Multi-Megawatt Motor Drive Technology

Steven Moran 30 March 2009

 CONVERTEAM AT A GLANCE

Converteam – an engineering company with more than

100 years experience providing customized solutions

These solutions are made of systems built around 3

core components:

Rotating Machines

Variable Speed Drives

Process automation & control

We address 4 major markets:

Marine

Oil & Gas

Energy

Industry

Our scope covers consulting, design, manufacturing,

system integration, installation, commissioning and a
broad range of services

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 MORE THAN 100 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

United Kingdom France Germany USA

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPAGNIE GENERALE ALLGEMEINE ELEKTRIZITATS WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
COMPANY - GEC D’ELECTRICITE - CGE GESELLSCHAFT - AEG DRIVE SYSTEMS MACHINERY
1889 1898 1883 1886 1891

1967 ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL ALSTHOM

INDUSTRIES (AEI) 1926 1971 1928
1968 ENGLISH ELECTRIC
COMPANY
CGEE ALSTHOM

1984 COMPAGNIE
ELECTROMECANIQUE
1988
ACEC (Belgium)
1989 1989

CEGELEC

1993 JEUMONT SCHNEIDER JS

1995

CEGELEC
Industrial Systems Group
1999

ALSTOM Power Conversion

End 2005 Sale by ALSTOM to Barclays Private Equity

Converteam
The Power Conversion Company

End 2006

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 Oil & Gas Market: CVT Scope of Supply

In Oil & Gas, scope of supply corresponds to electrical systems which drive
compressors or pumps …
… and correspond to power supply of O&G process …

Transformer
Electrical
Power Motor Compressor,
Drive (*)
Network Pump

Harmonic filter

Generator
Network study, automation & control, Auxiliaries

Electrical Control Switchgear Harmonic filter Drive Motor + compressor Auxiliaries

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Gas compression: Electrical Solutions

Electrical
Compressor
motor

Efficiency
Variable
TX speed Electrical
Compressor
drive motor

Variable
Sinusoidal High
TX speed Filter Speed
Compressor
drive

Efficiency
Variable Very
dV/dt
TX High speed Filter
High Compressor
Speed
drive

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 Converteam MV 7000 Systems

VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE SYSTEM

TYPE POWER MOTOR TYPE TECHNOLOGY

High speed motor

MV7000 2 to 32 MW Induction motor MV- IGBT press pack
Synchronous motor
Synchronous motor
SD7000 10 to 100 MW LCI - Thyristors
High speed synchronous motor

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 MV Drives Topology Comparison

Topology 2-Level inverter 3-level NPC 3-Level NPP

Advanced
Performances

Output voltage & Switching

current frequency x 2

50% reduction of
current ripple
Applicable to LV drives MV drives MV drives
Drive series MV3000 – MD2000 – MV 7000 MV drives next
LV7000 generation
Power Up to 3 MW up to 32 MW up to 46 MW
Voltage 690 V 3.3 - 6.6 kV 3.3 - 6.6 kV
Current in motor 3140 A rms 2800 A rms 4025 A rms

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 MV7000 VFD Range
MV7000 Range Voltage Power (MW)
MV7306 3300 6
MV7308 3300 8
MV7312 3300 12
MV7316 3300 16
MV7403FP (air-cooled) 4160 3
MV7406FP (air-cooled) 4160 6
MV7612 6600 12
MV7616 6600 16
MV7624 6600 24
MV7632 6600 32

Main features of the drive system:

Uses a PWM inverter for the motor and one of the following front ends:
▬ 12 pulses diode front end (option- Active front end)
▬ 24 pulses diode front end (option- Active front end)

A family of drives up to 32 MW
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 MV7000 Today’s Technology

MV7306

Controller Diode stack IGBT phase power stack DC grounding

PEC switch

Cooling unit Terminals Bottom DC capacitors Terminals

with standby to motor
pump

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 MV7000 - Today’s Technology

Inverter - phase leg: the heart of the converter

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 MV7000 Up to date technology

• Soft start-up without grid step1 step2

disturbance DIODE FRONT END DC LINK
Auxiliary supply XXX XxxxXXX

step3 +

Main bus NP

DC link
Main Transformer - voltage
•MV7000 provides low inrush
current when energising the drive
•Pre-magnetising of the input
transformer is achieved by means
of auxiliary transformer.
•Closing of main circuit breaker is
completed without incoming bus
disturbances step1 step2 step3
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 Electrical One-Line

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 Active Front End

CNV INV

FAULT
DET.

PRE-CHARGE
M
4kV

MCB CAN ONLY BE

CLOSED BY DRIVE
CONTROLS
MCB

4.16KV

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Induction motor technology

Power rate (MW)

BC 3 : NGV
100
BC 2 : MGV
80
BC 5 : DONGES

60 BC 4 : UNIPAK

40

30
Up to 18,000 RPM with
Magnetic Bearing Technology
20

10
Speed

1500 3600 5000 6000 7000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 20000 (rpm)
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Thank you for your attention

www.converteam.com