Abstract:
A direct drive drawworks (100) has a permanent magnet motor (40) with a first set of windings (250) and a second set of windings (252), a shaft (41) extending from the permanent magnet motor (40) such that the permanent magnet motor directly rotates the shaft (41 ), a drum (43) connected to the shaft (41) away from the permanent magnet motor (40) such that the rotation of the shaft (41) causes a corresponding rotation of the drum (43), and a switch cooperative with the first set of windings and the second set of windings so as to cause the sets of windings to be selectively connected in parallel or in series.
Abstract:
A system (30) for managing energy consumption in a heave-compensating drawworks includes a power supply (40), a winch drum (28) connected to the power supply (40) so as to receive power from the power supply, a flywheel (52) connected to the winch drum (28) and to the power supply (40), and a controller (42) connected to the power supply and to the winch drum for passing energy to and from the flywheel during an operation of the winch drum. The flywheel (52) includes a disk rotatably coupled to an AC motor (54). The power supply (40) includes a first pair of AC motors (64, 66) operatively connected on one side of the winch drum (28) and a second pair of AC motors (68, 70) operatively connected on an opposite side of the winch drum.
Abstract:
A low speed alternating current motor having motor shaft speeds of about (300) is provided, and such motor has application in numerous industries and devices, such as, for example, in top drive drilling systems. Because of the low shaft speed, mechanical speed reduction equipment may not be necessary. In addition, the motor shaft may be hollow to facilitate the flow of fluid, such as, for example, drilling mud.
Abstract:
A shaft (40) for use on in a mud pump having a shaft portion (42) and a hub portion (44) integrally formed with the shaft portion (42). The hub portion (44) extends radially outwardly of the shaft portion (42). The shaft portion (42) and the hub portion (44) are machined from a single steel blank. The hub portion (44) has an end face (50) with a plurality of bolt holes (52) formed therein. The hub portion (44) is attached to a sheave so as to receive the drive belt of a motor.
Abstract:
A direct drive drawworks (100) has a permanent magnet motor (40) with a first set of windings (250) and a second set of windings (252), a shaft (41) extending from the permanent magnet motor (40) such that the permanent magnet motor directly rotates the shaft (41), a drum (43) connected to the shaft (41) away from the permanent magnet motor (40) such that the rotation of the shaft (41) causes a corresponding rotation of the drum (43), and a switch cooperative with the first set of windings and the second set of windings so as to cause the sets of windings to be selectively connected in parallel or in series.
Abstract:
An energy storage means (130) for a drilling rig has a source of power (132, 134, 136), an AC bus (138) connected to the source of power, a DC bus (168), a load connected to the DC bus, a rectifier connected to the AC bus and to the DC bus (168) for converting AC power from the source of power to DC power to the load, and an energy storage system (170) connected to the DC bus (168). The energy storage system (170) can be batteries, capacitors or combinations thereof. A diode is connected between the energy storage means and the DC bus so as to supply power to the load when the DC voltage is less than a DC source voltage. The energy storage system has a nominal voltage slightly lower than a voltage of a AC-to-DC conversion by the rectifier.
Abstract:
A permanent magnet direct drive mud pump (100) has a permanent magnet motor (40), a shaft (41) connected to the permanent magnet motor, and a pump head (49) connected to the end of the shaft opposite the permanent magnet motor. The permanent magnet motor (40) has a housing (42), a stator (62) positioned within the housing, and a rotor (64) cooperative with the stator and positioned interior of the stator within the housing. The rotor (64) is interconnectable with the shaft so that the rotational motion created by the permanent magnet motor (40) can be directly imparted to the shaft and, accordingly, to the pump head without the use of a transmission.
Abstract:
A drive system (40) for a drilling has a housing (42) with an interior chamber (60), a stator (62) positioned within the interior chamber (60), a rotor (64) positioned in interior of the stator (62) and within in the interior chamber (60) of the housing (42), and a drive plate (66) affixed to the rotor (64). The rotor (64) has a plurality of permanent magnets in spaced relation around a periphery of the rotor. The stator (62) has a plurality of windings extending in spaced relation around an interior diameter of the stator so as to as be cooperative with the plurality of permanent magnets. The drive plate (66) has an interior passageway suitable for joining to a stem of the drill string.
Abstract:
A hybrid vehicle system having first (12) and second (14) internal combustion engines, first (18) and second (32) flywheels respectively coupled to the first (12) and second (14) internal combustion engines, a plurality of motorized wheels (46, 48, 50, and 52) electrically interconnected to first (18) and second (32) flywheels, and a controller (42) connected to the internal combustion engines (12 and 14) and to the flywheels (18 and 32) and to the plurality of motorized wheels (46, 48, 50, and 52) for transferring energy therebetween. Each of the flywheels (46, 48, 50, and 52) has permanent magnets (20 and 34) affixed to a side of a housing thereof. Each of the flywheels is vacuum sealed within a non-ferrous housing (70).
Abstract:
A method for producing a roughened or textured layer on a surface such as a metal or an alloy using aqueous plasma electrolysis. In this process continuous arc-discharges are established and maintained in an electrolyte flowing between two electrodes, one of which is the workpiece to be treated. The treatment process can be performed discretely (one piece at a time) or continuously (reel to reel). The texturing is produced by the action of the arc-discharge processes resulting in localized melted areas on the workpiece's surface. The melted areas subsequently solidify creating a new topological configuration on the workpiece. By altering the electrolysis parameters, e.g. the voltage, current, electrolyte composition, etc., surface texturing characteristics such as the dimensional scale and topological morphology can be varied. Surface texturing as described herein can be successfully utilized to markedly improve soft and hard tissue biological integration of in-vivo medical implants. A cellular type texture structure can also be used as a pharmaceutical depository for subsequent drug elution after in-vivo device implantation.