TY - GEN
T1 - Harmonic power filters for oil drilling rigs
T2 - 38th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2012
AU - Rao Dekka, Appa
AU - Beig, Abdul R.
AU - Abdel Magid, Youssef
AU - Al Rahis, Mohammad Salem
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Increased use of variable frequency drives in industry has given rise to power quality problems. This paper addresses the power quality problems especially the harmonics problems in modern oil drilling rigs with AC drives. These power systems are isolated one, with local generator supplying the loads. Some of the operating constraints like harsh operating conditions and limited space have direct effect on the choice of the filters. This paper discusses the various solutions to mitigate the harmonic problems for the drilling rigs. These solutions are evaluated based on practical constraints such as performance, space, system modifications, size, reliability, maintenance, cost and THD.
AB - Increased use of variable frequency drives in industry has given rise to power quality problems. This paper addresses the power quality problems especially the harmonics problems in modern oil drilling rigs with AC drives. These power systems are isolated one, with local generator supplying the loads. Some of the operating constraints like harsh operating conditions and limited space have direct effect on the choice of the filters. This paper discusses the various solutions to mitigate the harmonic problems for the drilling rigs. These solutions are evaluated based on practical constraints such as performance, space, system modifications, size, reliability, maintenance, cost and THD.
KW - Active filters
KW - Power conversion harmonics
KW - Power harmonic filters
KW - Power quality
KW - Power system harmonics
KW - Pulse width modulation converters
KW - Total harmonic distortion
KW - Variable frequency drives
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84872967765
U2 - 10.1109/IECON.2012.6388550
DO - 10.1109/IECON.2012.6388550
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84872967765
SN - 9781467324212
T3 - IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)
SP - 1306
EP - 1311
BT - Proceedings, IECON 2012 - 38th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Y2 - 25 October 2012 through 28 October 2012
ER -