Disappear-on-demand material actuator, method and system
View Patent ↗A disappear-on-demand material actuator, including a trigger disposed in operable contact with the material, the trigger configured to respond to manipulation of a tubing string in operable communication with the actuator, and an electrical energy source electrically connected to the material and configured to supply electrical energy to the material upon a sequence initiation of the trigger. A method for actuating a disappear-on-demand material, including manipulating a tubing string, changing a trigger on the actuator, and conveying electrical energy to the material.
1 . A disappear-on-demand material actuator, comprising:
a housing defining a chamber, the housing including a port fluidly communicating the chamber to an inside diameter of the housing and a one-way check valve fluidly communicating the chamber and the inside diameter of the housing the one-way check valve allowing fluid to flow in only one direction from the chamber to the inside diameter of the housing;
a configuration disposed radially inwardly of the housing that reduces flow in the inside diameter of the housing between the port and the one-way valve;
a trigger disposed adjacent the port, the trigger operable to open the port or block the port,
and
an electrical energy source disposed in the chamber, the source electrically connected to the material and configured to supply electrical energy to the material upon flowing of fluid through the chamber.
2 . The actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the trigger is a sliding sleeve.
3 . The actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the trigger is a switch.
4 . The actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the trigger is a controller.
5 . The actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electrical energy source is a battery.
6 . The actuator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electrical energy source is a generator.
7 . The actuator as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the generator includes magnets and coils.
8 . The actuator as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the actuator includes a drive operably connected to the generator.
9 . The actuator as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the drive is a turbine.
10 . The actuator as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the drive is a biaser.
11 . The actuator as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the biaser is a compression spring.
12 . The actuator as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the biaser is a torsion spring.
13 . The actuator as claimed in claim 1 , further including a voltage control switch.
14 . The actuator as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the voltage control switch measures a signal and upon reaching a threshold for the signal, facilitates passage of electrical energy to the material.
15 . A method for actuating a disappear-on-demand material, comprising:
manipulating a tubing string;
changing a trigger on the actuator as claimed in claim 1 ; and
conveying electrical energy to the material.
16 . The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the changing includes sliding a sliding sleeve.
17 . The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the conveying electrical energy is from a battery.
18 . The method as claimed in claim 15 , further comprising generating electrical energy.
19 . The method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the generating includes relatively moving coils and magnets to generate a current.
20 . The method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the generating includes flowing of fluid through a turbine to drive a generator of the electrical energy.
21 . The method as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the flowing includes diverting a flow from a string with which the actuator is operably associated through the turbine.
22 . The method as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the generating includes releasing potential energy in a biaser to become kinetic energy used to generate the electrical energy.
23 . A disappear-on-demand material actuator, comprising:
a housing defining a chamber;
a trigger disposed in the housing such that the trigger may be manipulated from within an inside diameter of the housing, the trigger including a catch;
a drive biased with potential energy and prevented from moving by the catch and movable following movement of the catch out of engagement therewith, the drive including a plurality of gears having a gear up or gear down ratio;
an electrical energy source disposed in the chamber, the source electrically connected to the material and configured to supply electrical energy to the material upon movement of the drive to initiate a disappear on demand reaction.