Power supply semi-trailer for electric drive fracturing equipment

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 11492887
  • Patent Number
    11,492,887
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, April 28, 2021
    3 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, November 8, 2022
    2 years ago
Abstract
The present invention discloses a power supply semi-trailer for electric drive fracturing equipment, including a combination of a gas turbine engine, a generator and a rectifying unit, the generator outputs a winding configuration and a voltage required for the rectifying units directly to obviate conventional rectifier transformer equipment. The rectifying unit is connected to the inversion unit through a common DC bus, so that the common DC bus can separately drive multiple inversion units, thus decreasing the wirings of power supply lines. A high voltage inversion unit is disposed on a gooseneck of the electric drive semi-trailer to optimize the spatial arrangement of equipment. The entire power supply equipment has a compact structure, occupies a small area, and is simple in wiring.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to the technical field of oil-gas exploitation, and specifically to a power supply semi-trailer for electric drive fracturing equipment.


BACKGROUND

In a configuration mode of a power transmission system used in conventional fracturing equipment on fracturing sites in oil and gas fields all over the world, a diesel engine is connected to a transmission to drive a fracturing plunger pump through a transmission shaft to work. This configuration mode has the following disadvantages: (1) Large volume and heavy weight: When the diesel engine drives the transmission to drive the fracturing plunger pump through the transmission shaft, a large volume is occupied, a heavy weight is involved, the transportation is restricted, and the power density is low. (2). Environmental problems: During operations on a well site, the fracturing equipment driven by the diesel engine would generate engine waste gas pollution and noise pollution. The noise exceeding 105 dBA will severely affect the normal life of nearby residents. (3). Cost inefficiency: The fracturing equipment driven by the diesel engine requires relatively high initial purchase costs and incurs high fuel consumption costs for unit power during operation, and the engine and the transmission also require very high routine maintenance costs. Efforts are made globally to manufacture oil-gas exploitation equipment with “low energy consumption, low noise, and low emission”. Therefore, the foregoing disadvantages of conventional fracturing equipment that uses the diesel engine as the power source impedes the exploitation progress of unconventional oil and gas sources to some extent.


It is a good solution for replacement of conventional diesel engine driven equipment with electric drive equipment. However, high-voltage generators are employed in conventional power supply schemes by generators, i.e., rectifier transformers need to be used to supply power to the rectifying units, while the rectifier transformers are too bulky, expensive, and involve complex wiring. The above features of the rectifier transformers themselves, to some extent, result in the power supply part in the electric drive equipment are bulky, i.e., occupy a large area, expensive, and involve complex wiring, thus greatly limiting the widely use of the electric drive equipment.


Therefore, a power supply semi-trailer for electric drive fracturing equipment is urgently needed that is small in size, low in cost, and simple in wiring.


SUMMARY

To overcome the deficiencies in the prior art, an objective of the present invention is to provide a power supply semi-trailer for electric drive fracturing equipment, including a combination of a gas turbine engine, a generator and a rectifying unit, the generator is connected to the rectifying units directly to obviate conventional rectifier transformer equipment. The rectifying unit is connected to the inversion unit through a common DC bus, so that the common DC bus can separately drive multiple inversion units, thus decreasing the wirings of power supply lines. A high voltage inversion unit is disposed on a gooseneck of the electric drive semi-trailer to optimize the spatial arrangement of equipment. The entire power supply equipment has a compact structure, occupies a small area, and is simple in wiring.


The objective of the present invention is achieved by the following technical measures: a power supply semi-trailer for electric drive fracturing equipment, including a power supply semi-trailer body, one gas turbine engine, one generator, multiple sets of rectifying units and multiple sets of inversion units, wherein the gas turbine engine, the generator and the rectifying units are integrated on the power supply semi-trailer body; one end of the generator is connected to the gas turbine engine, the other end of the generator is connected to the rectifying units, the multiple sets of rectifying units are arranged side by side; the inversion units are disposed on a gooseneck of the electric drive semi-trailer body, and the rectifying units are connected to the inversion units through a common DC bus.


Further, the generator is a double-winding generator.


Further, the generator is connected to the rectifying units directly.


Further, a phase difference of double winding of the generator is 30°, and the winding configuration is type Y-Y or type D-D.


Further, the power of the generator is at least 10 MVA, and the frequency is 50-60 Hz or 100-120 Hz.


Further, the voltages of the rectifying units range from 4000 VDC to 6500 VDC.


