Oil-Gas Separator Motor Control for Minimum-Speed Operation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing oil-gas separator control strategies lack comprehensive consideration of influencing factors, leading to inefficient motor operation and increased wastage.

Innovation Solution

A motor operation control method for oil-gas separators that adjusts operating parameters based on actual engine conditions using a relation table to minimize speed while maintaining separation efficiency, incorporating parameters like motor speed, torque, and pressure to optimize control efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of substance

If motor speed is reduced to minimize operating wastage, then device wastage is reduced and motor life is prolonged, but separation efficiency may deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice wastageVSAvoidseparation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by making the motor speed adjustable rather than fixed. The control system dynamically adjusts motor speed based on actual engine operating conditions (intake air demand, engine load, RPM), allowing the oil-gas separator to operate at optimal speeds for different scenarios, thus minimizing device wastage while maintaining adequate separation efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the operating parameter (motor speed) based on different operating conditions. By establishing a relationship between engine operating parameters and optimal motor speed, the system adjusts speed parameters to match actual needs, reducing unnecessary high-speed operation and associated device wastage while ensuring separation efficiency remains sufficient

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If motor speed is increased to guarantee separation efficiency, then separation performance is improved, but operating wastage and device wear increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseparation efficiencyVSAvoiddevice wastage
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial action by providing just enough motor speed to achieve adequate separation efficiency rather than consistently operating at maximum speed. The control system determines the minimum necessary speed based on actual oil-gas separation demands, avoiding excessive speed operation that would increase device wear and operating wastage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Ease of operation

If mechanical control means is used to adjust motor speed, then control is achieved, but operating wastage cannot be minimized due to lack of reference data

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol capabilityVSAvoidoperating wastage
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback control by continuously monitoring engine operating parameters (intake air demand, engine load, RPM) and using this information to adjust motor speed. The control system receives feedback from the engine's actual state and modifies motor operation accordingly, enabling minimization of operating wastage while maintaining effective separation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-establishing the relationship between engine operating conditions and optimal motor speed through experimentation and data collection. This pre-established reference data allows the control system to quickly determine appropriate speed settings without trial-and-error, reducing operating wastage from the start

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4692517A1Control method for oil-gas separator operating motor
Publication Date: 2026.02.11 SHENTONG TECH GRP CO LTD
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AI summary

The inventio discloses a motor operation control method for an oil-gas separator to solve the problem that an existing oil-gas separator control strategy cannot minimize the operating speed under the precondition of satisfying operating requirements. The motor operation control method comprises: acquiring a plurality of groups of actual operating parameters output by a motor in a target operating state, establishing mapping relations according to the parameters, associating the mapping relations, and plotting a relation table; and acquiring a portion of operating parameters of the motor in a current operating state, searching for the mapping relations in the relation table to obtain other parameters, and adjusting corresponding parameter data with the obtained parameters as reference until the motor reaches the target operating state.