Title :
Variable-voltage equipment for rotary drilling rigs
Author :
Lamberger, E. H.
Author_Institution :
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, East Pittsburgh, Pa.
fDate :
4/1/1940 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
THE PURPOSE of this paper is to tell why variable-voltage equipment should be considered for oil-well drilling rigs, to explain the operating characteristics of a typical equipment, and to compare the over-all performance with that of an equivalent mechanical drive.
Keywords :
Boilers; Drilling machines; Engines; Generators; Maintenance engineering; Shafts; Torque;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1940.6434877
