SINAMICS MV drive solutions for offshore
oil and gas applications
Maintain full, high-quality output voltage for virtually any motor
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2015. All rights reserved.
Siemens is the most experienced MV drive manufacturer
in the oil and gas industry
• SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 is the
largest selling MV drive with over 11,000 drives
operating world wide.
• SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 oil
and gas installed base is over 2,500 MV drives
with more than 8 million horse power.
• SINAMICS Perfect Harmony has been applied in
virtually all off-shore applications including:
• Electrical submersible pumps
• Multi-phase pumps
• Water injection pumps
• Gas injection
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Siemens understands your challenges
Unique requirements for medium voltage VFDs
in offshore applications:
• Critical process availability and reliability
• Space constraints on platforms
• Stringent motion requirements
• Harsh environment
• Power network constraints
• Long distance between platform and subsea
motor (up to 35km)
• High maintenance cost
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SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 Floating Platform (FP)
The drive specially designed for off-shore
Designed for off-shore motion
• Specially enhanced structural steel base and frame
• Reinforced design for cell, transformer and all other
components
• Tested to Germanischer Lloyd (GL) VI–7–2 for
motion, tilt, shock and vibration
Designed for harsh salt air environment
• Stainless steel frame, hardware and even name plate
• Anodized aluminum heat sinks
• Double Vacuum Pressure Impregnated (VPI)
transformer copper windings
• Marine duty paint
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SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 Floating Platform (FP)
The drive specially designed for off-shore ESP
Designed for operator safety
• Halogen free cable
• Input and output earthing switches
• Grab handles and cabinet lighting
Designed for process reliability
• Advanced cell-bypass
• Redundant cell rank, redundant blowers
• Patented ProToPSTM control strategy
Plus
• Extremely compact footprint
• Extremely easy for maintenance and repairing
• Accepted by all 3rd parties including DNV, BV, ABS, LR
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New SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 is the evolution of Perfect
Harmony technology
High input flexibility due to separate dry-type
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or oil filled standard converter transformers
Extremely motor-friendly behavior due to
almost sinusoidal output voltage
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Marine certification
(e.g. DNV, GL,
ABS, CCS, LRS,
BV classification) +
Braking module for
greater process control
and fast shut down
+
(option)
Internal arc
fault tested to IEC
+
62271-200
Cell based drive
maximizes process
reliability due to cell
bypass and/or
redundant cell
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High flexibility in plant layout reduces the total cost of ownership
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New SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150 is the evolution
of Perfect Harmony technology
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Robust & reliable
Standard converter
transformer
Robust & reliable
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Standard converter
transformer / flexible
design
Dynamic braking
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GM150
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180
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Robust & reliable
Dynamic braking
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Extremely motor-friendly
Extremely motor-friendly
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Suitable for long cables
Suitable for long cables
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Cell redundancy
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Integrated transformer
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SINAMICS
PERFECT HARMONY
GH150
Cell redundancy
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150
The next level of versatility for cell-based medium voltage drives
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Feature / function
Benefit
• Standard converter
transformer can be used
(any primary voltage,
cooling type, location,
pulse number, etc.)
• High versatility when selecting the
transformer and in plant layout results in
lower TCO or operation costs
• High degree of total drive optimization
• Extremely motorfriendly behavior results
in almost sinusoidal
output voltage and low
harmonics
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• Cell bypass without
stopping the drive in
case of cell failure
• Maximizes availability, while the modular
design reduces system repair time to
minutes
Motors of literally any type can be operated
No additional VFD induced motor heating
No additional output filters
Allows long cable configurations
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150
allows maximum line side flexibility
Line side flexibility
Dry-type
Oil-filled
Feature / function
Benefit
Outdoor
• Standard converter
transformer can be used
(any primary voltage,
cooling type, location, pulse
number, etc.)
• High degree of versatility
when selecting the
transformer
• High degree of total drive
optimization
• Lower costs of ownership
or operation costs
• High flexibility in plant layout
Indoor
• Number of pulses (12-, 18-,
24-, 36-pulse) independent
of output voltage
and fuse-less design
• Allows an optimization in
footprint, initial invest
and line harmonics
Pulse no.
Line voltage
Cooling
H2O
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SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150
allows maximum motor side flexibility
Motor side flexibility
New motors
Induction
motors
Normal and
high speed
Hz
IM
Synchronous
motors 1
Long cables
M
Retrofit motors
SYN
1) on request with later software version
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Feature / function
Benefit
• Extremely motor-friendly
behavior results in almost
sinusoidal output voltage
and low harmonics
• No additional VFD induced
motor heating
• No additional stress
• No need for output filters
• Allows long cable
configurations
• In case of cell failure the cell
will be bypassed without
stopping the drive or
interrupting the process
• Maximize availability, letting
the customer determine the
right time to perform
maintenance, while the
modular design reduces
system repair time to
minutes
SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150
Design for reliability and maintainability
• Process transparent cell bypass isolate failed cell
with 1 millisecond.
• Redundancy capability available in all major
components.
• Modular and light weight of power cell and customer
easy to replace less than 10 min.
• Front access design
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Siemens is the preferred solution provider in the oil and gas industry
• Siemens is the most experienced and knowledgeable MV
drive provider with the largest installed base in the world.
• Siemens has developed new products specifically to address
the needs of offshore applications:
• SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH180 Floating
Platform (FP)
• SINAMICS PERFECT HARMONY GH150
• Siemens provides the complete portfolio solution for oil and
gas industry
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We are happy to answer your questions!
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2015. All rights reserved.