Medium Voltage Variable Speed Drive System

Electric motors & drive systems for process optimization

Overview

GE Vernova's Medium Voltage Variable Speed Drive Systems (VSDS) feature a unique combination of Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) or Load Commuted Inverter (LCI) and an electrical motor. They are suitable for most applications.

Power capacity

Up to 47 MW with a single VSI drive panel
Up to 100 MW with parallel panels
Up to and 13.8 kV output motor voltage
N+1 power cells redundanc

Available topologies

Direct Front End
Active Front End with reactive power generation & power factor control up to unit
Transformer-less up to 13.8 kV for footprint, reliability and efficiency optimization and improved grid quality

We propose the complete system engineering including grid harmonics study and mechanical shaft analysis.

AVAILABLE CONFIGURATIONS

Conventional Speed (4-6 Poles, Synchronous or Induction)

Up to 1,800 rpm

High Speed (2 Poles, Synchronous or Induction)

Up to 21,000 rpm

Either stand-alone or integrated configuration

High Torque (8 Poles and Above, Synchronous Only)

Our very low speed, high torque solution for petrochemical applications features a VSI combined with a low-speed synchronous motors (8 poles and above).

For reciprocating compressor applications, we recommend the use of VSI over LCI as it allows a low level of torque pulsation and motor compactness.