TRANSPORTABLE FLUID PIPELINE SYSTEM AND CONTROL
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1. A fluid pumping system comprising:
- a central controller; and
a local pumping station coupled with a fluid pipeline, the local pumping station including;
at least one pump, anda local controller in communication with the central controller and configured to monitor each device of the local pumping station and provide individual control to each device as well as to transmit information to the central controller and receive instructions from the central controller.
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Abstract
Rapidly deployable and reconfigurable fluid pumping systems may include a central controller communicatively coupled with one or more local pumping stations connected with a fluid pipeline. The local pumping stations may include at least one pump, and a local controller in communication with the central controller configured to monitor each device of the local pumping station. The local controllers may also provide individual control of each device within the local pumping station.
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20 Claims
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1. A fluid pumping system comprising:
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a central controller; and a local pumping station coupled with a fluid pipeline, the local pumping station including; at least one pump, and a local controller in communication with the central controller and configured to monitor each device of the local pumping station and provide individual control to each device as well as to transmit information to the central controller and receive instructions from the central controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating a local pumping station including at least one pump within a fluid pumping system with a local controller communicatively coupled with the local pumping station, the method comprising:
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receiving an instruction from a remotely located central controller to provide a desired output state for the at least one pump; and determining with the local controller one or more operational characteristics to be modulated to produce the desired output state for the pump. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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