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Title: Offshore operations report. ESP - the electrical submersible pump. Part 7. Applying variable frequency drives to esps

Journal Article · · Pet. Eng. Int.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6167549

The oil industry has begun using variable frequency drives on electric submersible pumps. In March 1983, there were approximately 350 variable frequency drives successfully operating on electrical submersible pumps throughout the world. Three types of variable frequency drives available are the current source inverter, the pulse width modulation, and the variable voltage source inverter. A short discussion of each type is given to explain why the variable voltage inverter is used most often in oil field applications and why it has been a success.

OSTI ID:
6167549
Journal Information:
Pet. Eng. Int.; (United States), Vol. 55:14
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English