Boring or penetrating the earth – Automatic control – Of fluid pressure below ground
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-07
2011-06-07
Bagnell, David J (Department: 3672)
Boring or penetrating the earth
Automatic control
Of fluid pressure below ground
C060S431000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07954558
ABSTRACT:
The present disclosure is directed to methods and apparatuses for controlling pump power draw from an engine in horizontal directional drilling. Various embodiments of the invention are directed to a horizontal directional drilling machine that comprises an engine that outputs mechanical energy, a rotation pump that draws upon the mechanical energy output by the engine to operate a rotation motor that rotates a drill string, a thrust pump that draws upon the mechanical energy output by the engine to operate a thrust motor that longitudinally moves the drill string, a mud pump that draws upon the mechanical energy output by the engine to operate a mud motor that delivers fluid through the drill string, and control circuitry comprising a controller and memory, the processor configured to execute program instructions stored on the memory, processor execution of the stored program instructions causing the control circuitry to calculate a rotation pump power draw from the engine, calculate a thrust pump power draw from the engine, calculate a mud pump power draw from the engine, calculate a total power draw based on the rotation pump power draw, the thrust pump power draw and the mud pump power draw, compare the total power draw to a threshold, and decrease mechanical energy draw of each of the rotation pump, the thrust pump, and the mud pump from the engine based on the total power draw exceeding the threshold.
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Lane Philip R.
Peirce Douglas
Bagnell David J
Hollingsworth & Funk LLC
Sayre James G
Vermeer Manufacturing Company
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