Power distribution trailer for an electric driven hydraulic fracking system
An electric driven hydraulic fracking system is disclosed. A pump configuration that includes the single VFD, the single shaft electric motor, and the single hydraulic pump that is mounted on the single pump trailer. A power distribution trailer distributes the electric power generated by the power generation system at the power generation voltage level to the single VFD and converts the electric power at a power generation voltage level to a VFD voltage level and controls the operation of the single shaft electric motor and the single hydraulic pump. The power distribution trailer converts the electric power generated by the power generation system at the power generation level to an auxiliary voltage level that is less than the power generation voltage level. The power distribution trailer distributes the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level to the single VFD that controls an operation of the of the auxiliary systems.
1. An electric driven hydraulic fracking system that positions a single variable frequency drive (VFD), a single shaft electric motor, and a single hydraulic pump mounted on a single pump trailer to pump a fracking media into a fracking well to execute a fracking operation to extract a fluid from the fracking well, comprising:
a power generation system that is configured to generate electric power at a power generation voltage level, wherein the electric power generated at the power generation voltage level is a voltage level that the power generation system is capable to generate;
a power distribution trailer that is configured to:
distribute the electric power generated by the power generation system at the power generation voltage level to the single VFD positioned on the single pump trailer, wherein the single VFD converts the electric power at the power generation level to a VFD voltage level to control an operation of the single shaft motor and single hydraulic pump positioned on the single pump trailer,
convert the electric power generated by the power generation system at the power generation voltage level to an auxiliary voltage level that is less than the power generation voltage level, and
distribute the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level to the single VFD positioned on the single pump trailer, wherein the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level controls an operation of a plurality of auxiliary systems associated with the single pump trailer.
2. The electric driven hydraulic fracking system of claim 1 , wherein the power distribution trailer comprises:
a switchgear configuration that is configured to distribute the electric power generated by the power generation system at the power generation voltage level to the single VFD positioned on the single pump trailer.
3. The electric driven hydraulic fracking system of claim 2 , wherein the power distribution trailer further comprises:
a switchgear transformer configuration that is configured to:
convert the electric power generated by the power generation system at the power generation voltage level to the auxiliary voltage level,
distribute the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level to the single VFD positioned on the single pump trailer to enable the single VFD to communicate with a fracking control center, and
distribute the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level to the plurality of auxiliary systems associated with the single pump trailer, wherein the plurality of auxiliary systems assists the single hydraulic pump as the single hydraulic pump operates to execute the fracking operation to extract the fluid from the well.
4. The electric driven hydraulic fracking system of claim 3 , wherein the switchgear transformer configuration comprises:
an auxiliary system transformer that is configured to:
convert the electric power generated at the power generation voltage level to the auxiliary voltage level,
distribute the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level to the plurality of auxiliary systems associated with the single pump trailer, wherein the plurality of auxiliary systems assists the single hydraulic pump as the single hydraulic pump operates to execute the fracking operation to extract the fluid from the well; and
an additional system transformer that is configured to:
convert the electric power generated at the power generation voltage level to an additional voltage level that is less than the power generation voltage level and differs from the auxiliary voltage level, and
distribute the electric power at the additional voltage level to an additional system associated with the electric driven hydraulic fracking system, wherein the electric power at the additional voltage level controls an operation of the additional system associated with the electric driven hydraulic fracking system.
5. The electric driven hydraulic fracking system of claim 2 , further comprises:
a black start generator that is configured to:
generate the electric power at a black start voltage level, wherein the electric power generated at the black start voltage level is a voltage level that is less than the power generation voltage level; and
provide the electric power at the black start voltage level to the power distribution trailer to distribute the electric power at the black start voltage level to the single VFD positioned on the single pump trailer, wherein the electric power at the black start voltage level powers the single VFD when the power generation system is not generating the electric power at the power generation voltage level.
