Industry

Oil & Gas motor and drive solutions

Integrated electrical solutions for upstream, midstream, downstream, refinery, and gas processing duty.

Oil & Gas industrial application

Oil & Gas applications

Oil and gas applications demand safety, reliability, hazardous-area compliance, and lifecycle cost control.

Palmera supports ATEX/IECEx motors, soft starters, VFDs, API-driven requirements, and engineered replacement packages.

  • Process pumps
  • Compressors
  • Firewater pumps
  • Cooling towers
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Relevant case studies

Identical terminal-box brownfield replacement

Identical terminal-box brownfield replacement

A brownfield replacement motor was engineered with main and auxiliary terminal boxes matching the original motor layout.

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Hazardous gas compressor motor package

Hazardous gas compressor motor package

A gas transmission compressor application used an 8,400 kW, 11 kV, 4-pole motor package with hazardous-area requirements.

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Engineering notes for this sector

Cooling system enhancement

Aging motors often need improved cooling to handle hotter ambient conditions and longer duty cycles while preserving the existing mounting envelope.

  • Review cooling path, airflow, heat exchanger selection, and cooling class
  • Improve thermal margin without changing the foundation, coupling, or terminal arrangement
  • Recovered example: 4,600 kW motor cooling upgraded from IC511 to IC516 while frame size reduced from 1250 mm to 900 mm

Identical terminal-box replacement

Replacement motors can be designed with identical main and auxiliary terminal boxes to avoid site cable, terminal, and commissioning changes.

  • Match dimensions, cable connections, and terminal locations
  • Reduce shutdown risk during commissioning
  • Especially useful in brownfield replacements where cable routing is fixed

VFD-compatible motor replacement

VFD-compatible motors require review of the original drive design, harmonic effects, insulation stress, and the ability to operate without changing existing drive settings.

  • Account for THD and high-voltage spike insulation stress
  • Use motor and VFD design data during replacement engineering
  • Witness testing can simulate real operating conditions and load

Hazardous-area replacement

Hazardous-area motor replacements require careful review because site classification and protection standards may have changed since the original installation.

  • Review IEC, IECEx, CSA, UL, and ATEX requirements
  • Confirm the new motor suits current site conditions
  • Applicable to LV, MV, and HV motors in oil, gas, and petrochemical plants