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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2017
Chevron U.s.a. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Namhyo Kim, Houston, TX (US);
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
An autonomous downhole power generation system includes a power generation device configured to be disposed in an annular space around a portion of a production tubing. The power generation device is switchable between a power generation mode and a bypass mode. The system further includes a power storage device electrically coupled to the power generation device and configured to store power generated by the power generation device, and a control processor communicatively coupled to the power generation device. The control processor switches the power generation device between the power generation mode and the bypass mode based on a preprogrammed operational protocol.