Alternative energy battery charging systems for well construction
US11536116B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B41/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A drilling rig includes a rig component, an actuator coupled to the rig component, an electric power storage device coupled to the actuator and configured to cause the actuator to actuate. The actuator, by actuating, may perform a safety function in the rig component. The rig also includes a renewable power generator coupled to the electric power storage device and configured to supply at least some of the electric current to the electric power storage device that is supplied to the actuator.
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