Rotating magnetic field downhole power generation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9598937-B2
Application number	US-201214241903-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2012
Priority date	Aug 30, 2011
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a downhole rotating magnetic field generator, wherein a stator assembly is formed by fixedly connecting a guiding stator, windings, and a body together, and a rotor assembly is formed by mounting a turbine rotor and a permanent magnet together. Between the stator assembly and the rotor assembly, sliding bearings are arranged and small mud passages are formed. There is no metal isolation between the rotor and the stator for cutting through the magnetic lines of force, so that the eddy current loss is relatively small. Meanwhile, with mud flowing through the passages as lubricant, overheating of the generator can be prevented and high power output can be ensured.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A downhole rotating magnetic field generator, comprising:
a stator assembly, comprising a stationary cylindrical body and windings arranged in a first region of the body, and
a rotor assembly, comprising a permanent magnet arranged radially outside of the windings and a turbine rotor arranged in a second region of the body which is axially adjacent to the first region,
wherein the turbine rotor and the permanent magnet are fixedly connected with each other along an axial direction, and arranged on the body at both ends of the rotor assembly respectively through a first bearing and a second bearing,
wherein a first external fluid pass is arranged on the periphery of the turbine rotor, and
wherein a guiding stator is arranged on a third region of the body that is axially adjacent to the second region, a second external fluid passage is arranged on the periphery of the guiding stator, and a third internal fluid passage communicated with the first internal fluid passage is arranged inside the guiding stator.

2. The generator according to claim 1 , wherein a first internal fluid passage and a second internal fluid passage, which are communicated with each other, are formed respectively between the turbine rotor and the body and between the permanent magnet and the windings, so that a part of fluid passing through the generator enters the first internal fluid passage through the first bearing, and then is discharged through the second bearing after flowing through the second internal fluid flow passage.

3. The generator according to claim 1 , wherein an adjusting ring is arranged between the turbine rotor and the body, the first internal fluid passage is arranged between the turbine rotor and the adjusting ring, and the first bearing is placed on the periphery of the adjusting ring.

4. The generator according to claim 3 , wherein a slip ring is arranged between the guiding stator and the first bearing.

5. The generator according to claim 1 , wherein an insulation layer is formed radially outside of the windings.

6. The generator according to claim 5 , wherein a yoke and a non-magnetically conductive shield are respectively arranged radially outside and inside of the permanent magnet, the second inner fluid passage is arranged between the insulation layer and the non-magnetically conductive shield.

7. The generator according to claim 1 , wherein the body comprises an axial inner passage and a radial passage arranged in the first region thereof, and an electrical lead, which passes through a radial through-hole in a sealed manner and connects to the windings, for outputting the electric power and/or signal generated.

8. A downhole rotating magnetic field generator, comprising:
a stator assembly, comprising a stationary cylindrical body and windings arranged in a first region of the body, and
a rotor assembly, comprising a permanent magnet arranged radially outside of the windings and a turbine rotor arranged in a second region of the body which is axially adjacent to the first region,
wherein the turbine rotor and the permanent magnet are fixedly connected with each other along an axial direction, and arranged on the body at both ends of the rotor assembly respectively through a first bearing and a second bearing,
wherein an adjusting ring is arranged between the turbine rotor and the body, the first internal fluid passage is arranged between the turbine rotor and the adjusting ring, and the first bearing is placed on the periphery of the adjusting ring.

9. The generator according to claim 8 , wherein a slip ring is arranged between the guiding stator and the first bearing.

10. The generator according to claim 8 , wherein an insulation layer is formed radially outside of the windings.

11. The generator according to claim 10 , wherein a yoke and a non-magnetically conductive shield are respectively arranged radially outside and inside of the permanent magnet, the second inner fluid passage being is arranged between the insulation layer and the non-magnetically conductive shield.

12. The generator according to claim 8 , wherein the body comprises an axial inner passage and a radial passage arranged in the first region thereof, and an electrical lead, which passes through a radial through-hole in a sealed manner and connects to the windings, is used to output for outputting the electric power and/or signal generated.

13. A downhole rotating magnetic field generator, comprising:
a stator assembly, comprising a stationary cylindrical body and windings arranged in a first region of the body, and
a rotor assembly, comprising a permanent magnet arranged radially outside of the windings and a turbine rotor arranged in a second region of the body which is axially adjacent to the first region,
wherein the turbine rotor and the permanent magnet are fixedly connected with each other along an axial direction, and arranged on the body at both ends of the rotor assembly respectively through a first bearing and a second bearing, and
wherein the first bearing comprises a rotor upper bearing and a radial bearing, and the second bearing comprises a rotor lower bearing and a body bearing.

14. The generator according to claim 13 , wherein an insulation layer is formed radially outside of the windings.

15. The generator according to claim 14 , wherein a yoke and a non-magnetically conductive shield are respectively arranged radially outside and inside of the permanent magnet, the second inner fluid passage being is arranged between the insulation layer and the non-magnetically conductive shield.

16. The generator according to claim 13 , wherein the body comprises an axial inner passage and a radial passage arranged in the first region thereof, and an electrical lead, which passes through a radial through-hole in a sealed manner and connects to the windings, is used to output for outputting the electric power and/or signal generated.

Assignees

• Chen Wei
• Han Laiju
• Li Zuohui
• Sun Feng
• Wang Yifeng
• Liu Qinglong
• Xu Fengling
• Lv Zhenhua
• China Petroleum & Chem Corp
• Shengli Drilling Tech Res Inst Of Sinopec

Inventors

• Chen Wei
• Han Laiju
• Li Zuohui
• Sun Feng
• Wang Yifeng
• Liu Qinglong
• Xu Fengling
• Lv Zhenhua

Classifications

• E21B4/04

  Electric drives (E21B4/12 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E21B41/0085 Primary

  Adaptations of electric power generating means for use in boreholes · CPC title

• F03B13/02 Primary

  Adaptations for drilling wells · CPC title

• E21B4/02

  Fluid rotary type drives · CPC title

• E21B47/182

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic