WO2017129741A1 - Systèmes de surveillance d'accumulateur hydraulique - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
- F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
- F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
- F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
- F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
- F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
- F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
- F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
- F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- the present invention relates to a hydraulic accumulator monitoring system, for example for a hydraulic accumulator in an underwater (e.g. subsea) fluid extraction well facility.
- the invention also relates to a method of monitoring a hydraulic accumulator.
- Many subsea control systems include hydraulic accumulators. To ensure continued functionality of the system, it is desirable to know the stored volume and pressure of said accumulators, for example, to determine whether an accumulator has leaked hydraulic fluid to the environment.
- Prior art subsea hydraulic accumulators exist that have means to measure the pressure and / or volume in the accumulators by using sensors on the accumulators (for example, which measure the position of a piston within the accumulator, or measure the weight of the accumulator).
- sensors on the accumulators for example, which measure the position of a piston within the accumulator, or measure the weight of the accumulator.
- sensors are generally not suitable for use with smaller, lighter and more cost-effective bladder type accumulators.
- a hydraulic accumulator monitoring system which can infer the pressure and / or volume of accumulated hydraulic fluid merely by using sensor measurements taken from the hydraulic circuit to which the accumulator is attached, rather than from sensors attached to the accumulator itself. In some subsea control systems this may allow the use of pre-existing local sensors in the hydraulic circuit to measure accumulator fluid pressure / volume.
- a hydraulic accumulator monitoring system comprising: a hydraulic input; a hydraulic output; at least one hydraulic accumulator connected between the hydraulic input and the hydraulic output; a flowmeter connected between the hydraulic input and the at least one accumulator; and a processor connected to the flowmeter to receive measurements taken by the flowmeter, wherein the processor is operable to infer the stored volume of accumulated hydraulic fluid within the accumulator from the received flowmeter measurements.
- the system could further comprise a pressure and temperature meter connected between the hydraulic input and the hydraulic output and the processor could be connected to the pressure and temperature meter to receive measurements taken by the pressure and temperature meter.
- the processor could be operable to infer the pressure of accumulated hydraulic fluid within the accumulator from the received pressure and temperature meter measurements.
- the system could further comprise multiplexing means to multiplex together measurements taken from the flowmeter with measurements taken from the pressure and temperature meter. Said multiplexing means could be located within a subsea electronics module.
- the processor could be configured to trigger an alarm when a received measurement is outside a predetermined threshold.
- the processor could be located within a topside master control station.
- a method of monitoring a hydraulic accumulator said hydraulic accumulator being connected to a hydraulic circuit comprising a hydraulic input, a hydraulic output, with the hydraulic accumulator being connected between the hydraulic input and the hydraulic output, the method comprising the steps of: connecting a flowmeter between the hydraulic input and the at least one accumulator; and connecting a processor to the flowmeter to receive measurements taken by the flowmeter, wherein the processor is operable to infer the stored volume of accumulated hydraulic fluid within the accumulator from the received flowmeter measurements.
- the method could further comprise the step of connecting a pressure and temperature meter between the hydraulic input and the hydraulic output, and the processor could be connected to the pressure and temperature meter to receive measurements taken by the pressure and temperature meter.
- the processor could be operable to infer the pressure of accumulated hydraulic fluid within the accumulator from the received pressure and temperature meter measurements.
- the method could further comprise the step of multiplexing together measurements taken from the flowmeter with measurements taken from the pressure and temperature meter. Said multiplexing could take place within a subsea electronics module.
- the processor could be configured to trigger an alarm when a received measurement is outside a predetermined threshold.
- the processor could be located within a topside master control station.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a monitoring system according to the invention.
- Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the data collection components of a monitoring system according to the invention.
- Fig. 1 schematically shows part 1 of a subsea control system for a subsea hydrocarbon extraction facility.
