Motor start: Make it easy!

Customer Quote

The grid is too weak, we can not

handle the high inrush current.

What should we do!?!

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Voith Provides Motor Start-up Solutions

We can provide you a key for:

• Analysing the Motor starting challenge!

• Start even 65 MW motor with zero
inrush!

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Motor Starting Solutions
Power 0 – 10MW 10 – 20 MW 20 MW +
Starting DOL Autotransformer DOL Pony Motor Autotransformer
Method
Simplicity ++++ +++ ++++ +++ +++
Footprint ++++ +++ ++++ ++ +++
Weight ++++ +++ ++++ +++ +++
Cost ++++ +++ ++++ ++ +++

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Offloaded Start with Vorecon

100
90
80
70
60 Directly
Power

coupled
50
Vorecon
40 RWE
30 Vorecon
20 RWC
10
0
0 20 40 60 80 100
Motor Speed

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Starting: DOL 0 – 10MW with low
inrush motors

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 Direct Online Start
• Standard motors with starting
current typically in the range of
500% - 600% of nominal value.

• Low inrush current motor

designs with 300% starting
current are available.

• Many references

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DOL motor with low inrush design
6.8 MW Gas treatment plant

reduced load
Pony T.C.

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DOL motor with low inrush design
11 MW on FPSO

reduced load
Pony T.C.

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Starting: Autotransformer 10-20MW

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 Comparison of Inrush Current DOL vs
Autotransformer
Typical Inrush Current

600

Synchronous or induction motor with:

500

400 DOL low inrush design

300 Auto Transformer (load disengaged)

200

100

Motor Speed

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Starting With an Autotransformer

SBW, China

Synchronous motor
30 MW / 1500 rpm

Autotransformer

Starting current
3898 Amp @ 48% Un

Starting time, 16 sec

Vorecon: RWC16-16F10

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Starting: Pony Motor 20MW+

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 Comparison of Inrush Current Depending on
Starting Method

Solution with disengaged load

Typical Inrush Current

600
(using RWC or coupling):
500

Induction motor + fixed speed pony motor

400

300
Synchronous motor + variable speed pony motor

200

100

Motor Speed

Animation
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Vorecon RWC & MV fixed speed pony motor + TC

Voith start-up solution for a 35 MW Motor gas pipeline compressor

at Williams Station 100, USA 2008d 2.9 MW

Customer Event 2013 | Variable-Speed Drives | Emad Zoghi 15

Compressor Test Stand
65 MW Motor

Motor

Gear Box
Pony TC TC
65 MW

Compressor

TC= Torque converter

Voith Scope of supply = blue
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 Pony Motor 1,3 MW

Main Motor 65 MW

TC

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20MW Compressor Drive
Case Study

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20MW Comparison Vorecon vs VFD
Outcome
• VFD commands a premium of
about 60m2 and 45 tonnes over a
mechanical variable speed solution

Assumption
• Harmonic filters have been
excluded due to the use of a 36
pulse isolation transformer
• Additional air conditioned building
(E House) with supporting structure
required
• Maintenance access considered
around cabinets

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20MW VFD Example
VFD* 20MW
Space (m2) Weight (Kg)
Input Isolation Transformer + Supporting
Structure 13 40000
Converter 40 14330
Lube Oil Console 12 3500
Gearbox* 4 15500
E House + Supporting Structure 20 20000
Sub Total 89 93330

Voith Starting Solutions

Option 1 Autotransformer*
Autotransformer 11 8000
Vorecon 18 40000
Sub Total 29 48000
Option 2 Pony Motor*
Pony Motor + TC 10 8000
Synchronisation Cabinet for Pony Motor
Solution 1 800
Vorecon 18 40000
Sub Total 29 48800
*It is assumed the Switchgear, Motor and Compressor are of equal size, weight and cost. The
purpose of the above is to show the differential between all the systems 20
20 MW VFD Cabinet Layout

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20MW Voith Simulation - Autotransformer
grid:
• F [Hz] 60
• Sk [MVA] 120 150 300
• Un [kV] 11

power cable:
• single / multi core 6x3
• R [Ω/km] 0.04
• X [Ω/km ] 0.08
• l [m] 500

autotransformer:
• U2 [kV] 3.3 4.9
• uk [%] 5.0

motor:
• Pmot [kW] 22500kW asynchronous motor
• ηmot [-] 0.97
• pf [-] 0.89
• Istart [-] 4.7xIrated
• Jmot [kgm²] 1250
• nmot [rpm] 1786
• starting method autotransformer

Result Vorecon RWC:

• Jprimary [kgm²] 415
• counter torque curve RWC 14 F10
voltage drop at PCC 8.6 %
7.0%
7.6%
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