IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY OF DOWNHOLE FLUID ANALYZER PUMP MODULE

An apparatus for pumping a downhole fluid includes: a carrier configured to be conveyed through a borehole penetrating the earth; a pump disposed at the carrier and configured to pump the downhole fluid; a multi-phase electric motor coupled to the pump and configured to receive multi-phase electrica...

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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus for pumping a downhole fluid includes: a carrier configured to be conveyed through a borehole penetrating the earth; a pump disposed at the carrier and configured to pump the downhole fluid; a multi-phase electric motor coupled to the pump and configured to receive multi-phase electrical energy from a power source in order to operate the pump, the multi-phase electrical motor having multiple windings; and a switch configured to connect the multiple windings in a configuration selected from a plurality of configurations that includes (i) a first configuration where one terminal of each winding of the multiple windings is uniquely connected to one terminal of another winding and (ii) a second configuration where one terminal of each winding of the multiple windings is commonly connected to one terminal of each of the other windings.