Power system and method
The disclosure is directed to a system including a single source of electric power for work site operations. In regard to hydraulic fracturing stimulation of a wellbore, the system includes a single source of electric power for starting one or more frac pumps comprising engines with electric starters.
1. A system comprising:
a power system operationally configured to supply hydraulic power and electric power;
one or more fluid conduit assemblies;
one or more electric power delivery systems;
one or more first banks of frac pumps in closed loop fluid communication with the power system via the one or more fluid conduit assemblies;
one or more second banks of frac pumps, each frac pump of the one or more second banks of frac pumps having an internal combustion engine with an electric starter in electric communication with the power system via the one or more electric power delivery systems;
wherein the one or more fluid conduit assemblies include a number of isolation valves for controlling flow of pressurized hydraulic oil from the power system to each frac pump of the one or more first banks of frac pumps; and
wherein the one or more electric power delivery systems include a number of conducting path controls for controlling the supply of the electric power to each electric starter of each frac pump of the one or more second banks of frac pumps.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein each of the number of conducting path controls comprises one or more relays, resistors, switches, momentary switches, latching switches, breakers, contactors, solenoids, fuses, starter controllers, soft starters, variable frequency drives, and combinations thereof.