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Pump station control system and method

  • US 6,178,393 B1
  • Filed: 04/20/1998
  • Issued: 01/23/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for simulating a pump station status and for controlling the pump station, the pump station containing a pump for pumping fluid from a well, the system comprising:

  • a processor having control software resident therein for effecting automatic control of a system parameter of the pump station responsive to a fluid level in the well;

    means for inputting a simulated fluid level within a well into the processor;

    means for calculating a real-time cost parameter of the system based upon a pump flow rate and a pump power usage;

    simulation software means resident in the processor and in communication with the control software, responsive to the simulated fluid level and the real-time cost parameter, for simulating an automatic control of the system parameter; and

    means for displaying the simulated automatic control of the system parameter.

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