VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES
ADVANTAGES OF USING VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES
UNLIMITED STARTS / STOPS SOFT START INCREASE IN MECHANICAL LIFE INCREASE IN MOTOR LIFE WIDE FLOW CONTROL PRECISE SPEED CONTROL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FREE HIGHLY EFFICIENT
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EFFICIENCY CURVES OF VARIOUS FLOW CONTROL DEVICES
VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE FOR EACH TYPE OF MOTOR
SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR: LOAD COMMUTATED INVERTER (LCI) SUPER SYNCHRONOUS : HIGH SPEED LOAD COMMUTATED MOTOR (> 3000 RPM) SQUIRREL CAGE INDUCTION MOTOR INVERTER (HSLCI)
: INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVE (IMD)
VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES : APPLICATION AREAS
LCI HSLCI
BOILER ID/FD/PA FANS GAS TURBINE STARTER COMPRESSOR / BOILER FEED PUMP EXTRUDER / MIXER BOILER CONDENSATE PUMP CIRCULATING WATER PUMP CEMENT MILL FAN / PIPELINE PUMPS X X X X X X X X X
IMD
X X X X X X X
VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES : APPLICATION AREAS
LCI HSLCI
HIGH SPEED BLOWERS / PUMPS SLURRY PUMPS / SEWAGE PUMPS FREQUENCY CONVERTER / MOTOR STARTER X X X -
IMD
X -
X = SYSTEM SUITABLE AND APPLICATION DATA AVAILABLE - = SYSTEM NOT SUITABLE AND / OR APPLICATION DATA NOT AVAILABLE
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RATINGS AVAILABLE :
LOAD COMMUTATED INVERTER : 1000 KW TO 15000 KW
HIGH SPEED LOAD COMMUTATED : 4500 KW TO 45000 KW INVERTER INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVE : 150 KW TO 2000 KW
LCI FOR SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS
MAJOR APPLICATION AREAS
FANS PUMPS COMPRESSORS STATIC STARTERS
DESIGN FEATURES OF LCI
MICROPROCESSOR BASED DIGITAL CONTROL FUSELESS POWER CIRCUIT REDUNDANT COOLING FAN/PUMP BHEL MAKE THYRISTORS WITH N+1 OPTION IMOK INDICATION FOR EACH THYRISTOR TUNABLE ACCELERATION/ DECELERATION RATES EMERGENCY DECELERATION IN BUILT MOTOR AND INVERTER PROTECTIONS INTERFACE FOR STATIC STARTING
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COMPARISON OF ID FAN ARRANGEMENT FOR VFD & HYDRAULIC COUPLING
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6 PULSE CONVERTER
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12 PULSE CONVERTER
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TATA ELECTRIC COMPANIES - TROMBAY
LCI USED FOR ID FAN CONTROL IN 500 MW UNIT SPEED RANGE POWER RATING DRIVE VOLTAGE : 20% TO 100% : 2050 KW : 1200 V
PULSE CONNECTION : 12 PULSE
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COMPARISON OF POWER CONSUMPTION UNIT-5 & UNIT-6
SL. NO. GEN MW POWER SAVED
1. 2. 3. 4.
200 300 400 500
2950 KW 3250 KW 3500 KW 2900 KW
UNIT - 5 HAS DAMPER CONTROL UNIT - 6 HAS VFD FOR ID FANS
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VIJAYWADA THERMAL POWER STATION APSEB
LCI USED FOR ID FAN CONTROL IN 210 MW UNIT SPEED RANGE POWER RATING DRIVE VOLTAGE : 20% TO 100% : 1600 KW : 1200 V
PULSE CONNECTION : 12 PULSE
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COMPARISON OF POWER CONSUMPTION UNIT-3 & UNIT-4
SL. NO. GEN MW POWER SAVED
1. 2.
174 207
570 KW 409 KW
UNIT-3 HAS HYDRAULIC COUPLING UNIT-4 HAS VFD FOR ID FANS
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KOTHAGUDEM THERMAL POWER STATION APSEB
LCI USED FOR BOILER FEED PUMP IN 250 MW UNIT SPEED RANGE POWER RATING DRIVE VOLTAGE : 25% TO 100% : 3900 KW : 2300 V
PULSE CONNECTION : 12 PULSE
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SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR FOR KTPS BOILER FEED PUMP VFD
BRIEF SPECIFICATION : KW RPM VOLTS SPEED RANGE BLANKING SPEED COOLING ENCLOSURE RATED FREQUENCY FIELD WEAKENING INSULATION UTILIZATION : : : : : : : : : : : 3900 5329 2x2300 VOLTS 1325 TO 5400 RPM 2600 TO 3400 RPM TEWAC IPW55 86.82 Hz UPTO 90 Hz F B - UNDER 12 PULSE
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GEARLESS DIRECT DRIVEN BOILER FEED PUMP VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE COMMISSIONED:JUNE 2nd 98
50 Hz GRID BOOSTER PUMP
INDUCTION MOTOR
GEAR BOX + HYDRAULIC COUPLING
BOILER FEED PUMP SUPER SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR
CONVENTIONAL ARRANGEMENT
BOOSTER PUMP INDUCTION MOTOR 150KW
UPTO 100 Hz VFD 50 Hz GRID
BOILER FEED PUMP
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ARRANGEMENT WITH VFD
TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF 6 PULSE VFD OVER HYDRAULIC COUPLING FOR 250MW BOILER FEED PUMP DRIVES
MOTOR RATING: 3900 KW ,5300 RPM [Link] PUMPS PER BOILER :3
SL. GEN NO. MW
ENERGY CONSUMED PER Yr IN [Link] HYD. VFD COUP.
