- Comprehensive Substation Design
- Lightning Shielding Analysis
- Protective Grounding Studies
- Protective Relay Coordination & Settings
- SCADA Systems Design
Substations & Relaying
Fred Wilson & Associates (FW&A), a CMA company, offers Substation and Protective Relaying & Controls engineering services to utility service providers, industrial clients, universities, and military facilities throughout the southeast.
Engineering for Power Substations
The firm engineers have a broad range of experience in power substation design from 5kV to 500kV and specialize in overcoming diverse substation design challenges. The firm’s engineers welcome the challenge of complex substation projects. We pride ourselves on providing an engineered product that is easy to understand, implement and construct. We provide comprehensive design solutions for Substation projects of varying complexity. Projects often include new, rebuilt and/or upgraded Power Substation equipment.
Substation engineering services include:
- Physical station layout & design
- Substation Bus Design
- Substation Equipment Specifications (Autotransformers, HV Breakers, CCVTs, etc.)
- Design of incoming and outgoing transmission and distribution lines
- Design of lightning protection and grounding systems
- Complete site development (including design of foundations, grading and drainage, water/sewer utilities, control building and site access roads)
- Permitting and regulatory compliance such as Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures (SPCC)
- Construction & bidding engineering services
Engineering for Protective Relaying and Controls, Metering and Communications
In conjunction with substation design, FW&A provides comprehensive engineering services for protective relaying and controls in new as well as in existing substations of varying complexity. The firm engineers have a broad range of experience implementing various protective relaying schemes associated with Transmission Lines, Distribution Lines, Power Transformers, Capacitor Banks and Substation Bus. The firm engineers recognize that each client has different requirements that require some flexibility and a detailed understanding of the specific protective fundamentals. FW&A provides complete Protective Relaying and Control solutions tailored to meet our specific client’s needs.
Relay and controls, metering and communication engineering services include:
- Complete relay system coordination
- Comprehensive Protective Relaying & Controls Design (including drawings, specifications, settings and commissioning)
- Design of microprocessor-based, electromechanical and solid-state systems
- Design of relay upgrades for distribution automation
- SCADA Systems Design
- Communications Design (including fiber-optic, radio and microwave systems)
- Relay Settings, Test Plans and Commissioning Support
- ASPEN OneLiner Modeling
- Substation Bus Design
- Substation Equipment Specifications (Autotransformers, HV Breakers, CCVTs, etc.)
- Design of incoming and outgoing transmission and distribution lines
- Design of lightning protection and grounding systems
- Complete site development (including design of foundations, grading and drainage, water/sewer utilities, control building and site access roads)
- Permitting and regulatory compliance such as Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures. (SPCC)
- Construction & bidding engineering services
