Title :
Retrofit that old motor control center-an alternate to replacement
Author :
King, Royce M. ; Faas, Michael D. ; Kirk, Charles
Author_Institution :
Conoco Inc., Ponca City, OK, USA
Abstract :
Aging low voltage motor control centers (MCCs) can become a problem for the owner, especially when the equipment becomes obsolete or the original manufacturer has gone out of business. This paper shows how one company in the USA, with the help of an electrical equipment manufacturer, developed a solution through a retrofit upgrade of an existing motor control center installation rather than a complete replacement and saved money in the process
Keywords :
electric motors; industrial power systems; machine control; maintenance engineering; power supply quality; power system control; project engineering; substations; USA; electrical equipment manufacturer; industrial power supply quality; motor control centers; projects; retrofitting; substation; upgrading; Circuit breakers; Cities and towns; FAA; Laboratories; Manufacturing; Motor drives; Power cables; Power system reliability; Research and development; Substations;
Conference_Titel :
Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 1996, Record of Conference Papers. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Incorporated Industry Applications Society 43rd Annual
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3587-2
DOI :
10.1109/PCICON.1996.564895