- the subsea control system includes a hydraulic input 2 and a hydraulic output 3. Between the hydraulic input 2 and the hydraulic output 3 there are connected a pair of hydraulic accumulators 4, 5. Upstream of the first hydraulic accumulator 4, the hydraulic fluid supply is isolated using a pair of back flow check valves 6, 7. Another pair of back flow check valves 8, 9 are located downstream of the second hydraulic accumulator 5 as shown.
- a pressure and temperature sensor 11 is connected to the control system and takes measurements of pressure and temperature at a point between the flow meter 10 and the first hydraulic accumulator 4.
- the subsea control system also includes a first pair of pilot isolation valves 12, 13 actuated by a first hydraulic circuit 14, and a second pair of pilot isolation valve 15, 16 actuated by a second hydraulic circuit 17.
- the subsea control system operates on a "de-energise to trip" philosophy, i.e. both the first pair of pilot isolation valves 12, 13 and the second pair of pilot isolation valves 15, 16 must be energised by the first and second hydraulic circuits 14, 17 to prevent the transmission of hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic input 2 to the hydraulic output 3.
- Each of the pilot isolation valves 12, 13, 15, 16 are resilient ly biased into their respective open positions as shown.
- Fig. 2 schematically shows a diagram of the data collection components of a monitoring system according to the invention.
- the flowmeter 10 and pressure and temperature sensor 11 correspond to those shown in Fig. 1, and so their reference numerals have been retained.
- the measurements taken by the flowmeter 10 and pressure and temperature sensor 1 1 are fed to a subsea electronics module (SEM) 18 on the sea bed, which multiplexes the measurements together for transmission to the surface. Once multiplexed, the measurements are transmitted via an umbilical 19 to a master control station (MCS) 20 located topside.
- MCS master control station
- a reeler 21 is also shown in Fig, 2, which is operable to deploy or recover the umbilical 19.
- a well operator can monitor the flow rate, pressure and temperature measurements and determine whether or not one of the accumulators 4, 5 has leaked hydraulic fluid to the environment. For example, if a high flow rate is measured after the accumulators 4, 5 have been charged with hydraulic fluid, then this is indicative of a leak in one or both of the accumulators 4, 5.
- the MCS 20 can also be programmed with software to trigger an alarm if measurements indicative of accumulator failure are detected. Such an alarm could be configured to trigger if one or more of the measurements taken is outside a predetermined threshold. The alarm could also be configured if a combination of two or three of the measurements are outside respective predetermined thresholds. Software in the MCS 20 could be configured to save a record of historic flow rate, pressure and temperature measurements, so that these can be reviewed by a well operator in the event that an alarm is triggered. Advantages provided by the invention
- An advantage of the hydraulic accumulator monitoring system provided is that the stored volume and pressure of accumulated hydraulic pressure within a hydraulic accumulator can be inferred from sensor measurements taken in the hydraulic circuit to which the accumulator is connected. This eliminates the need for on-accumulator sensors, which can be costly and not compatible with all accumulator types (e.g. bladder-type accumulators). Such sensor measurements are routinely made in existing hydraulic circuits, and so in some subsea control systems it may be possible to implement the present invention using existing control system sensors, without the need for additional sensors to be deployed. Various alternatives and modifications within the scope of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. For example, while Fig. 1 shows a pair of hydraulic accumulators 4, 5 the invention is not so limited, and any number of accumulators could be used in practice.
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Abstract
La présente invention concerne un système de surveillance d'accumulateur hydraulique comprenant : une entrée hydraulique (2) ; une sortie hydraulique (3) ; au moins un accumulateur hydraulique (4) raccordé entre l'entrée hydraulique et la sortie hydraulique ; un débitmètre (10) raccordé entre l'entrée hydraulique et le ou les accumulateurs ; et un processeur raccordé au débitmètre de sorte à recevoir des mesures prises par le débitmètre, le processeur étant destiné à déduire le volume stocké de fluide hydraulique accumulé dans l'accumulateur à partir des mesures de débitmètre reçues.
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