system 22 is a downstream system e g an upper system and the second electric submersible pumping system 24 is an upstream system e g a lower system in the application illustrated it should be noted that additional electric submersible pumping systems can be added but a pair of systems 22 24 is illustrated to facilitate explanation of system operation although each electric submersible pumping system may comprise a variety of components depending on the specific application the embodiments illustrated show basic components that are utilized in typical electric submersible pumping systems in the embodiment of fig1 first electric submersible pumping system 22 is an inverted system sometimes referred to as a bottom intake electric submersible pumping system in this type of system a submersible motor or motors 26 drive a submersible pump 28 located upstream e g below motors 26 a motor protector 30 may be positioned between motors 26 and pump 28 by way of example one two or three motors 26 can be used to run one two or three connected pumps 28 on the other hand electric submersible pumping system 24 is a conventional system i e not an inverted system the example illustrated comprises a submersible motor 32 that powers a submersible pump 34 disposed downstream e g above motor 32 as with pumping system 22 power may be provided by a plurality of motors 32 such as the tandem motors 32 illustrated also one two or three connected motors 32 can be used to run one two or three connected pumps 34.