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Craig Patterson, Project Engineer, Meurer & Associates Paul D. Goldfain, Associate Principal, Meurer & Associates Robert Anderson, Electrical Engineer, The RMH Group David Kaunisto, District Manager, East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District
Water Supply
Arapahoe aquifer (1,500 - 1,800 deep)
480 Volts
2300 Volts
STEP-UP TRANSFORMER
VFD
PUMPING WATER LEVEL (PWL) 1-YEAR
10-YEAR
3000
2000 0
70 Hz 60 Hz
10 Year PWL
50 Hz
1 Year PWL
600
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Transformers
Stepup Utility
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Goal
Equipment combination that will:
Provide adequate power factor Reduce noise to acceptable level Provide operating flexibility to meet varying demands.
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Electrical Analysis
RMH Group analyzed the power systems at several pump stations. They determined that problem was caused by voltage and current harmonics generated in the VFDs.
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Variable-Frequency Drive
Accusine Active Filter
VFDs
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Electrical Harmonics
Graph of harmonics
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Electrical Harmonics
Graph of harmonics
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Transformer Vibration
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Decibels (dB)
Equipment Tested
12-step or Pulse-Width Modulated VFD
More frequent pulsing reduces distortion.
(for PWM drive) Converts VFD output to sinusoidal wave Senses current, then gates just the right amount of power through the filter to correct distortion.
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Transformer Vibration
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480 Volts
480 Volts
2300 Volts
6-STEP VFD
STEP-UP TRANSFORMER
480 Volts
480 Volts
2300 Volts
STEP-UP TRANSFORMER
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$ Equipment Costs $
6-pulse drive $18,000 - $22,000 12-pulse drive $22,000 $24,000 Regular Step-Up Xfmr SWE Quiet Xfmr
130 KVA $7,600 260 KVA $11,300 130 KVA $13,000 260 KVA $17,600
PCS300 Accusine Active Filter $36,900 MTE Load Filter $4,500 Transportation and Installation Add 20 - 30%
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Results
Installation of Quiet transformers generally
reduced transformer noise by 1/2.
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Questions?
Craig Patterson, Project Engineer, Meurer & Associates Paul D. Goldfain, Associate Principal, Meurer & Associates Robert Anderson, Electrical Engineer, The RMH Group David Kaunisto, District Manager, East Cherry Creek Valley Water & Sanitation District
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PWM Wave
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