Patent ID: 8662856

Claim:
A pump control system, comprising: a fluid supply; a pump in communication with the fluid supply, the pump being configured to generate a pressurized fluid from the fluid supply; a pump manifold adapted to receive the pressurized fluid; a plurality of output valves coupled to the pump manifold, the valves being configured to adjustably control the flow or pressure of the pressurized fluid, the pressurized fluid flowing from the pump manifold through the output valves, at least one of the output valves flowing fluid through to a handline or a monitor; an output valve control coupled to each of the output valves, the output valve controls monitoring the actual state of the output valves and selectably adjusting the output valves in response to a first control signal; and a controller coupled to the output valve controls, the controller receiving information from each of the output valve controls corresponding to the actual state of the output valves and providing to the output valve controls the first control signal, the first control signal being applied to the output valves to achieve and maintain a desired state.