US 11,946,353 B2
Mobile hybrid power platform
David Bosco, Novi, MI (US); Ranald Archer, Novi, MI (US); Alexander Castillo, Novi, MI (US); Nicholas Falce, Novi, MI (US); and Marco Burger, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to MTU America Inc., Novi, MI (US)
Filed by MTU America Inc., Novi, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/364,812.
Application 18/364,812 is a continuation of application No. 17/457,071, filed on Dec. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,732,561.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/120,501, filed on Dec. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0383635 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 43/26 (2006.01); F02B 43/10 (2006.01); F02B 63/04 (2006.01); F02B 63/06 (2006.01); F02D 29/04 (2006.01); F02D 29/06 (2006.01); F04B 17/03 (2006.01); F04B 17/05 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 43/2607 (2020.05) [F02B 43/10 (2013.01); F02B 63/042 (2013.01); F02B 63/047 (2013.01); F02B 63/06 (2013.01); F02D 29/04 (2013.01); F02D 29/06 (2013.01); F04B 17/03 (2013.01); F04B 17/05 (2013.01); F02B 2043/103 (2013.01); F02B 2063/045 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising a plurality of hybrid power systems, each respective hybrid power system of the plurality of hybrid power systems comprising:
a respective mobile platform comprising and having disposed thereon:
a respective generator set comprising:
a respective reciprocating engine configured to convert natural gas into rotational mechanical energy; and
a respective generator configured to convert rotational mechanical energy sourced from the respective reciprocating engine into electrical energy;
a respective electrical energy storage system (ESS) configured to store electrical energy;
a respective electrical motor configured to convert electrical energy sourced from a combination of the respective generator set and the respective ESS into rotational mechanical energy;
a respective radiator configured to radiate heat generated by the respective reciprocating engine; and
a respective pump configured to operate using rotational mechanical energy sourced from the respective electrical motor, the system further comprising:
a system controller configured to control operation of the plurality of hybrid power systems, wherein the respective pumps of each of the plurality of hybrid power systems are fluidically connected to a common manifold, wherein at least one of the plurality of hybrid power systems comprises a spare hybrid power system, and wherein the system controller is configured to:
responsive to determining that a generator set of a particular hybrid power system of the plurality of hybrid power systems has failed:
increase load factors of non-failed hybrid power systems of the plurality of hybrid power systems; and
cause the respective electrical motor of the particular hybrid power system to operate using electrical energy supplied by the non-failed hybrid power systems of the plurality of hybrid power systems.