-10-28

    申请人: Caterpillar Inc.

    IPC分类号: F04B51/00 E21B43/26

    CPC分类号: F04B51/00 F04B49/06

    摘要: A system for monitoring a pump, while the pump operates at a worksite, is disclosed. The system includes one or more sensors, wherein each of the one or more sensors is associated with the pump and is configured to collect high frequency data associated with the pump. The system further includes a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) controller configured to receive the high frequency data from the one or more sensors and is also configured to generate low frequency data based on the high frequency data. The system further includes a low frequency controller configured to receive the low frequency data from the FPGA controller and configured to transmit the low frequency data to a monitor.

    Power management system for a drilling rig

    公开(公告)号:US11066902B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-20

    申请号:US16413798

    申请日:2019-05-16

    申请人: Caterpillar Inc.

    摘要: A power management system may monitor data relating to respective loads on a plurality of power sources. The plurality of power sources may be associated with a drilling rig engaged in a drilling process. The power management system may determine a stage of the drilling process based on the respective loads on the plurality of power sources. The power management system may determine, based on the stage of the drilling process that is determined, respective load shares for the plurality of power sources. The power management system may manage load sharing among the plurality of power sources according to the respective load shares that are determined.

    Rig management system for transmission control of a hydraulic fracturing rig

    公开(公告)号:US11028842B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-08

    申请号:US16051150

    申请日:2018-07-31

    申请人: Caterpillar Inc.

    摘要: 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.

    CONTROL OF MULTIPLE ENGINES USING ONE OR MORE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MULTIPLE ENGINES

    公开(公告)号:US20200072137A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16121145

    申请日:2018-09-04

    申请人: Caterpillar Inc.

    IPC分类号: F02D25/02 F02D41/26 F02D29/06

    摘要: An engine controller to control a plurality of engines is disclosed. The engine controller may identify a plurality of engines configured to provide power to a load, wherein the plurality of engines have a first set of priorities associated with providing the power to the load; receive a plurality of parameters from a plurality of monitoring devices monitoring the plurality of engines; calculate a plurality of metrics corresponding to the plurality of engines based on the plurality of parameters; determine, based on the plurality of metrics, that a switching condition is satisfied to switch from the first set of priorities to a second set of priorities for the plurality of engines; determine the second set of priorities for the plurality of engines based on the plurality of metrics; and cause the plurality of engines to provide respective amounts of power to the load based on the second set of priorities.