| CPC F04B 23/06 (2013.01) [F04B 9/02 (2013.01); F04B 49/065 (2013.01); F04B 49/08 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); F04B 2201/1202 (2013.01); F04B 2201/1208 (2013.01); F04B 2201/124 (2013.01); F04B 2205/05 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A method of controlling a dual-pump single-power source system, comprising:
obtaining, by a controller, an indication of a first crank angle associated with a first pump of the dual-pump single-power source system during operation of the first pump to pressurize a fracturing fluid, wherein the first pump is mechanically connected to a power source of the dual-pump single-power source system via a first clutch;
obtaining, by the controller, an indication of a second crank angle associated with a second pump of the dual-pump single-power source system during operation of the second pump to pressurize the fracturing fluid, wherein the second pump is mechanically connected to the power source via a second clutch;
determining, by the controller, that a difference between the first crank angle and the second crank angle is outside of a tolerance of a crank angle difference value; and
modulating, by the controller and during operation of the first pump and the second pump to pressurize the fracturing fluid, a fluid pressure associated with at least one of the first clutch or the second clutch to cause the difference between the first crank angle and the second crank angle to be within the tolerance of the crank angle difference value.
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