Title :
Retrofit experience of an 8000 HP pipeline compressor variable speed drive
Author :
Frey, William J.
Author_Institution :
GEC Autom. Projects Inc., Macon, GA
Abstract :
A load commutated inverter (LCI) drive was applied to an existing 8000 HP synchronous motor driving a centrifugal compressor at a gas processing plant. The purpose of this retrofit was to reduce the operating cost of the plant by variable speed operation of the compressor. The economic justification, application, installation considerations and results are described
Keywords :
compressors; industrial plants; invertors; maintenance engineering; synchronous motors; variable speed drives; 8000 hp; centrifugal compressor; gas processing plant; load commutated inverter drive; pipeline compressor variable speed drive; retrofit; synchronous motor; Costs; Couplings; Feeds; Inverters; Pipelines; Power generation economics; Synchronous motors; Temperature; Valves; Variable speed drives;
Conference_Titel :
Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 1991, Record of Conference Papers., Industry Applications Society 38th Annual
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0193-5
DOI :
10.1109/PCICON.1991.162940
