21-03-2019 дата публикации
Номер: US20190089221A1
A downhole-type system includes a rotatable shaft; a sensor that can sense an axial position of the shaft and generate a first signal corresponding to the axial position of the shaft; a controller coupled to the sensor, in which the controller can receive the first signal generated by the sensor, determine an amount of axial force to apply to the shaft to maintain a target axial position of the shaft, and transmit a second signal corresponding to the determined amount of axial force; and multiple magnetic thrust bearings coupled to the shaft and the controller, in which each magnetic thrust bearing can receive the second signal from the controller and modify a load, corresponding to the second signal, on the shaft to maintain the target axial position of the shaft. 1. A downhole-type system comprising:a shaft; sense an axial position of the shaft, and', 'generate a first signal corresponding to the axial position of the shaft;, 'a sensor configured to receive the first signal generated by the sensor,', 'determine an amount of axial force to apply to the shaft to maintain a target axial position of the shaft, and', 'transmit a second signal corresponding to the determined amount of axial force; and, 'a controller coupled to the sensor, the controller configured to receive the second signal from the controller, and', 'modify a load, corresponding to the second signal, on the shaft to maintain the target axial position of the shaft., 'a plurality of magnetic thrust bearings coupled to the shaft and the controller, each magnetic thrust bearing configured to2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of magnetic thrust bearings is sealed from a downhole environment.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of magnetic thrust bearings is lubricant-free.4. The system of claim 1 , wherein critical components of the plurality of magnetic thrust bearings are sealed from a downhole environment.5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the load is transmitted on the shaft ...
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