Liquid-cooled fracturing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12503935-B2
Application number	US-202318463748-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2023
Priority date	Sep 26, 2022
Publication date	Dec 23, 2025
Grant date	Dec 23, 2025

Abstract

A liquid-cooling fracturing system includes a fracturing device; a power device connected to the fracturing device through a transmission device and configured to provide power for the fracturing device; a cooling medium storage device configured to store a cooling medium for cooling the power device; and a first heat exchange device, the first heat exchange device using cooling liquid to exchange heat with the cooling medium to cool the cooling medium.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A liquid-cooled fracturing system, comprising:
a fracturing device; a power device connected to the fracturing device through a transmission device and configured to provide power for the fracturing device; a cooling medium storage device, configured to store a cooling medium used for cooling the power device; a lubricating system comprising a lubricating medium storage device, the lubricating medium storage device being configured to store a lubricating medium for lubricating the fracturing device; a first heat exchange device, the first heat exchange device using cooling liquid to exchange heat with the cooling medium to cool the cooling medium; a second heat exchange device using the cooling liquid to exchange heat with the lubricating medium to cool the lubricating medium; a first pumping device configured to circulate the cooling medium between the cooling medium storage device, the power device, and the first heat exchange device; a second pumping device configured to circulate the lubricating medium between the lubricating medium storage device, the second heat exchange device, and the fracturing device; and a thermostat disposed on an outlet pipeline of the second pumping device.

2 . The liquid-cooled fracturing system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a cooling liquid source, configured to provide the cooling liquid; and a third pumping device, configured to direct the cooling liquid to flow from the cooling liquid source into the first heat exchange device and/or into the second heat exchange device, to exchange heat with the cooling medium and/or the lubricating medium at the first heat exchange device and/or the second heat exchange device, and return the cooling liquid to the cooling liquid source after heat exchange.

3 . The liquid-cooled fracturing system according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a first flow pipeline, through which the cooling medium circulates between the cooling medium storage device, the power device, and the first heat exchange device; a second flow pipeline, through which the lubricating medium circulates between the lubricating medium storage device, the second heat exchange device, and the fracturing device; and a third flow pipeline, through which the cooling liquid flows from the cooling liquid source into the first and second heat exchange devices and returns to the cooling liquid source after heat exchange.

4 . The liquid-cooled fracturing system according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling liquid has heat exchange capacity.

5 . The liquid-cooled fracturing system according to claim 2 , wherein the cooling liquid source is a natural or man-made container storing the cooling liquid, wherein an amount of the cooling liquid in the cooling liquid source is greater than an amount of the cooling liquid for cooling the cooling medium and the lubricating medium.

6 . The liquid-cooled fracturing system according to claim 1 , further comprising a filtering device disposed on an outlet pipeline of the lubricating medium storage device, to filter out solid impurities in the lubricating medium.

7 . The liquid-cooled fracturing system according to claim 2 , further comprising one or more flow regulating devices disposed on cooling liquid inlet pipelines or cooling liquid outlet pipelines of the first and second heat exchange devices, to regulate flow of the cooling liquid flowing through the first and second heat exchange devices.

8 . The liquid-cooled fracturing system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
one or more pressure sensors disposed on outlet pipelines of the first pumping device and the second pumping device to measure pressures in the pipelines, and one or more safety valves disposed on the outlet pipelines of the first pumping device and the second pumping device, the one or more safety valves being configured to regulate pressure in the pipelines based on a measurement result of the one or more pressure sensors.

9 . The liquid-cooled fracturing system according to claim 2 , further comprising one or more temperature sensors disposed on inlet pipelines or outlet pipelines of the first pumping device, the second pumping device, and the third pumping device, to measure a temperature of liquid flowing in the pipelines.

10 . The liquid-cooled fracturing system according to claim 2 , further comprising a pressure sensor disposed on an outlet pipeline of the third pumping device to measure a pressure in the outlet pipeline of the third pumping device.

11 . The liquid-cooled fracturing system according to claim 2 , further comprising a flowmeter disposed on an outlet pipeline of the third pumping device to measure flow of liquid flowing in the outlet pipeline of the third pumping device.

12 . The liquid-cooled fracturing system according to claim 9 , further comprising a control system configured to automatically control a flow of the third pumping device according to a temperature measured by the one or more temperature sensors.

13 . The liquid-cooled fracturing system according to claim 10 , further comprising a control system configured to automatically control the third pumping device to keep the pressure measured by the pressure sensor constant.

14 . The liquid-cooled fracturing system according to claim 11 , further comprising a control system configured to automatically control the third pumping device to keep the flow measured by the flowmeter constant.

Assignees

• Yantai Jereh Petroleum Equipment & Technologies Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhong Jifeng
• Lv Liang
• Wu Yipeng
• Li Xincheng

Classifications

• F04B49/06

  Control using electricity (regulating by means of floats actuating electric switches F04B49/04) · CPC title

• F04B23/04

  Combinations of two or more pumps · CPC title

• F04B2201/0404

  Lubricating oil condition · CPC title

• F04B2203/0205

  Temperature · CPC title

• F04B53/08

  Cooling; Heating; Preventing freezing · CPC title