Electrical Services
Kleinschmidt’s electrical services are focused on serving the hydroelectric industry. Despite this dedicated focus, Kleinschmidt’s team of electrical engineers are generalists who can tackle most any electrical engineering task in and around a hydroelectric powerstation ranging from a station service short-circuit current analysis to a complete powerstation design, including construction and commissioning assistance.
Electrical Services
Full list of capabilities
Design
- Turbine-generator, bus, and transformer electrical protection
- Station service and facility power systems
- Critical/backup power systems
- Lighting, fire, & security systems
- Turbine-generator unit control systems
- Instrumentation & control retrofits & replacements
- Balance of plant control systems
- Fish Passage and water conveyance control systems
Analysis
- Short-circuit
- Coordination
- Power Flow
- Arc-flash incident energy
Construction Support & Field Services
- PLC programming, testing, & troubleshooting
- HMI screen development, testing, & troubleshooting
- Electrical protection setting & configuration
- Exciter setting & configuration
- Commissioning assistance, technical leadership, and quality control & assurance
- As-found/built documentation
Ancillary Services
- Conditions Assessments
- Feasibility Studies
- Valuations
- Due Diligence
- O&M Protocol & Document Development
“Always proactive! Keep things on track and on schedule. Very easy to work with. All of the Kleinschmidt team goes 100% to make sure we are getting things done.”
-Columbia Basin Hydropower
“Project Manager was easy to work with and communicated well. He is very representative of our overall experience with Kleinschmidt. He is technically proficient AND a practical engineer, the best combination.”
-Confidential Client, Georgia
“The staff provided by Kleinschmidt stepped into a field lead role and communicated well, worked hard, and provided solid leadership to junior staff. That is all anyone can hope for from their own staff, let alone a subcontractor.”
-Confidential Client, Maine
