Retrofitting of Harmonic Power Filters in Onshore Oil Drilling Rigs: Challenges and Solutions

Author

Dekka, Apparao ; Beig, Abdul Rahiman ; Kanukollu, Saikrishna ; Al Rahis, Mohammad Salem

Author_Institution

Ryerson Univ., Toronto, ON, Canada

Volume

50

Issue

1

fYear

2014

fDate

Jan.-Feb. 2014

Firstpage

142

Lastpage

154

Abstract

The nonlinear loads in oil drilling rigs result in power quality problems such as harmonic distortion and low power factor. This paper addresses the harmonic problems in onshore rigs that are commissioned in early period of semiconductor technology and use dc drives. Different power filtering solutions are considered, and their performance is presented. The influence of practical constraints such as space limitations, reliability, cost, ease of maintenance, and operating conditions on the choice of filter is discussed. An optimal choice of filter meeting the objective and satisfying the practical constraints is presented.

Keywords

AC-DC power convertors; DC motor drives; electrical maintenance; oil drilling; power conversion harmonics; power factor; power harmonic filters; power supply quality; reliability; DC drives; harmonic distortion; harmonic power filter retrofitting; nonlinear loads; onshore oil drilling rig; power factor; power filter cost; power filter reliability; power quality; space limitation; Generators; Harmonic analysis; Inductors; Power harmonic filters; Reliability; Shunts (electrical); AC–DC power conversion; active filters; harmonic distortion; power conversion harmonics; power filters; power quality; power system harmonics; variable-speed drives (VSDs);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIA.2013.2269895

Filename

6544243