Control system design for a mixing system with multiple inputs
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B28C-007/04
B28C-007/00
출원번호
US-0121278
(2005-05-03)
등록번호
US-7494263
(2009-02-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Dykstra,Jason D.
Borgstadt,Justin A.
출원인 / 주소
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Wustenberg,John W.
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초록▼
A control system for mixing at least two materials in a physical system having two or more tanks comprises at least two actuators, each actuator being operable to introduce a material into a first tank to form a first mixture, the first mixture flowing into a second tank to form a second mixture and
A control system for mixing at least two materials in a physical system having two or more tanks comprises at least two actuators, each actuator being operable to introduce a material into a first tank to form a first mixture, the first mixture flowing into a second tank to form a second mixture and a controller operable, based on a commanded input, to control the at least two actuators to obtain a density of either the first mixture or the second mixture and a volume flow rate of the second mixture out of the second tank, wherein the density is controlled independently from the volume flow rate.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A control system for mixing at least two materials in a physical system having two or more tanks, comprising: at least two actuators, each actuator being operable to introduce a material into a first tank to form a first mixture, the first mixture flowing into a second tank t
What is claimed is: 1. A control system for mixing at least two materials in a physical system having two or more tanks, comprising: at least two actuators, each actuator being operable to introduce a material into a first tank to form a first mixture, the first mixture flowing into a second tank to form a second mixture; and a controller operable, based on a commanded input, to control the at least two actuators to obtain a density of either the first mixture or the second mixture and a volume flow rate of the second mixture out of the second tank; wherein the density is controlled independently from the volume flow rate, and wherein the commanded input comprises: a commanded combined volume flow rate of the materials passing through the actuators into the first tank [commanded dvin/dt]; and a commanded combined mass flow rate of the materials passing through the actuators into the first tank [commanded dmin/dt]. 2. The control system of claim 1, wherein the actuators are selected from the group consisting of valves, screw feeders, augurs, and elevators. 3. The control system of claim 1, wherein the materials are selected from the group consisting of water, carrier fluid, dry cement material, sand, and proppants. 4. The control system of claim 1, wherein a first actuator is controlled by a first signal based on a function ƒ1 where: description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"ƒ1=[commanded dmin/dt-(commanded dvin/dt)��ρm2]/(ρm1-ρ m2)description="In-line Formulae" end="tail" wherein: ρm1=density of a first material; and ρm2=density of a second material. 5. The control system of claim 1, wherein a second actuator is controlled by a second signal based on a function ƒ2 where: description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"ƒ2=[(commanded dvin/dt)��ρm1-commanded dmin/dt]/(ρm1-ρm2) description="In-line Formulae" end="tail" wherein: ρm1=density of a first material; and ρm2=density of a second material. 6. The control system of claim 1, wherein the commanded dvin/dt is based, at least in part, on a volumetric flow rate command feed forward input [dvs/dt input] and the commanded dmin/dt is based, at least in part, on a first indication of density of the first mixture and a first commanded density of the first mixture or the second mixture. 7. The control system of claim 6, wherein the commanded dvin/dt is further based, at least in part, on an indication of height of the second mixture in the second tank and an operator input height of the second mixture. 8. The control system of claim 6, wherein the commanded dvin/dt is further based, at least in part, on the quantity: description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"F(h)(1-Kv)+Kv(commanded dv12/dt)description="In-line Formulae" end="tail" wherein: Kv=a first constant of proportionality; F(h)=a non-linear function of a height of the first mixture in the first tank; and commanded dv12/dt=a commanded volume flow rate of the first mixture flowing from the first tank into the second tank. 9. The control system of claim 8, wherein the commanded dv12/dt is based on: a first error term determined by subtracting an indication of a height of the second mixture in the second tank from an operator input desired height of the second mixture in the second tank [h2 input]; and an operator input desired volume flow rate of the second mixture out of the second tank [dvs/dt input]. 10. The control system of claim 9, wherein the first error term is processed by either a first proportional integral controller component or a first proportional controller component. 11. The control system of claim 6, wherein the commanded dvin/dt is further based, at least in part, on a volumetric disturbance estimate. 12. The control system of claim 6, wherein the commanded dmin/dt is further based, at least in part, on the quantity: description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"F(h)(ρ12)(1-Km)+Km(commanded dm12/dt);description="In-line Formulae" end="tail" wherein: Km=a second constant of proportionality; F(h) =a non-linear function of a height of the first mixture in the first tank; commanded dm12/dt=a commanded mass flow rate of the first mixture flowing from the first tank into the second tank; and ρ12=an indication of the density of the first mixture in the first tank. 13. The control system of claim 12, wherein the commanded dm12/dt is based on a second error term determined by subtracting the first indication of density from the first commanded density. 