TY - GEN
T1 - Comparison of passive and active power filters in oil drilling rigs
AU - Dekka, Appa Rao
AU - Beig, Abdul R.
AU - Poshtan, Majid
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The Power systems in oil rigs are isolated, standalone systems. The source impedance is low. Bulk of the load is fluctuating nonlinear one and are powered directly from the generators without any series impedance. This paper investigates the harmonic problems, and presents the design of passive and active filter for oil rig power systems. The performance of the system with passive and active filters is studied. The simulation results and actual filed data are presented. Passive filter and active filters are compared in terms of THD improvement, filtering action, VAR rating, size, cost, efficiency and reliability. It is observed that passive filters are suitable where a space constraint is not an issue. In most of the rigs space is a constraint and active filter is the better choice.
AB - The Power systems in oil rigs are isolated, standalone systems. The source impedance is low. Bulk of the load is fluctuating nonlinear one and are powered directly from the generators without any series impedance. This paper investigates the harmonic problems, and presents the design of passive and active filter for oil rig power systems. The performance of the system with passive and active filters is studied. The simulation results and actual filed data are presented. Passive filter and active filters are compared in terms of THD improvement, filtering action, VAR rating, size, cost, efficiency and reliability. It is observed that passive filters are suitable where a space constraint is not an issue. In most of the rigs space is a constraint and active filter is the better choice.
KW - AC-DC power converters
KW - Active filters
KW - Power conversion harmonics
KW - Power harmonic filters
KW - Power quality
KW - Power system harmonics
KW - Total harmonic distortion
KW - Variable speed drives
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84857740687
U2 - 10.1109/EPQU.2011.6128815
DO - 10.1109/EPQU.2011.6128815
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84857740687
SN - 9781467303798
T3 - Proceeding of the International Conference on Electrical Power Quality and Utilisation, EPQU
SP - 470
EP - 475
BT - 11th International Conference on Electrical Power Quality and Utilisation, EPQU 2011
T2 - 11th International Conference on Electrical Power Quality and Utilisation, EPQU 2011
Y2 - 17 October 2011 through 19 October 2011
ER -