Abstract:
The invention provides an electrical generating system comprising an AC electrical generator (G) having an output, and a capacitor arrangement (Ca) provided at the output of the generator and arranged so as to offset a drop of voltage from no-load to full-load occurring at the output of the generator. As described, the generator (G) is a permanent-magnet generator having a plurality of terminals and associated output lines, and the capacitor arrangement comprises a respective capacitor (Ca) connected in series in each of the output lines, with the value of the capacitance of each capacitor being selected such that a drop of voltage from no-load to full-load occurring at the associated generator terminal is substantially offset at an output terminal of each said capacitor.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for separating a wellhead fluid mixture containing oil and gas phases obtained from hydrocarbon production systems into its constituent parts employs a pressure vessel having an inlet for entry of the wellhead fluids mixture and an outlet for exit of a separated gas referred to as export gas. A primary centrifugal separator is provided in the pressure vessel for centrifugally separating a first portion of the oil from the wellhead fluids mixture to produce a wet gas containing some remaining oil. A second centrifugal separator is also provided in the vessel and performs a second centrifugal separation operation on the wet gas to remove substantially all of the remaining oil from the wet gas to produce the export gas which is conveyed out of the pressure vessel. The oil and remaining oil separated from the wellhead fluids mixture is conveyed from the pressure vessel via another outlet.