Control of a component of a downhole tool
US9222352B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D7/0635
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus including a downhole tool for conveyance in a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation and method of use thereof. The downhole tool may include a turbo-alternator disposed in a passageway for drilling mud, and a controller to: track operating points of the turbo-alternator, determine from the operating points a flow rate of the drilling mud, and control a component of the downhole tool based on the flow rate.
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