Generator capability study for offshore oil platform

Author

Sutherland, Peter E.

Author_Institution

GE Energy Services, Schenectady, NY, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

3-7 May 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

Offshore Production Platform´s two 25 MW turbine generatorunits were evaluated to determine the safe operating limits of the units, if the entire load is to be carried by one generator, and to determine whether load shedding will be necessary if only one generator is in operation. The Generator Reactive Capability Curve was constructed based upon limited data due to the age of the generators. The real power output capability of the turbine-generator combination was evaluated based upon the data provided. The generator was rated in accordance with British Standard BS.2613/1957. The analysis was based upon the requirements the superseding standards, IEC 60034-1 (2004) and IEC 60034-3 (2005).

Keywords

IEC standards; load shedding; offshore installations; turbogenerators; British Standard BS.2613/1957; IEC 60034-1 (2004); IEC 60034-3 (2005); generator capability study; generator reactive capability curve; load shedding; offshore oil platform; offshore production platform; power 25 MW; power output capability; safe operating limits; turbine generator units; turbine-generator combination; IEC standards; Offshore installations; Oil insulation; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Production; Standby generators; Temperature control; Turbines; Underwater vehicles; generator capability; oil platform; reactive capability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference - Conference Record 2009 IEEE

Conference_Location

Calgary, AB

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3398-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3399-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICPS.2009.5463963

Filename

5463963