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Oil Field Electrical Energy Savings Through Energy-Efficient Motor Retrofits
Abstract
The Wyoming Electric Motor Training and Testing Center (WEMTTC), in conjunction with the Department of Energy-Denver Support Office and the Naval Petroleum Reserve #3 (NPR-3), has conducted an extensive study of electric motor efficiency at the Reserve's oil field near Casper, Wyoming. As a result of this project, WEMTTC has developed a new test method for estimating an electric motor's operating efficiency, and the instrumentation to implement this test method. Using the new test method and instrumentation, several oversized or inefficient motors were replaced with new generation, high-efficiency motors, and the savings documented.
This paper describes the test method and instrumentation developed by WEMTTC. The results obtained from the actual energy-efficient motor retrofits are also presented.
Subject
Electric Motor EfficiencyWyoming Electric Motor Training and Testing Center (WEMTTC)
Motor Analysis Test Methods
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Citation
Ula, S.; Bershinsky, V.; Cain, W. (1995). Oil Field Electrical Energy Savings Through Energy-Efficient Motor Retrofits. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /91335.