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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 13, 2023
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventors:

Shawn M. Damm, Houston, TX (US);

Yuesheng He, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Sri Harsha Uddanda, Cypress, TX (US);

Todd Ryan Kabrich, Tomball, TX (US);

Kyle McElmury, Wesley Chapel, FL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 21/08 (2006.01); E21B 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/08 (2013.01); E21B 21/10 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 43/2607 (2020.05);
Abstract

A control system may include a recirculation circuit configured to direct fluid from an outlet of a fluid pump, via a first portion of the recirculation circuit, to an inlet of the fluid pump via a second portion of the recirculation circuit. The control system may include a control valve and a choke valve in the recirculation circuit. The control system may include a controller configured to identify, based on a differential pressure that is based on a first pressure of the fluid in the first portion and a second pressure of the fluid in the second portion while the control valve is closed, a position for the choke valve that is to result in a flow velocity of the fluid through the control valve that is below a threshold, and configured to cause actuation of the choke valve in accordance with the position.


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