Patent ID: 11933156
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E  G

Claim 15:
16. The system of claim 15 wherein:
the actuator is a variable frequency drive (VFD);
the component is a top drive driven by operation of the VFD, a drawworks driven by operation of the VFD, or a mud pump system driven by operation of the VFD;
the first controller is a programmable logic controller (PLC);
the second controller is not a PLC;
the second controller processes algorithms that are related to drilling domain applications and integrates the drilling domain applications with the first controller; and
the first controller:
cannot be programmed to process the algorithms; and/or
does not have sufficient memory and/or processing power to process the algorithms.