Protection & Control Services

Expert services for power system protection and control systems to ensure reliability and performance.

Protecting Your Critical Systems

We provide protection solutions that safeguard against faults and disturbances while maintaining the operational flexibility your system requires.

Relay Changeouts

Comprehensive relay replacement services to upgrade your protection systems with modern microprocessor-based technology.

Services Include:

Electromechanical to digital relay conversions
Settings development and implementation
Wiring modifications and terminal upgrades
Documentation updates
Functional testing and commissioning
Training for operations and maintenance personnel

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Acceptance Testing

Thorough testing of new protection and control systems to ensure proper installation and functionality before commissioning.

Services Include:

Protection scheme verification
Relay logic testing
Communication system testing
Control scheme verification
End-to-end testing
Documentation and reporting

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Troubleshooting

Expert diagnostics and remediation of protection and control system issues to minimize downtime and prevent recurrence.

Services Include:

Fault and event analysis
Trip and misoperation investigations
Communication and networking issues
Settings verification and corrections
Hardware and wiring diagnostics
Root cause analysis

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Benefits of Modern Protection Systems

Upgrading to modern microprocessor-based protection and control systems provides numerous advantages:

Enhanced Reliability

Modern relays offer improved accuracy, sensitivity, and stability, reducing the likelihood of both false operations and failures to operate.

Advanced Functionality

Microprocessor relays provide multiple protection functions in a single device, along with advanced features like oscillography, event recording, and communications.

Improved Monitoring

Self-diagnostics and continuous monitoring capabilities ensure protection system health is constantly verified, enhancing overall system reliability.

Operational Flexibility

Multiple setting groups and remote access allow for easy adaptation to changing system conditions without hardware modifications.

Recent Success Stories

Utility Substation Protection Upgrade

Comprehensive relay replacement project for a regional utility, upgrading from electromechanical to microprocessor-based protection.

Results:

Improved system reliability with 45% reduction in misoperations and enhanced fault analysis capabilities through detailed event reporting.

Industrial Power System Protection Audit

Complete audit and testing of protection systems for a large manufacturing facility experiencing unexplained outages.

Results:

Identified coordination issues and setting errors leading to cascading trips. Implementation of recommendations resulted in zero unplanned outages in the following year.

Ready to Enhance Your Power System Protection?

Contact our protection and control experts today to discuss your specific needs and learn how our services can improve your system's reliability and performance.

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