14. The control system of claim 12, wherein the commanded dm12/dt is based on a second error term determined by subtracting a second indication of density of the second mixture from the first commanded density of the second mixture. 15. The control system of claim 14, wherein the second error term is processed by either a second proportional integral controller component or a second proportional controller component. 16. The control system of claim 14, wherein the commanded dm12/dt is further based on a parameter selected from the group consisting of: an operator input desired volume flow rate of the second mixture out of the second tank [dvs/dt input]; and an indication of a height rate of change of the second mixture in the second tank. 17. The control system of claim 6, wherein the commanded dmin/dt is further based, at least in part, on a mass disturbance estimate. 18. The control system of claim 6, wherein the commanded dvin/dt is further based, at least in part, on an indication of height of the first mixture in the first tank and a commanded height of the first mixture in the first tank. 19. The control system of claim 18, further comprising: a first height sensor operable to produce a first sensed height output of the first mixture in the first tank; and a first height observer operable to provide the indication of height of the first mixture in the first tank based on the first sensed height output, the commanded height, and a commanded volumetric flow rate. 20. The control system of claim 19, wherein the first height observer is further operable to provide a first disturbance estimate. 21. The control system of claim 19, further comprising: a second height sensor operable to produce a second sensed height output of the second mixture in the second tank; and a second height observer operable to provide an indication of height of the second mixture in the second tank based on the second sensed height output and on the indication of height of the first mixture in the first tank. 22. The control system of claim 21, wherein the second height observer is further operable to provide the first disturbance estimate. 23. The control system of claim 6, further comprising: a first density sensor operable to produce a first sensed density output of the first mixture in the first tank; and a first density observer operable to provide the first indication of density of the first mixture in the first tank based on the first sensed density output, the first commanded density of the first mixture, and a mass flow rate. 24. The control system of claim 23, wherein the first density observer comprises: a third proportional integral controller responsive to a third error term determined as the sensed density output minus the first indication of density of the first mixture in the first tank; and a tank model having an integrating component and a gain component, the gain component inversely proportional to the area of the first tank and to the height of the first mixture in the first tank, the tank model responsive to the output of the third proportional integral controller. 25. The control system of claim 24, wherein the first indication of density is delayed before determining the third error term. 26. The control system of claim 23, wherein the first density observer is further operable to provide a second disturbance estimate. 27. The control system of claim 23, further comprising: a second density sensor operable to produce a second sensed density output of the second mixture in the second tank; and a second density observer operable to provide an indication of the density of the second mixture in the second tank based on the second sensed density output and the indication of density of the second mixture in the second tank. 28. The control system of claim 27, wherein the second density observer is further operable to provide the second disturbance estimate. 29. A control system for mixing at least two materials in a tank, comprising: at least two actuators, each actuator being operable to introduce a material into the tank to form a mixture; and a controller operable, based on a commanded input, to control the at least two actuators to obtain a density of the mixture and a volume flow rate of the mixture out of the tank; wherein the density is controlled independently from the volume flow rate, and wherein the commanded input comprises: a commanded combined volume flow rate of the materials passing through the actuators into the tank [commanded dvin/dt]: and a commanded combined mass flow rate of the materials passing through the actuators into the tank [commanded dmin/dt]. 30. The control system of claim 29, wherein a first actuator is controlled by a first signal based on a function ƒ1, where: description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"ƒ1=[commanded dmin/dt-(commanded dvin/dt)��ρm2]/(ρm1-ρ m2)description="In-line Formulae" end="tail" wherein: ρm1=density of a first material; and ρm2 =density of a second material; and wherein a second actuator is controlled by a second signal based on a function ƒ2, where: description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"ƒ2=[(commanded dvin/dt)��ρm1-commanded dmin/dt]/(ρm1-ρm2). description="In-line Formulae" end="tail" 31. The control system of claim 29, wherein the commanded dvin/dt is based, at least in part, on a volumetric flow rate command feed forward input [dvs/dt input]and the commanded dmin/dt is based, at least in part, on an indication of density of the mixture and a first commanded density of the mixture. 32. The control system of claim 31, wherein the indication of density is provided by a density observer and the commanded dmin/dt is further based, at least in part, on a mass flow rate disturbance estimate output by the density observer. 33. The control system of claim 31, wherein the commanded dvin/dt is further based, at least in part, on an indication of height of the mixture in the tank and a commanded height of the mixture in the tank. 34. The control system of claim 33, wherein the indication of height is provided by a height observer and the commanded dvin/dt is further based, at least in part, on a volumetric disturbance estimate output by the height observer.
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