Further, each of the inversion units includes two three-level inverters.


Further, the inversion units disposed on another gooseneck of the semi-trailer are high voltage inversion units.


Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:


1. Employing a combination of a gas turbine engine, a generator and rectifying units, the generator is connected to the rectifying units directly to obviate conventional rectifier transformer equipment.


2. The rectifying units are connected to the inversion units through a common DC bus, so that the common DC bus can separately drive multiple inversion units, thus decreasing the wirings of power supply lines.


3. A high voltage inversion unit is disposed on a gooseneck of the electric drive semi-trailer to optimize the spatial arrangement of equipment.


4. The entire power supply equipment has a compact structure, occupies a small area, and is simple in wiring.


5. The output power of the entire power supply equipment is high, providing a forceful guarantee for the high-power electric drive fracturing equipment.


The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific implementations.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS


FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a power supply semi-trailer.



FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electric drive fracturing equipment.



FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of electrical connection of a generator in D-D configuration.



FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of electrical connection of a generator in Y-Y configuration.





Wherein, 1. power supply semi-trailer body, 2. gas turbine engine, 3. generator, 4. rectifying unit, 5. high voltage inversion unit, 6. electric drive fracturing equipment, 7. gooseneck, 8. electric drive semi-trailer body, 9. double-winding generator, 10. three-level inverter, 11. common DC bus, and 12. plunger pump.


DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 2, an embodiment provides a power supply semi-trailer for electric drive fracturing equipment, including a power supply semi-trailer body 1, one gas turbine engine 2, one generator 3, multiple sets of rectifying units 4 and multiple sets of inversion units, wherein the gas turbine engine 2, the generator 3 and the rectifying units 4 are integrated on the power supply semi-trailer body 1; one end of the generator 3 is connected to the gas turbine engine 2, the other end of the generator 3 is connected to the rectifying units 4, the multiple sets of rectifying units 4 are arranged side by side; the inversion units are disposed on a gooseneck of the electric drive semi-trailer body, and the rectifying units 4 are connected to the inversion units through a common DC bus. The generator 3 is a double-winding generator. The generator 3 is connected to the rectifying units 4 directly. The power supply semi-trailer is a power supply semi-trailer matched with the electric drive fracturing equipment, which is provided with a combination of a gas turbine engine 2, a generator 3 and a rectifying unit 4 integrated on a power supply semi-trailer body 1. The generator 3 is connected to the rectifying unit 4 directly. This power supply mode directly obviate the rectifier transformer equipment in conventional power supply, making the volume of the power supply semi-trailer smaller. The rectifying units 4 are connected to the inversion units through a common DC bus, so that the common DC bus can separately drive multiple inversion units, thus decreasing the wirings of power supply lines, and simplifying the circuit connection, the wiring becoming more easier.


The inversion units disposed on a gooseneck of the electric drive semi-trailer body are high voltage inversion units 5. The high voltage inversion units 5 are disposed on a gooseneck of the electric drive semi-trailer body to optimize the spatial arrangement of equipment, so that the entire electric drive fracturing equipment has a compact structure, and occupies a small area.


The phase difference of double winding of the generator 3 is 30°, the winding configuration is type Y-Y or type D-D. The alternating voltage output from the generator 3 ranges from 1600 VAC to 2300 VAC.


The power of the generator 3 is at least 10 MVA, the frequency is 50-60 Hz or 100-120 Hz, and the voltages of the rectifying units 4 are 4000 VDC or above, and further the voltages of the rectifying units range from 4000 VDC to 6500 VDC, ensuring that the power supply semi-trailer has a high output power to drive a high-power electric drive fracturing semi-trailer.


As shown in FIG. 2, it is a schematic diagram of connection between the power supply semi-trailer and the high-power electric drive fracturing semi-trailer. The rectifying units 4 on the power supply semi-trailer body 1 are connected to the inversion units disposed on the gooseneck of the electric drive semi-trailer body through a common DC bus. Each of the inversion units has a compartment structure provided with two three-level inverters. Each inverter can drive one electric motor to work independently. Electric motors are used to drive the plunger pump to work, providing a forceful guarantee for the power supply of the high-power electric drive equipment. The lubricating oil radiator is used to cool the lubricating oil in the plunger pump. An electrical control cabinet is used to implement local manipulation of the electric drive fracturing semi-trailer.


