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Power Projects

 

Metering and Protection Upgrades

Catalyst, Crofton Division, BC

Metering and protection upgrades were done from electro-mechanical to electronic relays, ION was used for power monitoring complete with Modbus connection and wiring upgrade to the latest Mill standards and/or other upgrades for the following 13.8kV, 2000A Cells:

  • Bus “AC” Cell 1, T18 (5MVA)

  • Bus “D” Cell 55, 13.8 kV Reactor Tie

  • Bus “D” Cell 56, 8000 HP Grinder Motor

  • Bus “D” Cell 57, 13.8 kV Reactor Tie

  • Bus “D” Cell 61, 13.8 kV Reactor Tie

  • Bus “E” Cells 70 & 71, Primary Refiners 1 & 2, 11000 HP, 1800 RPM each

  • Bus “E” Cells 72 & 73, Secondary Refiners 1 & 2, 11000 HP, 1800 RPM each

  • Bus “E” Cells 74 & 76, 13.8 kV Reactor Tie

  • Bus “F” Cells 89 & 90, 13.8 kV Reactor Tie

  • Bus “G” Cells 103 & 105, 13.8 kV Reactor Tie

  • Bus “G” Cells 106 & 107, TMP Primary & Secondary Refiners #3, 14000 HP, 1800 RPM each

  • Bus “H” Cell 113, T69 (5 MVA), T70 (5 MVA), T71 (3 MVA)

  • Bus “H” ION 7330 Power Metering upgrade

PDC Replacements

Catalyst, Crofton Division, BC

Scope of work included replacement of existing PDCs and associated controls which were upgraded to interface with PLC/HMI/SCADA for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition.

  • PDC 1, 2300V, Pumphouse

  • PDC 32, 2300V, Pumphouse

  • PDC 42, 2300V, No. 2 News

  • PDC 2, 600V, No. 1 Paper Machine

  • PDC 9, 600V, Kamyr Digesters

  • PDC 17 & PDC 24, 600V, Recovery Boiler

Power Studies

Catalyst, Crofton Mill, BC

  • Arc Flash Hazard Analysis: Field Collection of System Data & Study Report

  • Mill System Stability and Load Shedding Feasibility Study

     

    Weldwood of Canada, Hinton, Alberta

  • Power System Load Shedding PLC Programming,

 

Western Pulp, Squamish, BC

  • Power System Transient Analysis Variable Frequency Tripping associated with H.V. Capacitor Switching

600V MCC Replacement

Catalyst, Crofton Division, BC

Scope of work included replacement of existing MCCs and associated controls which were upgraded to interface with PLC/HMI/SCADA for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition.

  • MCC 49-4, No. 1 Kraft Machine

  • MCCs 24-3 & 24-7, No. 2 Kraft Machine

  • MCCs 55-3A, 55-4, 56-1, 56-1A, No. 1 & 2 Recovery Boiler

  • MCC 38-4, Brown Stock Screening

  • MCCs 41-2, 41-3, 41-4, 41-5, “A” Bleach

  • MCCs 24-2, 24-6, 24-8, 24-9, No. 1 & 2 Paper Machine

  • MCC 15-3, Chip Handling

  • MCC 55-2, Aux. Services Recovery Boiler

  • MCC 29-2, ATMP

  • MCC 49-1, Kraft Machine

  • MCC 57-1 No. 4 Power Boiler

  • MCC 26-14 No. 3 News Wrapping Line

  • MCC 41-13 “B” Bleach

  • MCC 49-5 and MCC 49-6 No. 2 Kraft Machine

2300V PDC/MCC Replacements

Neucel Specialty Cellulose, Port Alice, BC

Scope of work included replacement of existing MCC and associated controls which were upgraded to interface with PLC/HMI/SCADA for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition.

  • MCC Y-1C1, SSL Recovery Boiler Plant

480V MCC Replacement

Scope of work included replacement of existing MCCs and associated controls which were upgraded to interface with PLC/HMI/SCADA for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition.

 

Georgia Pacific, Bellingham, Washington, USA

  • MCCs “Q”, “R”,”S”, “T”, “U”, “W”, No. 6 Paper Machine

  • MCCs PERM-1, PERM-2, PERM-3, PERM-4, Acid Plant/Permachem

  • MCCs LIG-1, LIG-1B, LIG-2B, Lignin Plant

  • MCCs ALC-02, ALC-03, ALC-06, Alcohol Plant #5 Evaporator

  • MCCs 4TPM01, 5TPM01, GG03, No. 4 and No. 5 Tissue Paper Machine

Neucel Specialty Cellulose, Port Alice, BC

  • MCCs Y-A1, Y-A2, SSL Recovery Boiler Plant

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