Neptune Marine Oil & Gas 10 DC Variable Speed Drives & 2 Feeder Cabinet Line-Up.

Joliet Technologies designed and built a 10 DC variable speed drive system (a.k.a. SCR Drive System) for Neptune Marine Oil & Gas in Singapore. Along with the drives Joliet Technologies also supplied 2 feeder sections, 2 drilling auxiliary MCC sections and (2) 5MVA drive isolation transformers.

SCR 1 – Mud Pump 1A Variable Speed Drive (1 of 10)

The 10 DC Drives…
Each DC drive will run a single DC motor. The 10 drives each consist of a Siemens 6RA70 DC Drive, 1 Quad, 1660 Amp. Each with a minimum output of 1250 Amps DC. Along with draw-out circuit breakers, 600VAC main supply bus, cooling fan, front & rear exterior lighting and operator interface devices mounted on the front cabinet door. These drives will be running 6 Mud Pumps, 3 Drawworks and the Top Drive.
Each drive cabinet also included the following:

• Space heater and stat
• Door Stops
• Grab Bars
• Ammeter – DB40 type
• Voltmeter – DDB 40 type
• Siemens 6RA70 touch pad
• SCR type fuse protection for each drive
• Input Reactors for each drive
• Control Transformer
• IP33 Construction

Note:-
The drives were originally proposed to be 40″ (W) x 50″ (D) x 90″ (H), which is a standard size for this type of drive cabinet. But after surveying the area where the drives would be installed, it was determined that they would need to be much smaller. The final design dimensions for each cabinet was 30″ (W) x 50″ (D) x 78.75″ (H). Joliet Technologies was able to engineer and manufacture these drives in a much smaller package with no delays and no additional costs to Neptune Marine. This is one of Joliet Technologies’ biggest assets. Using Joliet Technologies’ cabinet manufacturer Chicago Switchboard’s modular design system, we were easily able to design an enclosure in the smaller size to acccomadate all the equipment needed for each drive. Most other drive systems manufacturers would not be able to do this without delays or additional costs.

Main Feeder Section (2 center enclosures) with the Top Drive on the left and Drawworks 1C on the right.

The 2 Feeder Sections…
Also included in this line-up are the 2 (center) feeder sections. Both feeder sections consisting of draw-out type circuit breakers and 600VAC main supply bus:
Feeder #1 – 5000 amp CB (Secondary for transformer) & 5000 amp CB (Tie – Motorized)
Feeder #2 – 5000 amp CB (Secondary for transformer) & 1500 amp CB (Alternate feed to top drive)

The feeder section bus work had to be designed so that the Top Drive could be powered by either one of the two feeder cabinets. The complex bus design was accomplished through Joliet Technologies’ cabinet manufacturer Chicago Switchboard. Once again without any additional costs or delays.

MCC-1 Driller Aux. Section (Motor Control Center)

The 2 Drilling Auxiliary MCC Sections…
Two Siemens Motor Control Centers, with the following ratings:
MCC-1 Driller Aux
600 amp Horz. Bus, braced at 65KA RMS.
(1) 600 amp Main Circuit Breaker
(7) Sz-1 FVNR
(1) Sz-2 FVNR
(2) Sz-3 FVNR
(1) Sz-6 FVNR
(1) 60 amp Thermal Mag. FCB
(1) 100 amp Thermal Mag. FCB

MCC-2 Driller Aux
600 amp Horz. Bus, braced at 65KA RMS
(1) 600 amp Main Circuit Breaker
(11) Sz-1 FVNR
(2) Sz-4 FVNR
(1) 100 amp Thermal Mag. FCB

All of the above equipment was designed, manufactured, tested and delivered in less than 12 weeks. As of December 2008 the equipment is being installed and awaiting commissioning in Singapore.

Neptune Marine Oil & Gas – Company Overview:

Neptune Marine Oil & Gas Limited (NMO) is an offshore drilling contractor with its main office in Singapore.

NMO is an innovative niche player developing special qualities and know-how in its area of operations.

Their short-term strategy is to continue safe operations with high utilization of the Neptune Discoverer and to complete the upgrading of Neptune Explorer for the rig to commence its drilling contract with Reliance in India, and thereafter;

Their long-term strategy is to become a major player amongst the offshore drilling & service contractors with Singapore base.

With Ashmore / Jasper Investment acquiring 55.4% of NMO shares in December 2007, the company now has a good foundation to develop its strategy further.

NMO is a young drilling contractor, but each of the key persons behind NMO has extensive experience and liaise and share their professional expertise to design, development, implementation and execution of specialized projects.

The longstanding working relations amongst a team of leaders are the key to development and execution of the projects at issue. The CEO and several of the other leaders were instrumental to the success of Aker Drilling / Transocean Drilling in the 80’s and the early 90’s.

They believe we have the team, the experience and knowledge to reach our goals and to provide quality and safe services to our customers.

As you can see from this project, Joliet Technologies is truly an OEM that custom packages, integrates and engineers DC Variable Speed Drives (VSD). Our drive systems integrate top of the line manufacturers, and the added value custom drive packages we build are to your specifications for your application. We specialize in large horsepower drive systems (500Hp and above).

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