It will be appreciated to persons skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the foregoing embodiments, which together with the context described in the specification are only used to illustrate the principle of the present invention. Various changes and improvements may be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. All these changes and improvements shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims
  • 1. A power supply semi-trailer for electric drive fracturing equipment, comprising: a power supply semi-trailer body,a gas turbine engine,a generator, anda plurality of rectifying units,wherein the gas turbine engine and the generator are arranged on the power supply semi-trailer body,a first end of the generator is connected to the gas turbine engine and a second end of the generator is connected to the rectifying units, andthe generator is configured to output a voltage to the rectifying units directly without passing through a rectifier transformer.
  • 2. The power supply semi-trailer of claim 1, wherein the generator is a double-winding generator.
  • 3. The power supply semi-trailer of claim 2, wherein the double-winding generator has a phase difference of 30° and a winding configuration of type Y-Y or type D-D.
  • 4. The power supply semi-trailer of claim 1, wherein the generator has a power of at least 10 MVA, and a frequency of 50-60 Hz or 100-120 Hz.
  • 5. The power supply semi-trailer of claim 1, wherein the rectifying units have voltages ranging from 4000 VDC to 6500 VDC.
  • 6. The power supply semi-trailer of claim 1, wherein the plurality of rectifying units comprise a plurality of sets of rectifying units arranged side by side.
  • 7. An electric drive fracturing equipment, comprising: the power supply semi-trailer of claim 6 and a plurality of sets of inversion units,wherein the rectifying units are connected to the inversion units through common DC buses.
  • 8. The electric drive fracturing equipment of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of sets of fracturing semi-trailers comprising a plurality of fracturing semi-trailer bodies respectively, wherein the plurality of sets of inversion units are on the fracturing semi-trailer bodies respectively.
  • 9. The electric drive fracturing equipment of claim 8, wherein each set of the inversion units comprises two inverters, and the inverters are three-level inverters.
  • 10. The electric drive fracturing equipment of claim 8, wherein the inversion units are high voltage inversion units, and each of the plurality of sets of the inversion units is arranged on a gooseneck of one of sets of the fracturing semi-trailers.
  • 11. The electric drive fracturing equipment of claim 8, further comprising an electric motor and a plunger on each of the fracturing semi-trailer bodies, wherein each of the inversion units is connected to the electric motor and the electric motor is connected to a plunger pump.
  • 12. A fracturing method, comprising: providing a power supply semi-trailer body,providing a gas turbine engine,providing a generator, andproviding a plurality of rectifying units,wherein the gas turbine and the generator are arranged on the power supply semi-trailer body,a first end of the generator is connected to the gas turbine engine and a second end of the generator is connected to the rectifying units, andthe generator is configured to output a voltage to the rectifying units directly without passing through a rectifier transformer.
  • 13. The fracturing method of claim 12, wherein the generator is a double-winding generator.
  • 14. The fracturing method of claim 13, wherein the double-winding generator has a phase difference of 30° and a winding configuration of type Y-Y or type D-D.
  • 15. The fracturing method of claim 12, wherein the generator has a power of at least 10 MVA, and a frequency of 50-60 Hz or 100-120 Hz.
  • 16. The fracturing method of claim 12, wherein the rectifying units have voltages ranging from 4000 VDC to 6500 VDC.
  • 17. The fracturing method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of rectifying units comprise a plurality of sets of rectifying units arranged side by side.
  • 18. The fracturing method of claim 12, further comprising: providing a plurality of sets of fracturing semi-trailers, comprising a plurality of fracturing semi-trailer bodies respectively,providing a plurality of sets of inversion units on the plurality of fracturing semi-trailer bodies respectively,wherein each set of the inversion units comprises two inverters, the inverters are three-level inverters, and the rectifying units are connected to the inversion units through common DC buses.
  • 19. The fracturing method of claim 18, wherein the inversion units are high voltage inversion units, and each of the plurality of sets of the inversion units is arranged on a gooseneck of one of sets of the fracturing semi-trailers.
  • 20. The fracturing method of claim 18, further comprising an electric motor and a plunger on each of the fracturing semi-trailer bodies, wherein each of the inversion units is connected to the electric motor and the electric motor is connected to a plunger pump.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
201910510411.8 Jun 2019 CN national
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 16/834,446, filed Mar. 30, 2020, which claims priority to CN 201910510411.8, filed Jun. 13, 2019, the entire contents of each are incorporated herein by reference.

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