6. The electric driven hydraulic fracking system of claim 2 , wherein the power distribution trailer comprises:
a power distribution trailer controller that is configured to operate as a gateway of data generated by the single VFD and the power generation system to enable a fracking control center associated with electric driven hydraulic fracking system to monitor the operation of the single VFD, the single shaft electric motor, the single hydraulic pump, and the trailer auxiliary systems.
7. The electric driven hydraulic fracking system of claim 6 , wherein the power distribution trailer controller is further configured to:
monitor data provided by the single VFD as the single hydraulic pump operates on a continuous duty cycle to continuously pump the fracking media into the well at a HP level of at least 4000HP; and
automatically adjust the operation of the single VFD when the data provided by the single VFD indicates a fluctuation as the single hydraulic pump operates on the continuous duty cycle to continuously pump the fracking media into the well at the HP level of at least 4000HP.
8. A method for an electric driven hydraulic fracking system that positions a single variable frequency drive (VFD), a single shaft electric motor, and a single hydraulic pump mounted on a single pump trailer to pump a fracking media into a well to execute a fracking operation to extract a fluid from the well, comprising:
generating electric power by a power generation system at a power generation voltage level, wherein the electric power generated at the power generation voltage level is the power generation voltage level that the power generation system is capable to generate;
distributing by a power distribution trailer the electric power at the power generation voltage level to the single VFD positioned on the single pump trailer, wherein the single VFD converts the electric power at the power generation level to a VFD voltage level to control an operation of the single shaft motor and the single hydraulic pump positioned on the single pump trailer;
converting the electric power generated by the power generation system at the power generation voltage level to an auxiliary voltage level that is less than the power generation voltage level; and
distributing the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level to the single VFD positioned on the single pump trailer, wherein the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level controls an operation of a plurality of auxiliary systems associated with the single pump trailer.
9. The method of claim 8 , the distributing comprises:
distributing by a switchgear configuration the electric power generated by the power generation system at the power generation voltage level to the single VFD positioned on the single pump trailer.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
converting by a switchgear transformer configuration the electric power generated by the power generation system at the power generation voltage level to the auxiliary voltage level;
distributing the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level to the single VFD positioned on the single pump trailer to enable the single VFD to communicate with a fracking control center; and
distributing the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level to the plurality of auxiliary systems associated with the single pump trailer, wherein the plurality of auxiliary systems assists the single hydraulic pump as the single hydraulic pump operates to execute the fracking operation to extract the fluid from the well.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
converting by an additional system transformer the electric power generated at the power generation voltage level to an additional voltage level that is less than the power generation voltage level and differs from the auxiliary voltage level; and
distributing the electric power at the additional voltage level to an additional system associated with the electric driven hydraulic fracking system, wherein the electric power at the additional voltage level controls an operation of the additional system associated with the electric driven hydraulic fracking system.
12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
generating the electric power at a black start voltage level, wherein the electric power generated at the black start voltage level is a voltage level that is less than the power generation voltage level; and
providing the electric power at the black start voltage level to the power distribution trailer to distribute the electric power at the black start voltage level to the single VFD positioned on the single pump trailer, wherein the electric power at the black start voltage level powers the single VFD when the power generation system is not generating the electric power at the power generation voltage level.
13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
operating as a gateway by a power distribution trailer controller of data generated by the single VFD and the power generation system to enable a fracking control center associated with the electric driven hydraulic fracking system to monitor the operation of the single VFD, the single shaft electric motor, the single hydraulic pump, and the trailer auxiliary systems.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
monitoring data provided by the single VFD as the single hydraulic pump operates on a continuous duty cycle to continuously pump the fracking media into the well at a HP level of at least 4000HP; and
automatically adjusting the operation of the single VFD when the data provided by the single VFD indicates a fluctuation as the single hydraulic pump operates on the continuous duty cycle to continuously pump the fracking media into the well at the HP level of at least 4000HP.
