Could your facility
be left in the dark?
Unplanned outages at your facility can be costly and
unsafe. Electrical systems contain protective devices
such as circuit breakers and fuses to enhance safety
and protect system components.
In a properly-coordinated system, the activation of
a single protective device should not remove power
from any more of your facility than is necessary to
isolate the fault.
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Only a Fault & Coordination
study can determine, in advance of an outage, that your facility
is properly protected. Industrial Electrical Engineers has
a solid reputation for detailed and accurate electrical system
studies at commercial,
industrial, and health-care facilities.
Why every facility needs an up-to-date Fault & Coordination
Study
- Owners of new facilities invest large sums of money in
the equipment required for protection of facility
electrical systems. Without the proper settings, much of
this equipment could be rendered worthless.
- A fault current
study can help determine whether your equipment is properly
rated, and whether
protective devices can be expected to operate safely.
- Improper
system coordination can lead to unsafe, unnecessary,
and unpredictable outages.
- System modifications made over
the years can undo the proper coordination that was once
built in to
your facility electrical system.
- Perhaps a complete study
has never been accomplished at your facility!
Computer analysis used in our studies is performed in accordance
with the specifications of the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) C37.010,
C37.5, and C37.13, as well as the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Std 141, IEEE Std 242, and
other applicable standards.
Let Industrial Electrical Engineers perform a Fault and
Coordination Study
on your facility electrical system. IEE will:
- Use the latest
computer modeling techniques, applying the latest
industry standards, to study and report on the state of
your system
protection and coordination.
- Examine short-circuit scenarios
and coordination between protective
devices, to determine if your system is adequately protected.
- Recommend
changes to protective device settings, or other changes
that might be needed to keep you from being left in
the dark!
Example: Mis-coordination between Feeder
1 and the Main CB could mean
that the whole
facility goes dark, instead of just Feeder 1.
In addition to Fault and Coordination
studies, IEE also offers:
- One-Line diagram: A one-line
diagram is a complete “road
map” of your facility electrical system. An accurate
one-line diagram is an essential tool anytime you are responding
to an electrical emergency, considering electrical system
modifications, or studying system behavior. IEE can verify
an existing diagram, update your present diagram, or
provide you with a new one-line diagram of your plant electrical
system. We can provide your facility a one-line
diagram in electronic and paper formats.
- Transient Motor Starting Analysis: Are you having motor
starting problems with your existing system? Are you planning
to add new motor-driven equipment to your facility? Our
simulation software can solve motor-starting problems and
predict whether the starting currents of a new motor might
introduce problems.
- Arc Flash Studies: We can help you properly label your
electrical equipment so that your electrical safety program
complies
with the latest IEEE, NPFA, and OSHA guidance and regulations.
Proper arc flash labels will serve to keep employees and
contractors safe, and are now an essential part of any
modern plant electrical safety program.
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