Drilling or work-over rig comprising an operational control and/or state unit and a computer-implemented method of providing operational control and/or state

    公开(公告)号:US11364979B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-21

    申请号:US17176532

    申请日:2021-02-16

    Abstract: A drilling or work-over vessel (10) is disclosed comprising a number of operational equipment (300), wherein the drilling or work-over vessel comprises at least one operational control and/or state unit (100) comprising at least one processing unit (102), wherein the at least one operational control and/or state unit (100) comprises or are in connection with a memory and/or storage (103), and at least one sensor unit (200), wherein the at least one sensor unit (200) is adapted to obtain one or more measured physical values and to provide data representing the one or more measured physical values and/or derived values thereof to the at least one operational control and/or state unit (100), the memory and/or storage (103) comprises a data representation of a computational physics model of at least a part of the drilling or work-over rig, and the at least one processing unit (102) is adapted to derive data representing an estimation of one or more physical states (such as defined by limits of forces, relative motion between operational equipment and vessel, or between other two pieces of operational equipment) estimated to act on at least one operational equipment (300) in response to the data representing the one or more measured physical values and/or derived values thereof as provided by the at least one sensor unit (200).

    Fire-resistant energy storage devices and associated systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11482753B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-25

    申请号:US16643723

    申请日:2018-09-03

    Abstract: A fire-resistant energy storage device includes a fire-resistant chassis, one or more energy storage elements housed in the fire-resistant chassis, and a heat exchanger configured to (a) cool the one or more energy storage elements and (b) protect the one or more energy storage elements from a fire external to the fire-resistant energy storage device. An energy storage assembly includes (a) a plurality of physically separate fire-resistant energy storage devices, each of the plurality of physically separate fire-resistant energy storage devices being configured to protect one or more energy storage elements of the fire-resistant energy storage device from a fire external to the fire-resistant energy storage device, and (b) at least one power converter configured to electrically interface the plurality of physically separate fire-resistant energy storage devices with an electric power buss.

    Power generation and distribution system for offshore drilling units

    公开(公告)号:US10483765B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-19

    申请号:US15552276

    申请日:2016-02-22

    Abstract: A power generation and distribution system for a drilling rig includes (1) an AC bus and a DC bus, (2) an AC generator electrically connected to the AC bus, (3) an AC bus load electrically connected to the AC bus, (4) a first power transformer configured to convert a plurality of voltage phases of the AC bus into a plurality of corresponding secondary side voltage phases, (5) a first unidirectional AC-DC power converter connected between the secondary side voltage phases of the first power transformer and the DC bus, (6) one or more DC bus loads connected to the DC bus, and (7) a second AC-DC power converter connected between the DC bus and at least one of an auxiliary transformer winding of the first power transformer and a second power transformer for supplying power from the DC bus to the AC bus.

    DRILLING OR WORK-OVER RIG COMPRISING AN OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND/OR STATE UNIT AND A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF PROVIDING OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND/OR STATE

    公开(公告)号:US20210188408A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US17176532

    申请日:2021-02-16

    Abstract: A drilling or work-over vessel (10) is disclosed comprising a number of operational equipment (300), wherein the drilling or work-over vessel comprises at least one operational control and/or state unit (100) comprising at least one processing unit (102), wherein the at least one operational control and/or state unit (100) comprises or are in connection with a memory and/or storage (103), and at least one sensor unit (200), wherein the at least one sensor unit (200) is adapted to obtain one or more measured physical values and to provide data representing the one or more measured physical values and/or derived values thereof to the at least one operational control and/or state unit (100), the memory and/or storage (103) comprises a data representation of a computational physics model of at least a part of the drilling or work-over rig, and the at least one processing unit (102) is adapted to derive data representing an estimation of one or more physical states (such as defined by limits of forces, relative motion between operational equipment and vessel, or between other two pieces of operational equipment) estimated to act on at least one operational equipment (300) in response to the data representing the one or more measured physical values and/or derived values thereof as provided by the at least one sensor unit (200).

    Microgrid electric power generation systems and associated methods

    公开(公告)号:US10559957B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-11

    申请号:US16060144

    申请日:2016-12-07

    Abstract: A method for operating a microgrid electric power generation system includes delivering energy to an electric power bus at least partially from one or more kinetic generators electrically coupled to the electric power bus, controlling the one or more kinetic generators in response to a change in a load such that a magnitude of a voltage on the electric power bus remains within a predetermined voltage range, and controlling one or more combustion generators electrically coupled to the electric power bus based at least in part on an operating state of the one or more kinetic generators. The one or more kinetic generators are capable of (a) delivering energy stored therein to the electric power bus, and (b) storing energy in kinetic form.

