Technical Systems

Modern drilling systems are equipped with electronic modules for electric power supply, communication and sensor technologies. The severe environmental conditions, especially high pressures and temperatures, make heavy demands the electronic components have cope with. The main point of the contributions is a thorough increase of the drilling systems technical reliability for geothermal energy use.

It is necessary then:

• to develop new electronic and sensor technologies which are suitable for severe environmental conditions;

• their energy supply must be guaranteed;

• that opportunities of the determination of the position and measure data transmission must be improved

In addition to these three main points, work on the reliability problem is necessary due to extreme mechanical loads (owing to drilling processes in larger depths and geologically hard formations). The three components: high level of technical and operational reliability, low accident risk must be guaranteed due to systematic studies of availability and trustworthiness of peculiar components and parts, as well as their cooperative work.

The research field “Technical Systems” surveys the way well-known technical solutions function under new conditions, like new dimensions and new system environment.

 

Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Ludger Overmeyer