WEG will highlight its arc-resistant medium-voltage variable frequency drives for oil and gas applications at PCIC Middle East 2026, to be held on 10–11 November 2026 in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The company’s presentation focuses on enclosure design against internal arc faults and efficient thermal management.

According to WEG’s announcement dated 29 September 2026, Florent Baldeck, the company’s oil and gas business development manager for Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, will give a presentation on arc-resistant enclosure design at the event. The author of the related technical paper is Joable Andrade Alves, who works as a product development and engineering consultant at WEG.

Compartmentalisation and controlled pressure management

The presentation will address the compartmentalisation and controlled pressure management approaches used to limit the effects of internal arc faults in medium-voltage drives. It will also cover evaporative cooling technology, which improves thermal efficiency while reducing the heat load in electrical rooms.

WEG states that these solutions target critical applications such as compressors, pumps, gas and water injection, and LNG plants. Alves emphasises that medium-voltage drives play a critical role in many oil and gas processes and that their design should therefore not be limited to electrical performance alone; safety, availability and thermal management must also be taken into account.

Four MVW3000 units at Ras Markaz terminal

The company’s medium-voltage drive portfolio includes the MVW01 and MVW3000 models. According to an application example shared by WEG, four MVW3000 medium-voltage drives are in operation at the Ras Markaz crude oil storage terminal in Oman.

Baldeck describes PCIC as a platform where the electrical challenges encountered in critical operations in the oil and gas sector are discussed in detail. The event will provide an opportunity to discuss safety and continuity in drive technology with industry professionals.