This invention relates to the field of oilfield
engineering technology, and particularly to an intelligent operation control method and
system for pumping units based on
negative power time ratio identification. The control method includes setting the operating parameters of the
drive motor, starting the pumping unit at a set high speed; reading the set values or calculating the duration of each
stroke, statistically analyzing the duration of zero or
negative power values, and calculating the proportion of zero or
negative power in the
stroke time; continuously collecting the proportion of zero or negative power in each
stroke time, and determining whether the change in the proportion of zero or negative power in the stroke time over time is less than a
cavitation threshold. If
cavitation is determined, a speed control phase begins, with the motor running at
low speed; after running for a specified duration, the
motor controller increases the
motor speed to run at high speed again; this process is repeated. The control method provided by this invention automatically adjusts the pumping unit operating parameters in real time, optimizes the pumping unit's operating conditions, extends the pump inspection cycle, reduces
energy consumption, and saves manual labor.