Industrial Power Systems Engineering.
Plant electrical systems from LV to 132 kV for pharmaceutical, chemical, oil and gas, food, textile and heavy manufacturing plants, where downtime is the real cost.
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Power quality, protection and motor starting studies that find the cause, then the design changes that fix it.
Arc flash hazard analysis to IEEE 1584 and hazardous area classification, with a mitigation plan you can act on.
Retrofit and upgrade engineering that accounts for what is installed today and what the plant needs next.
Engineering Scope.
The support is selected around your Asset, the decision ahead and the agreed Project Stage.
Plant Electrical Design
- Plant electrical design, LV to 132 kV
- Hazardous area classification
- Earthing and grounding
- Retrofit and upgrade engineering
Network Studies
- Protection philosophy and settings
- Motor starting and acceleration
- Harmonic analysis and filter design
- Arc flash hazard analysis
Energy and Control
- Energy and building management design
- Detailed energy audit, ASHRAE Level 2
- Captive solar and BESS feasibility
Mechanical Coordination
- Coordination with process skids and equipment
- One plant model for piping, equipment and cable trays
At Each Project Stage.
Where you are in the Project decides what you need from us.
Feasibility & Concept
Find the savings and the safety gaps before they find you.
- Detailed Energy Audit — ASHRAE Level 2
- Electrical Safety Audit and Gap Assessment
- Arc Flash Hazard Analysis
- Load, Motor and Power Quality Assessment
- Hazardous Area Electrical Assessment
- Captive Solar and BESS Feasibility
Detailed Design
Modern, compliant electrical systems designed around your load profile.
- Plant Electrical Design Including Hazardous Area Classification
- Retrofit and Upgrade Engineering for Existing Systems
- Protection Philosophy and Setting Calculation
- Motor Starting and Acceleration Analysis
- Harmonic Analysis and Filter Design
- Earthing and Grounding Design
- Energy and Building Management System Design
Tender & Procurement
Expert evaluation of safety-critical and explosion-proof equipment.
- Technical Procurement and Vendor Evaluation Support
- Ex-Rated and Safety-Critical Equipment Evaluation
- Technical Specification Review
- Due Diligence and Technical Audit
Construction
Safety-critical oversight by engineers who know the standards.
- Construction Quality Surveillance and QA/QC
- Hazardous Area Construction Monitoring
- Owner's Engineer Representation
Pre-Commissioning & Commissioning
Rigorous verification for the highest-stakes environments.
- Complete Earthing System Testing
- Relay, Transformer, Cable and Switchgear Testing
- Partial Discharge Testing and Infrared Thermography
- Power Quality Assessment and Monitoring
- DG Set Testing and Commissioning
- Performance Guarantee Testing and Verification
- Safety Audit and Statutory Compliance Verification
Operation & Maintenance
Continuous compliance and fewer unplanned shutdowns.
- Annual Safety, Thermography and Earthing Audits
- Power Quality Audit
- Factory and Plant Electrical Audit
- Arc Flash Mitigation Programme Management
- Predictive Maintenance and Condition Monitoring
- Electrical Asset Lifecycle Management
- Equipment and Energy Monitoring
- Arc Flash and Electrical Safety Training
Proof in Practice · Chemical · Detailed Engineering
Detailed Engineering of a Multi-Specialty Chemical Plant
Mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and thermal design delivered together for a multi-product chemical plant.
- Sector
- Industrial & Process Plants
- Year
- 2023
How We Work on It.
The method behind every engagement. The detail is set out in the proposal and the design basis.
Inputs and Deliverables.
A practical starting point and the Engineering outputs to agree for your Project.
What We Need from You
- Existing plant single-line diagram and equipment layout
- Load list, duty cycles and major motor starting data
- Process-owner hazardous-area classification basis and equipment interfaces
- Earlier audit, study and fault records where available
- Client, insurer and authority requirements
Send what is available. We will identify missing information before confirming the scope and programme.
What You Receive.
- Plant electrical design and single-line diagrams
- Hazardous area classification drawings
- Protection setting calculations
- Motor starting, harmonic and arc flash reports
- Earthing design
- Equipment specifications, including Ex-rated equipment
The exact deliverables are fixed in the agreed scope for each Project.
Standards and Compliance.
We engineer to the standards and regulations that govern your Project, fixed in the design basis.
Typical references for this Service: IEC 60364, IEC 60079, IEEE 1584, IEEE 519.
Applicable standards and editions are agreed and fixed in each Project's design basis.
How We Assure the Work
Appointed the Way You Need.
Owner's Engineer
Review of EPC design, audits and compliance.
Detailed Engineer
Plant electrical design to construction release.
Design Partner
Equipment-interface design.
Questions Clients Ask.
Which industries?
Pharmaceutical and life sciences, chemical and process, oil and gas, food and beverage, textile, and metals and heavy manufacturing.
Can you upgrade a running plant?
Yes. Retrofit design is planned around what is installed and how the plant must keep running.
Where This Service Applies.
This Service appears in the scope of 6 Sectors. Select a Stage to see the full scope for that Sector.
This Service in Practice.
Selected engagements, described without confidential details.
From Our Engineers.
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