15. An electric driven hydraulic fracking system that positions a single variable frequency drive (VFD), a single shaft electric motor, and a single hydraulic pump mounted on a single pump trailer to pump a fracking media into a fracking well to execute a fracking operation to extract a fluid from the fracking well, comprises:
a power generation system that that is configured to generate electric power at a power generation voltage level, wherein the electric power generated at the power generation voltage level is a power generation voltage level that the power generation system is capable to generate;
a power distribution trailer that is configured to:
distribute the electric power generated by the power generation system at the power generation voltage level to a plurality of single VFDs positioned on a plurality of single pump trailers, wherein each single VFD converts the electric power at the power generation level to a VFD voltage level to control an operation of a corresponding single shaft motor from a plurality of single shaft motors and a corresponding single hydraulic pump from a plurality of single hydraulic pumps positioned on the corresponding single pump trailers,
convert the electric power generated by the power generation system at the power generation voltage level to an auxiliary voltage level that is less than the power generation voltage level, and
distribute the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level to each single VFD positioned on each corresponding single pump trailer, wherein the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level controls an operation of a plurality of auxiliary systems associated with each corresponding single pump trailer.
16. The electric driven hydraulic fracking system of claim 15 , wherein the power distribution trailer comprises:
a switchgear configuration that is configured to distribute the electric power generated by the power generation system at the power generation voltage level to the plurality of single VFDs positioned on the single pump trailer.
17. The electric driven hydraulic fracking system of claim 16 , wherein the power distribution trailer further comprises:
a switchgear transformer configuration that is configured to:
convert the electric power generated by the power generation system at the power generation voltage level to the auxiliary voltage level,
distribute the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level to the plurality of single VFDs positioned on the corresponding plurality of single pump trailers to enable the plurality of single VFDs to communicate with a fracking control center; and
distribute the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level to the plurality of auxiliary systems associated with each of the single pump trailers from the plurality of single pump trailers, wherein the plurality of auxiliary systems assists each corresponding single hydraulic pump from the plurality of hydraulic pumps as each corresponding single hydraulic pump operates to execute the fracking operation to extract fluid from the well.
18. The electric driven hydraulic fracking system of claim 17 , wherein the switchgear transformer configuration system comprises:
an auxiliary system transformer that is configured to:
convert the electric power generated at the power generation voltage level to the auxiliary voltage level,
distribute the electric power at the auxiliary voltage level to the plurality of auxiliary systems associated with each of the single pump trailers, wherein the plurality of auxiliary systems assists each of the single corresponding single pump trailers as each of the corresponding single hydraulic pumps operate to execute the fracking operation to extract the fluid from the well; and
an additional system transformer that is configured to:
convert the electric power generated at the power generation voltage level to an additional voltage level that is less than the power generation voltage level and differs from the auxiliary voltage level, and
distribute the electric power at the additional voltage level to an additional system associated with the electric driven hydraulic fracking system, wherein the electric power at the additional voltage level controls an operation of the additional system associated with the electric driven hydraulic fracking system.
19. The electric driven hydraulic fracking system of claim 16 , further comprises:
a black start generator that is configured to:
generate the electric power at a black start voltage level, wherein the electric power generated at the black start voltage level is a voltage level that is less than the power generation voltage level; and
provide the electric power at the black start voltage level to the power distribution trailer to distribute the electric power at the black start voltage level to each of the single VFDs positioned on each of the single pump trailers, wherein the electric power at the black start voltage level powers each of the single VFDs when the power generation system is not generating the electric power at the power generation voltage level.
20. The electric driven hydraulic fracking system of claim 16 , wherein the power distribution trailer comprises:
a power distribution trailer controller that is configured to operate as a gateway of data generated by the single VFD and the power generation system to enable a fracking control center associated with the electric driven hydraulic fracking system to monitor the operation of the single VFD, the single shaft electric motor, the single hydraulic pump, and the trailer auxiliary systems.