Development of an 11,000 r/min, 3500 hp induction motor and adjustable speed drive for refinery service

Author

Wood, Barry M. ; Olsen, Cheri L. ; Hartzo, Greg D. ; Rama, John C. ; Szenasi, Fred R.

Author_Institution

Chevron Res. & Technol. Co., Richmond, CA, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

11-13 Sep 1995

Firstpage

55

Lastpage

63

Abstract

Faced with the need to revise the oil refining process to produce reformulated gasoline in compliance with EPA requirements, the Chevron El Segundo Refinery (USA) found justification to purchase special high speed electric motors with adjustable speed drives to replace existing steam turbine recycle compressor drivers. This paper explains the decision making process and rationale that led to this purchase. Further, it describes the design/development process and testing/approval procedures to demonstrate the necessary reliability levels for critical refinery service in this “first-of-its-kind” application

Keywords

design engineering; induction motor drives; machine bearings; machine testing; oil refining; petroleum industry; reliability; rotors; variable speed drives; 3500 hp; USA; adjustable speed drive; application; approval procedures; critical refinery service; decision making process; design; development; gasoline; high speed electric motors; induction motor; oil refining process; reliability; testing; Decision making; Electric motors; Induction motors; Oil refineries; Petroleum; Process design; Recycling; Refining; Turbines; Variable speed drives;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 1995. Record of Conference Papers., Industry Applications Society 42nd Annual

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

ISSN

0090-3507

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2909-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCICON.1995.523940

Filename

523940