POWER ENGINEERING

SERVICES INCLUDE :

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• Power System Studies & Protective Device Settings

• Power distribution systems

• Interior, overhead, and underground electrical distribution

• Transformer tap and regulator controls

• Capacitor bank controls

• Substations

• Protection, control, and SCADA turnkey design & testing

• Equipment specifications and procurement support

• Automated feeder switching/smart grid solutions

• Diesel and small turbine power generation -systems

• Prime, emergency/standby, and peak shaving

• Ultra-high reliability hybrid power with Uninterrupted Power Supplies

• Utility Station Black Start power and control systems

CORE COMPETENCIES :

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• System installation planning, cost estimates, and feasibility studies

• Electrical System Studies & Protection Settings - SKM & ETAP

• Diesel Generator Plant Controls Upgrades/Operating Life Extension

• Contract drawing and specification development

• Code compliance & constructability reviews 

• Testing, Commissioning, and Project Closeout Documentation

• Reliability and energy cost recovery studies

TYPICAL PROJECTS :

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• Emergency/standby power generator systems

• Electric Utility and Heavy Industrial/Manufacturing

• NASA, Military Bases, and large Hotels/Resorts

• Power plant and substation protection, control, and SCADA

• Wind & Solar station protection, control, and SCADA

• Fast track design build & upgrade/retrofit specialists

SYSTEM INTEGRATION

SERVICES INCLUDE :

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• Turnkey power system integration of protection, control, and SCADA

• Substation automation and integration support

• SCADA using protective relays and communication processors

• Automated supply & load switching using protective relays

• Automated capacitor bank control

• Smart grid solutions per customer requirements

• Generator Plant automation and integration support

• PLC-based controls integrated with protection and SCADA systems

• Generator paralleling switchgear protection and control wiring

• Generator switchgear auto-load shed and generation optimization

• Power Distribution Switchgear Auto-Transfer & Load Shed Systems

• SCADA system consulting and procurement technical support

• Communication system network design (fiber and copper)

• Generation plant and Substation networks

• Station to Station networks for protection and control

• Communication Security assessment and implementation

• Complete turnkey design, installation, testing, and training support

CORE COMPETENCIES :

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• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratory (SEL) Protective Relays & Controllers

• SEL Communications Processors, network, and Operator Interface systems

• Communications protocol conversion/testing (ASE 2000 protocol software)

• GE Fanuc PLC based control and Operator Interface systems

• Schneider Electric PLC based control and Operator Interface systems

• Multi-vendor equipment integration specialist

• Fast-track field proven approach keeps all projects on/ahead of schedule

TYPICAL PROJECTS :

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• Standby and load control power design

• New construction, upgrades and retrofit

• Design-build

• Experience in power, mining, petrochemical and food processing

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

SERVICES INCLUDE :

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• Change Management

• Communication Management

• Project Closeout/Handoff

• Scope development and control

• Cost and schedule control

• Quality and safety assurance/control

• Configuration management

• Management reporting

• Risk management

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CORE COMPETENCIES :

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• All phases of project/construction management

• Project planning

• Activity based costing

• Trend and risk assessments

TYPICAL PROJECTS :

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• Experience in power, mining, petrochemical and food processing

• New construction

• Upgrades and retrofit projects

• Information technology and communications upgrades and installation

TESTING & EVALUATION

SERVICES INCLUDE :

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• Electrical system site acceptance test planning and procedure development

• Electrical system operations & maintenance instructions, procedures & spare parts list

• Supervision/contract validation support of NETA Test Firm or Contractors test personnel

• Fast-track power system studies and protective device settings needed for startup

• Factory acceptance testing to validate integrated controls & data of vendor equipment

• Electrical system condition assessments and operational base-line testing

• Power quality monitoring services (power factor, harmonics assessments, etc)

• Complex automation & data acquisition system setup, testing and commissioning

• Generator Plants & Substation Protection & Control -Systems

• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems for electric power systems

• Transformer tap and regulator controls

• Capacitor bank controls

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CORE COMPETENCIES :

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• Acceptance Test Plans, Procedures and Test Reports for complex electrical systems.

• Onsite testing support, supervision, and setting validation for protective relays and protection system components

• Onsite testing and commissioning support for SCADA, Automated Control Systems, and Building Management Systems interfaces to electrical power system.

• Independent verification and validation to ensure systems are purchased, installed, tested, documented and operate efficiently in accordance with all contract requirements.

• Troubleshooting and repair of electric power systems and associated protection/controls

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SYSTEM TRAINING

SERVICES INCLUDE :

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• System Integration training using Vendor equipment

• Protection, control, communications, and SCADA

• Client/system-specific operations & maintenance training

• Generator Plants, Substations, Distribution Centers

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CORE COMPETENCIES :

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• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratory systems and equipment

• GE Fanuc and PLCs and Operator Interface System

• Schneider Electric and PLCs and Operator Interface Systems

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