Wireless sensor system for electric submersible pump
First Claim
1. An electric submersible pump system comprising:
- a shaft;
a power cable connector;
an electric motor configured to receive power via the power cable connector for rotatably driving the shaft;
a pump operatively coupled to the shaft;
a power unit for generating power via rotation of the shaft;
a remote unit that comprises at least one sensor for sensing information, wireless transmission circuitry for wireless transmission of sensed information and a power interface to receive power generated by the power unit; and
a base unit that comprises wireless reception circuitry for receipt of wireless transmission of sensed information from the remote unit and wired transmission circuitry operatively coupled to the power cable connector.
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Abstract
An electric submersible pump system can include a shaft; a power cable connector; an electric motor configured to receive power via the power cable connector for rotatably driving the shaft; a pump operatively coupled to the shaft; a power unit for generating power via rotation of the shaft; a remote unit that includes at least one sensor for sensing information, wireless transmission circuitry for wireless transmission of sensed information and a power interface to receive power generated by the power unit; and a base unit that includes wireless reception circuitry for receipt of wireless transmission of sensed information from the remote unit and wired transmission circuitry operatively coupled to the power cable connector. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. An electric submersible pump system comprising:
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a shaft; a power cable connector; an electric motor configured to receive power via the power cable connector for rotatably driving the shaft; a pump operatively coupled to the shaft; a power unit for generating power via rotation of the shaft; a remote unit that comprises at least one sensor for sensing information, wireless transmission circuitry for wireless transmission of sensed information and a power interface to receive power generated by the power unit; and a base unit that comprises wireless reception circuitry for receipt of wireless transmission of sensed information from the remote unit and wired transmission circuitry operatively coupled to the power cable connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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providing an electric submersible pump system that comprises a shaft, a power cable connector, an electric motor configured to receive power via the power cable connector for rotatably driving the shaft, a pump operatively coupled to the shaft, a power unit for generating power via rotation of the shaft, a remote unit that comprises at least one sensor for sensing information, wireless transmission circuitry for wireless transmission of sensed information and a power interface to receive power generated by the power unit, and a base unit that comprises wireless reception circuitry for receipt of wireless transmission of sensed information from the remote unit and wired transmission circuitry operatively coupled to the power cable connector; sensing information using the at least one sensor of the remote unit; transmitting the sensed information via the wireless transmission circuitry; and receiving the sensed information via the wireless reception circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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