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Engineering
Services
Application and
setting of protective relays for generation, transmission and
distribution
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Determine
system performance requirements (speed, reliability, automatic
reclosing, normal and emergency loads)
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Assist
with development of one line diagrams
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Conduct
fault studies
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Check
placing and ratings of current and voltage transformers and
capacitor voltage transformers
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Optimize
new or refurbushed protection systems for existing equipment
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Specify
new protection systems for major equipment including generators,
transformers, shunt or series capacitors, shunt reactors, busses,
transmission lines, distribution feeders
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Review
designs for conformance with application requirements
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Prepare
and document settings calculations and settings files suitable
for commissioning
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Check
Zone 3 settings and other loadability limitations
Application and
design of special protection schemes (SPS)
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In
cooperation with system planners, develop SPS or remedial action
schemes with correct reliability for the application
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Meet
North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) and regional
council performance requirements
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Wide
area emergency controls
Disturbance
analysis
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Review
SCADA logs, relay event reports sequence of events recorder,
and disturbance recorder files
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Analyze
root cause of power system disturbances and blackouts
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Recommend
changes in protection design, operation or maintenance
Training
in power system protection
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Present
standard training for technicians, engineers and non engineering
professionals
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Prepare
and deliver customized training for special circumstances
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Use
specific examples from client's power system
Expert witness for
power system disturbances
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Review
evidence and prepare reports
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Explain
technical concepts in layman's language
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Provide
expert witness services
Protection
associated with generator interconnection
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Review
electric power system (EPS) owner's requirements
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Act
as generator owner's engineer
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Transmission
interconnections or distribution interconnections conforming
with IEEE Standard 1547
Preparation
and review of standards and guides
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Review
existing utility protection standards and guides for conformance
with NERC requirements
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Consider
impact of modern technology
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Update
or prepare new or revised protection standards
Specify
and direct application tests for new protective relays
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Review
manufacturers' specifications for conformity with users requirements
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Identify
unspecified responses for specific user applications
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Scope
and supervise type tests to identify performance capabilities
Business justification
for protective relay system modernization and upgrade
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Evaluate
performance of existing protection systems
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Evaluate
costs and benefits of modernization or upgrade projects
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Prepare
or review business cases for owners and regulators
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