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The instrument air compressor type that usually used in the offshore applications is a
screw rotary type. This type is used due to its large flow capacity and relatively low
discharge pressure but still more than enough to supply instrument equipment or any
other utilities needed.
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Since the instrument air compressor didn’t constantly supply a certain flow, thus it
needs some control scheme in order to operate the instrument air compressor
efficiently. There are on-off or start/stop control, load/unload control, and also variable
speed control.
On-Off or Start/Stop Control
This is the basic instrument air compressor control. This control scheme is just simply
turns off the compressor when the pressure in the instrument air network reaches a
certain high level and turns on when the pressure goes down below the set pressure.
This control scheme is effectively used when the continuous demand of the compressed
air is less than 50% of the compressor capacity. This type of control scheme usually also
limited to a small compressor size only (below 10Hp).
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Load/Unload Control
This load/unload control scheme is utilizing a load/unload valve. When the pressure in
the instrument air network reach a high set pressure, the load/unload valve will close
but there are still certain small intake volume goes through the flow restriction.
At the same time, the discharge of the compressor bleeds out to the atmosphere
through a vent valve. In this way, the compressor will operate on atmospheric pressure
only and reduce power consumption.
This control scheme is also completed with a timer so that after several minutes the
compressor was unloading, the motor with also shutting down by the controller. This is
the most used control scheme for a large number of instrument air users in the
instrument air network.
By applying this control scheme, instead of having a frequent start/stop it will have an
unload condition for a certain time (can 30 minutes or more). If after a certain time it
still unloads, then it will surely off the motor.
Variable Speed Control
This variable speed control scheme is utilizing a variable frequency drive as a motor
controller. When the load in the instrument air network is low, then the pressure
transmitter will indicate this and send a process variable to the Variable Frequency Drive
(VFD).
This VFD will adjust the motor speed to adjust the compressor compression speed. Thus
the compressor capacity will go down following the low demand on the instrument air
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Once again the VFD will adjust the motor speed so that the compressor capacity is
increasing. This control scheme is the most precise control of the compressor but having
an initial high installation cost.
Which control scheme we must use?

As a default, for a large Central Processing Platform or a Refinery Plant application, the
load/unload control scheme can be selected as a preliminary control scheme.
The on-off control scheme can be selected for a small use only while the variable speed
control scheme can be selected after some cost comparison calculation with the
load/unload control scheme.
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On-Off or Start/Stop Control

The disadvantage of this control scheme

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Variable Speed Control

When the load is high, the pressure Xin the instrument

Sheath of the cables are used to protect the cables from

Which control scheme we must use?

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