Services We Provide
Substation Physical Engineering
We provide physical (primary) engineering design services for Transmission & Distribution Substations. Our engineers specialize in Air Insulated Substations (AIS) as well as Gas Insulated Substations (GIS). We do 2D and 3D designs with the latest Bentley MicroStation 2D/3D, AutoCAD 2D and Inventor 3D with Substation Design Suite (SDS) Design Tools.
- Preliminary/Conceptual Engineering
- General Arrangements & Layouts
- Long Lead Materials & Preliminary Bill of Materials
- Budgetary Estimates & Schedules
- Detail Engineering
- General Arrangements & Layout
- Grounding & Lightning Design
- Raceway System Design (Conduit, Trench, Duct Bank, etc.)
- AC Aux. Power – Station Service Design
- DC Power System Design – Cable & Conduit Design
- Site Layout, Grading & Drainage Plans
- Oil Spill Containment SPCC Design
- Structure & Foundation Design
- Control Enclosure Integration & Design
- Bill of Materials & Schedules
- Equipment & Material Specifications
- MV & HV Cable Engineering & Design
- Above Ground and Under Ground Cable Systems
- Design for MV & HV (5 kV – 230 kV) Cable Systems
- Raceway – Duct Bank, Trench and Pull Box Design
- Specialty Bus Systems Design (Solid Insulation Bus Systems, SF6/Gas/GIL Bus, Cable Bus)
- Cable Pulling Calculations
- Cable Derating & Ampacity Calculations
- Design Studies & Calculations
- Ground Grid Analysis (IEEE 80)
- Lightning & Shielding Protection (IEEE 998)
- Rigid Bus & Strain Bus Design (IEEE 605)
- Illumination – Lighting Study
- Cable Ampacity & Voltage Drop
Substation Protection & Control Engineering
We provide protection & control engineering for Transmission, Distribution & Generation and Industrial power systems. Our engineers use AutoCAD Electrical along with intelligence from Substation Design Suite (SDS) Design Tools.
- P&C Detail Engineering & Design
- Single Line & Three Line Diagrams
- System Protection & Metering Diagrams
- Functional Logic Diagram
- AC & DC Schematics/Elementary
- DC Aux. Power Design
- Panel Layout & Wiring Diagrams
- Bill of Materials & Cable Schedules
- Control Enclosure Integration & Design
- Relay Settings, Settings Basis & Co-ordination Studies
- Experienced w/Relay Manufacturers: SEL, GE, ABB, Siemens, Beckwith & Basler.
- Substation Automation
- SCADA, RTU & Communication
- Programming – Relays, RTU, HMI, IEDs, SERs, etc.
- Network & Communication Systems
Consulting Services
- Owner’s Engineering Services
- Equipment Specifications
- Major Equipment (Transformers, Capacitors, Breakers, etc.)
- FACTS (SVC, STATCOM, Synchronous Condensers, etc.)
- MV Gas Insulated Switchgear (MV GIS)
- HV Gas Insulated Substations (HV GIS)
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Engineering Consulting & Advisory Services
- Independent – Third Party Reviews & QA Support
- Standards Development
- Technical Training
- Testing & Commissioning Services
- Site Acceptance Testing (SAT’s) & Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT’s)
- Proposal-RFP Support
Power System Studies
Our engineers are highly experienced in Power System Analysis, using different software packages.
- Load Flow & Reactive Power Compensation
- Short Circuit Analysis
- Protective Relay Coordination & Relay Settings
- Arc Flash Hazard Analysis – AC & DC Systems
- Harmonic Analysis
- Motor Starting – Static & Dynamic
- Transient Stability & Switching Studies (Cap Bank, Reactor, Motor Starting, Breaker)
- Arrester Duties & Insulation Coordination Study
- Reliability Analysis
- Cable Pulling Calculations
- Cable Ampacity & Derating Studies
- HV Cable Systems Design
- Grounding Analysis
- Lightning Shielding Analysis
Industrial & Manufacturing
We do front-end and detail engineering and design for Heavy Industrial, Manufacturing Plants, Data Centers, Oil & Gas – Downstream, Power Plants, etc. We support major equipment OEMs for their project needs.
- Single Line & Three Line Diagrams
- System Protection & Metering Diagrams
- Equipment Selection, Design & Integration
- LV Switchgear & Motor Control Centers (MCCs)
- MV (up to 38 kV) Switchgear – Metal Clad, Metal Enclosed & Gas Insulated Switchgea
- VFD, LCI, Soft Starters
- AC & DC Schematics/Elementary
- Raceway Design – Cable Systems
- Aux. Power System Design
- Back-up & Stand-By Systems Design
- Bill of Materials & Cable Schedules
- SCADA, Communication & Networking
- Equipment Enclosure (PDC, PCR, e-house) Integration & Design
- Power System Analysis
- Relay Settings, Relay Programming & Co-ordination Studies
- Experienced w/Relay Manufacturers: SEL, GE, ABB, Siemens, Beckwith & Basler.
DER Generation & Energy Storage
- Solar Plants – Distribution & Transmission Connected
- Solar Plants – Transmission Connected
- Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
- Capacitor Banks & Reactive Power Compensation
- FACTS – STATCOM & SVC Integration
- DER Compliance (NERC)
- Power System Studies
- PV & BESS – Load Flow, Short Circuit & Reactive Power Study
- Cable Ampacity & Sizing Calculations
- Protective Coordination
- Arc Flash Studies – AC & DC
- Grounding & Lightning Protection
- Interconnection Requirements & Support
- DC Plant Design
- HV Substation Design
- Substation Physical/Primary Design
- Substation Protection & Control Engineering & Design
- Physical Security
- Fire Protection Systems
Drafting & BIM Services
We support companies with their drafting and BIM needs.
- Raster to Vector Drawing Conversion
- IEC to ANSI Drawing Conversion
- Creating Interface Drawings & Schedules
- AutoCAD
- AutoCAD Electrical
- Autodesk Inventor 3D
- Autodesk Revit
- Bentley MicroStation V8i
- Bentley Open Utilities Substation