    DRILLING OR WORK-OVER RIG COMPRISING AN OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND/OR STATE UNIT AND A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF PROVIDING OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND/OR STATE

    公开(公告)号:US20180274338A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-27

    申请号:US15763099

    申请日:2016-09-26

    Abstract: a drilling or work-over vessel (10) is disclosed comprising a number of operational equipment (300), wherein the drilling or work-over vessel comprises at least one operational control and/or state unit (100) comprising at least one processing unit (102), wherein the at least one operational control and/or state unit (100) comprises or are in connection with a memory and/or storage (103), and at least one sensor unit (200), wherein the at least one sensor unit (200) is adapted to obtain one or more measured physical values and to provide data representing the one or more measured physical values and/or derived values thereof to the at least one operational control and/or state unit (100), the memory and/or storage (103) comprises a data representation of a computational physics model of at least a part of the drilling or work-over rig, and the at least one processing unit (102) is adapted to derive data representing an estimation of one or more physical states (such as defined by limits of forces, relative motion between operational equipment and vessel, or between other two pieces of operational equipment) estimated to act on at least one operational equipment (300) in response to the data representing the one or more measured physical values and/or derived values thereof as provided by the at least one sensor unit (200).

    Flywheel systems and flywheel bearing modules

    公开(公告)号:US11804762B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-31

    申请号:US18100970

    申请日:2023-01-24

    CPC classification number: H02K21/222 H02K7/09 H02K11/21

    Abstract: A flywheel system includes a fixture providing a base and a stator, rotor having a cavity to receive the stator, a generator/motor module having a plurality of permanent magnets mechanically coupled to the rotor and an active magnetic bearing module. The active magnetic bearing module includes a plurality of magnetizable elements mechanically coupled to or integrated in the rotor, and a plurality of electromagnets mechanically coupled to a shaft and configured to magnetically couple with the plurality of first magnetizable elements to actively stabilize the rotor relative to the fixture. The windings of the generator/motor module are arranged around the rotation axis of the rotor at a first distance from the rotation axis of the rotor, the electromagnets of the active magnetic bearing module are arranged around the rotation axis of the rotor at a second distance, and the first distance is greater than or equal to the second distance.

    Flywheel systems and flywheel bearing modules

    公开(公告)号:US11264876B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-01

    申请号:US16758298

    申请日:2018-10-22

    Abstract: A flywheel system includes a rotor configured to rotate about a rotation axis. The flywheel system further includes a fixture and an active magnetic bearing module for actively stabilizing the rotor relative to the fixture. The active magnetic bearing module includes a plurality of first magnetizable elements mechanically coupled to or integrated in the rotor, and a plurality of electromagnets mechanically coupled to the fixture and configured to magnetically couple with the plurality of first magnetizable elements to actively stabilize the rotor relative to the fixture. Each of the first magnetizable elements is farther than each of the electromagnets from the rotation axis.

    Drilling or work-over rig comprising an operational control and/or state unit and a computer-implemented method of providing operational control and/or state

    公开(公告)号:US10941636B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-09

    申请号:US15763099

    申请日:2016-09-26

    Abstract: A drilling or work-over vessel (10) is disclosed comprising a number of operational equipment (300), wherein the drilling or work-over vessel comprises at least one operational control and/or state unit (100) comprising at least one processing unit (102), wherein the at least one operational control and/or state unit (100) comprises or are in connection with a memory and/or storage (103), and at least one sensor unit (200), wherein the at least one sensor unit (200) is adapted to obtain one or more measured physical values and to provide data representing the one or more measured physical values and/or derived values thereof to the at least one operational control and/or state unit (100), the memory and/or storage (103) comprises a data representation of a computational physics model of at least a part of the drilling or work-over rig, and the at least one processing unit (102) is adapted to derive data representing an estimation of one or more physical states (such as defined by limits of forces, relative motion between operational equipment and vessel, or between other two pieces of operational equipment) estimated to act on at least one operational equipment (300) in response to the data representing the one or more measured physical values and/or derived values thereof as provided by the at least one sensor unit (200).

    Microgrid electric power generation systems and associated methods

    公开(公告)号:US11075520B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-27

    申请号:US16782032

    申请日:2020-02-04

    Abstract: A method for operating a microgrid electric power generation system includes delivering energy to an electric power bus at least partially from one or more kinetic generators electrically coupled to the electric power bus, controlling the one or more kinetic generators in response to a change in a load such that a magnitude of a voltage on the electric power bus remains within a predetermined voltage range, and controlling one or more combustion generators electrically coupled to the electric power bus based at least in part on an operating state of the one or more kinetic generators. The one or more kinetic generators are capable of (a) delivering energy stored therein to the electric power bus, and (b) storing energy in kinetic form.

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