ENERGY SAVED DUE TO VFD
PAYBACK PERIOD
1. 2. 3.
150 200 250
9000 10426 12423
7575 9101 11415 9.39 MILLION Rs 6Yrs
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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN VFDs
IGBT POWER CIRCUIT FOR INDUCTION MOTOR
DRIVES (LACKING IN POWER STATION EXPERIENCE)
UNITY INPUT POWER FACTOR MINIMUM INPUT HARMONICS ALMOST SINE WAVE OUTPUT SELF TUNING CONTROLLER DC MOTOR LIKE CONTROL CHARACTERISTICS
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LATEST EXPERIENCE LIST OF DRIVES
MORE THAN 600MW YEAR EXPERIENCE OF LCI
LOAD COMMUTATED INVERTER (LCI): SL. CUSTOMER EQPT QTY. 1. BHEL-RANIPET 3440 KW 1
APPLICATION
STATUS
ID FAN CONTROL COMMISSIONED
2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
4.1 KV,6P TEC-TROMBAY-VI 2050 KW 1.2 KV,12P APSEB V.T.P.S-IV 1370 KW 1.2 KV,12P NTPC DADRI 1325 KW 1.2 KV,12P HSEB PANIPAT 1440 KW 2.3 KV,12P APSEB-VTPS 1370 KW V & VI 1.2 KV,12P
IN 1989 4 ID FAN CONTROL COMMISSIONED IN 1990 2 ID FAN CONTROL COMMISSIONED IN 1990 4 ID FAN CONTROL COMMISSIONED IN 1992 3 ID FAN CONTROL COMMISSIONED IN 2000 4 ID FAN CONTROL COMMISSIONED IN 1994
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LATEST EXPERIENCE LIST OF DRIVES
LOAD COMMUTATED INVERTER (LCI): SL. CUSTOMER EQPT QTY. 7. APSEB KTPS 9 1468 KW 1.2 KV,12P 1468 KW 1.2 KV,12P 3500 KW 2.3 KV,12P 1414 KW 1.2 KV,12P 3500 KW 2.3 KV,12P 1426 KW 1.2 KV,12P 2
APPLICATION
STATUS
ID FAN CONTROL COMMISSIONED IN 1997 COMMISSIONED IN 1997 COMMISSIONED IN 1999 COMMISSIONED IN 1999 COMMISSIONED IN 1997 COMMISSIONED IN 1999
8. APSEB KTPS 10 9. NTPC VINDHYACHAL 10. NTPC UNCHAHAR 11. MSEB CHANDRAPUR 12. KPCL-RAICHUR V & VI
2 4 4
ID FAN CONTROL ID FAN CONTROL ID FAN CONTROL
3 ID FAN CONTROL 4 ID FAN CONTROL
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LATEST EXPERIENCE LIST OF DRIVES
LOAD COMMUTATED INVERTER (LCI): SL. CUSTOMER EQPT QTY. 13. MSEB . KHAPERKHEDA UNITS 3 & 4 14. NTPC SIMHADRI 15 NTPC 3900 KW TALCHER 1500 KW 1.2 KV,12P 3550 KW 4 ID FAN CONTROL COMMISSIONED 2.3 KV,12P 8 ID FAN CONTROLS UNDER SUPPLY 2.3 KV,12P 4
APPLICATION ID FAN CONTROL
STATUS COMMISSIONED
HIGH SPEED LOAD COMMUTATED INVERTER (LCI): 1. APSEB-KTPS 3900 KW 2.3 KV,12P 1 BOILER FEED PUMP COMMISSIONED 25 IN 1998
LATEST EXPERIENCE LIST OF DRIVES
STATIC FREQUENCY CONVERTER (SFC): SL. CUSTOMER EQPT QTY. APPLICATION 1. TNEB KADAMPARAI 2. KEB-SHIVA SAMUDRAM 3.5 MVA 6P 15 MW 4.2 KV, 12P 2 1 PUMPED STORAGE STARTING 25 TO 50 Hz [Link] PUMP MOTOR
STATUS COMMISSIONED IN 1987 COMMISSIONED IN 1990
3. APSEB SRISAILAM
12 MW 13.8 KV, 6P
1 PUMPED STORAGE COMMISSIONED STARTING OF GENERATOR/ MOTOR 2 LEFT BANK LIFT IRRIGATION PUMP COMMISIONED
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4. APSEB SRISAILAM
7.5 MW 4.6 KV, 6P
UPGRADATION IN LCI EQUIPMENT
1) BETTER VERSION OF MICROPROCESSOR USED ON HMPG CARD 2) LOW NOISE FAN 3) PARALLELING OF CHANNELS AT ANY SPEED 4) MOTOR COOLING CHANGED TO CACW 5) TROPICALIZATION OF PCBs AND POWER MODULES
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