Patent ID: 9683441
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A wired pipe segment for use in a downhole environment, the pipe segment comprising: an uphole connection for outputting or receiving electromagnetic signals to or from an uphole location; a downphole connection for outputting or receiving electromagnetic signals to or from a downhole location; and a booster for boosting the power of an electromagnetic signal from one of the uphole connection and the downhole connection and outputting a boosted signal to the other one of the uphole connection and the downhole connection; wherein the booster comprises at least one high temperature rechargeable energy storage (HTRES); wherein the HTRES is configured to operate at temperatures throughout an operational temperature range comprising the range of 0 C to 150 C; wherein the HTRES is configured to output power with a peak power of at least 100 W; wherein the HTRES is configured to operate in the presence of vibrations of up to maximum vibration rating at least 1 times earth gravitational acceleration in root mean square acceleration (Grms) for an operational period of at least 100 hours; wherein the HTRES is configured to operate in the presence of shocks up to a maximum shock rating of at least 10 G; wherein the HTRES comprises an ultracapacitor; and wherein the ultracapacitor is configured to: store energy input from an energy source at a relatively lower power and relatively more constant rate; and output energy at a relatively higher power at a relatively more pulsed or intermittent rate.