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We offer power studies to a variety of industries including Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas and Utilities. Below is a selection of our past work.

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Protection & Coordination Studies

Client: Engineering Consulting Company in Canada

We provided protection and coordination analysis for a power line upgrade as well as verification of the voltage boost capacity of the specified Automatic Voltage Regulators (AVRs). Scope of work:

Protection Settings: Verification of Coordination of Updated Protective Devices with Upstream and Downstream Protective Devices.

Load Flow: Load Flow to verify AVR Capacity under Increased Load.

Data Validation: Digital Model Settings Validated against Device Specifications.

Time Current Curves: Visual Representation of Updated Protective Device Settings.

SKM Conversion to ETAP

Client: Airport in Alberta, Canada

Potential converted their legacy digital models into an integrated digital twin in ETAP. The new model provides access to ETAP’s wide range of powerful analysis tools that will enable their engineers to more effectively plan and implement changes and upgrades to their electrical power system.

Intelligent Single-Line Diagram: A Digital Twin for Future Electrical Analysis and Root Cause Identification of Electrical Failures.

Electrical Digital Twin: A Comprehensive Electrical Model Covering High to Low Voltage equipment.

Data Validation: Digital Model Settings Validated against Device Specifications.

Time Current Curves: Visual Representation of Updated Protective Device Settings.

Refinery Digital Twin & Studies

Client: Petro Peru, COBRA Engineering
In Partnership with Electro Integra

As part of the upgrade of the Talara refinery, a digital twin of their complete electrical system was created in ETAP including four main loading conditions and over a dozen scenarios.

Electrical Studies:
Load Flow, Short Circuit, Protection & Coordination, Motor Acceleration, Load Shedding, Ground Grid, and Transient Stability.

Electrical Digital Twin: A Comprehensive Electrical Model Covering their Entire Electrical System.

Time Current Curves: Visual Representation of Updated Protective Device Settings.

Data Validation: Digital Model Settings Validated against Device Specifications.

Digital Twin & Real-Time Integration

Client: Anglo American Mine
In Partnership with Electro Integra

We worked alongside our sister company, Electro Integra to provide a real-time system for a Peruvian copper mine.

The project involved the creation of a digital twin of their entire electrical system and the interconnection to an existing third-party SCADA system.

The client can now perform predictive simulations with real-time data to make informed decisions regarding the reliable operation of their electrical system.

Load Flow, Short Circuit and Harmonic studies

Client: SPCC, Southern Copper Southern Peru
In Partnership with Electro Integra

We conducted Load Flow, Short Circuit and Harmonic studies for the Toquepala 69 kV Mine Electric System.

The purpose of the studies was to ensure the reliable and efficient operation of the electrical system that provides power to the 7.2kV electrical shovels and mining drills.

Load Flow, Short Circuit, Coordination, Motor Acceleration and Harmonic Studies

Client: WSP
In Partnership with Electro Integra

We carried out Load Flow, Short Circuit, Coordination, Motor Acceleration and Harmonic Studies for the Electric System of the Smelter Messer Room - Sider Peru.

The studies were conducted as part of the detailed engineering scope of work for the expansion of Sider Peru's operations.
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Gold Mine Digital Twin & Studies

Client: HLC
In Partnership with Electro Integra

We developed a digital twin of the electrical system for a new gold mine in Chile, including protective device settings and the creation of time current curves (TCC).

We then performed a series of electrical studies including Load Flow, Short Circuit, Relay Coordination and Motor-Starting.

ArcFlash & Harmonic Studies

Client: Minera Chinalco-Toromocho
In Partnership with Electro Integra

To ensure continuous reliable and safe operation of their electrical system, Minera Chinalco-Toromocho requested an ArcFlash study to guarantee compliance with the NFPA 70E standard.

The electrical system presented abnormal events that required an investigation of the design concepts and criteria of the electrical system plus specialized electrical studies of protection coordination, generation and harmonic analysis.
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Ground Grid Study

Client: COGA
In Partnership with Electro Integra

Due to some events related to the electrical protection system, COGA required an electrical study to verify if the electrical protection mesh is operating with the values and parameters indicated by the applicable electrical systems standard IEEE-80.

Electric Truck Power System Study using eTRAX

Client: South American Mining Company
In Partnership with: Electro Integra

As part of the feasibility study for the implementation of a fully-electric truck and trolley mining system, we conducted a specialized study to determine the size of the required electrical trolley system and to show the expected performance of the fully electric trucks at the mine site. The study included:

GIS Model: We mapped out mining tracks and the electrical system that would be needed to operate the trucks using a trolley system with DC substations.

Electrical Digital Twin: We combined the GIS model with a digital twin of their electrical system so we could accurately simulate the behaviour and electrical consumption of the mining trucks under different loading conditions.

Short Circuit and Time-Domain Load Flow Studies: were conducted as part of this feasibility study using ETAP-eTrax module.
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