VFD retrofit provides 3.75-MW boost to air-cooled Wyodak Power Plant
Journal Article
·
· Power Engineering (Barrington)
OSTI ID:250777
The traditional benefit of installing ac variable-frequency drives (VFD) includes power savings at partial speed operation. In the case of forced-draft, air-cooled condenser fans at power stations and cogeneration facilities, this typically occurs during mild ambient temperatures. However, a VFD retrofit last year at the Wyodak Power Plant in Gillette, Wyo., resulted in significant process improvements at temperature extremes. In fact, of the 3.75-MW average capacity increase achieved from the VFD installation, only 25 percent is a result of power savings at partial speed operation. Considered uneconomical when the plant was built, technology advances eliminated VFD operating problems.
- OSTI ID:
- 250777
- Journal Information:
- Power Engineering (Barrington), Journal Name: Power Engineering (Barrington) Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 100; ISSN 0032-5961; ISSN POENAI
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Benefits of variable speed drives applied on dry condensing at the Wyodak Plant
Adaptation of fan motor and VFD efficiency correlations using Bayesian inference
Payback enormous for variable-frequency motor drives
Conference
·
Sat Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1995
·
OSTI ID:207817
Adaptation of fan motor and VFD efficiency correlations using Bayesian inference
Journal Article
·
Mon May 13 20:00:00 EDT 2019
· Science and Technology for the Built Environment
·
OSTI ID:1603522
Payback enormous for variable-frequency motor drives
Journal Article
·
Sun Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1993
· Power; (United States)
·
OSTI ID:5999874