For safety reasons, an Uninterruptible Power Supply is mandatory on oil rigs to ensure that signal lighting is operational at all times. And, the UPS must be able to operate properly in a difficult, hazardous environment.
Design of a UPS solution for an offshore rig off the African coast, faces three challenges:
- Protecting the UPS against a potentially explosive environment
- Ability to withstand high temperatures
- Able to survive in the maritime climate at the rig’s location
Complete blackouts or malfunctions in the mains power supply, such as frequency fluctuations or overvoltage’s caused by lightning strikes, must be safely bridged on oil rigs. Above all, functioning signal lights are not only essential for smooth operation on the rig, but also for the safety of all nearby ships and airplanes. Therefore, the position lights must not fail under any circumstances. The platform, which is situated off the African Atlantic coast and whose cavern is currently being used as a temporary store for natural gas, is usually supplied by means of a solar power plant. A battery-powered emergency grid was installed in parallel. In addition to the power supply unit, R. STAHL assembled further energy distribution components from its modular kit for UPS system solutions
be able to operate properly in a difficult, hazardous environment.
Design of a UPS solution for an offshore rig off the African coast, faces three challenges:
- Protecting the UPS against a potentially explosive environment
- Ability to withstand high temperatures
- Able to survive in the maritime climate at the rig’s location
Complete blackouts or malfunctions in the mains power supply, such as frequency fluctuations or overvoltages caused by lightning strikes, must be safely bridged on oil rigs. Above all, functioning signal lights are not only essential for smooth operation on the rig, but also for the safety of all nearby ships and airplanes. Therefore, the position lights must not fail under any circumstances. The platform, which is situated off the African Atlantic coast and whose cavern is currently being used as a temporary store for natural gas, is usually supplied by means of a solar power plant. A battery-powered emergency grid was installed in parallel. In addition to the power supply unit, R. STAHL assembled further energy distribution components from its modular kit for UPS system solutions.
