Title :
Critical Speed Verification of 18,000 HP Adjustable Speed Drive Motors for Offshore Production Applications
Author :
Rains, D.C. ; Bavastri, C.A. ; dos Santos, H.L.V. ; Kazuo Shoji ; Haq, I.U. ; Campos, Rd.S.
Author_Institution :
WEG Electr.-USA, Sugar Land, TX
Abstract :
This paper describes the tests and analysis performed on 3 times 18,000 HP purged and pressurized synchronous motors in order to comply with API 546 standard requirements. These tests are even more important if considered that these motors are being supplied power from an adjustable speed drive that varies the motor speed from 1260 up to 1890 rpm on offshore platforms
Keywords :
natural gas technology; offshore installations; oil drilling; oil refining; synchronous motor drives; variable speed drives; 18000 hp; API 546 standard requirement; adjustable speed drive motor; critical speed verification; motor speed; offshore production application; pressurized synchronous motor; purged synchronous motor; Frequency; Performance analysis; Performance evaluation; Petroleum; Production; Sugar industry; Synchronous motors; Testing; USA Councils; Variable speed drives; API 546; Vibration tests; lateral critical analysis; resonant speed;
Conference_Titel :
Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 2006. PCIC '06. Record of Conference Papers - IEEE Industry Applications Society 53rd Annual
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0558-0
Electronic_ISBN :
0090-3507
DOI :
10.1109/PCICON.2006.359726
