Projects
Transformer Projects:
List of few Transformer projects in the following table:
| Client | Quantity | Project Name | Project Description | Location | Role of TCSI Engineer/inspector |
| PSEG LI | 1 | Mobile Transformer | 23.575×33.825/19.53kV-4.465/2.58 x 13.395/7.73kV-4.6kV, 14 MVA, DTC on HV, LTC on LV | Lynchburg, VA, USA | · Design review |
| City of Red Deer | 1 | 14T1 Replacement | 138kV-24.94kV, 33.6/44.8/56 MVA | Hyundai South Korea | · Specification review· Design review/Drawing review |
| City of Palo Alto | 1 | Colorado Power Station bank COP-3 Auto transformer Replacement | 115kV-61.5kV-12.47kV, 90/120/150//168MA | Federal Pacific Electric | · Life expectancy analysis for replacement |
| PSEG LI | 1 | Mobile Transformer | 138kV-13.8/7.97kV,
14 MVA, LTC on LV |
Lynchburg, VA, USA | · Design review |
| NV Energy | 1 | Sugarloaf Substation | 120GrdY-24.94GrdY-12.47 kV Delta 36/48/60 MVA Power-Transformer | Shenda in Jiangshan, China | · Design review |
| Pacific Power | 1 | Cold Springs | 230-69GrdY kV 90/120/150 MVA Power-Transformer | Shenda in Jiangshan, China | · Design review |
| NV Energy | 1 | Pecos | 138-13.09GrdY kV 30/40/50 MVA Power-Transformer | Shenda in Jiangshan, China | · Pre-production inspection· Core & Coil inspection
· Pre-vapor phase inspection · Pre-tanking Inspection · FAT Witness · Pre-shipping inspection |
| NV Energy | 1 | Robinson Summit | 525-345-34.5 kV 316/420/525 MVA Auto-Transformer | Chint in Songjiang District, Shanghai, China | · Pre-production inspection· Core & Coil inspection
· Pre-vapor phase inspection · Pre-tanking Inspection · FAT Witness · Pre-shipping inspection |
| PacifiCorp | 1 | Ekola 1 | 230kV 150MVA step-up Transformer | WEG, Huehuetoca, Mexico | · FAT Witness |
| PacifiCorp | 1 | TB Flats 3 | 230kV 125MVA step-up Transformer | WEG, Huehuetoca, Mexico | · Pre-shipping inspection |
| PacifiCorp | 1 | TB Flats 4 | 230kV 125MVA step-up Transformer | WEG, Huehuetoca, Mexico | · Pre-shipping inspection |
| PacifiCorp | 1 | Ekola 2 | 230kV 150MVA step-up Transformer | WEG, Huehuetoca, Mexico | · FAT Witness |
| NV Energy | 2 | McDonald /Grid Resilience | 220GrdY-138GrdY-12 kV Delta 180/240/300/336MVAuto-Transformer | Vadodara, India | · Pre-production inspection· Core & Coil inspection
· Pre-vapor phase inspection · Pre-tanking Inspection · FAT Witness · Pre-shipping inspection |
| Central Hudson Gas & Electric | 4 | – | 115kV-69kV,56/74.66/93.33 MVA
Auto-Transformer |
Waukesha, WI, USA | · Design review |
| PacifiCorp | 1 | Huntington 1 | 361GrdY/208.4-22kV 180/240/300MVA Generator Step-up Unit | Bhopal, India | · FAT Witness· FAT failure analysis
· Monitor repair work · Re-inspect Pre-tank · Re-Witness FAT |
| PSEG New Jersey | 1 | Mobile Transformer | 26.4 x 69kV-13.8/7.97kV,60 MVA | Lynchburg, VA, USA | · Design review |
| Central Hudson Gas & Electric | 2 | Montgomery Substation Rebuild | 67kV-13.8kV,11.2/14 MVA | Roanoke, VA, USA | · Design review· Core & coil inspection
· Pre-tank inspection · FAT witness |
| BC Hydro | 12 | MCA Units 1 to 4 Transformers Replacement Project | 500kV single phase GSU | Varennes, QC, Canada | · Core & coil inspection· Pre-tank inspection
· FAT Witness · FAT failure analysis |
| PacifiCorp | 1 | Huntington 1 | 361GrdY/208.4-22kV 180/240/300MVA Generator Step-up Unit | Bhopal, India | · Core & Coil inspection· Pre-tanking Inspection |
| BC Hydro | 12 | MCA Units 1 to 4 Transformers Replacement Project | 500kV single phase GSU | Varennes, QC, Canada | · Core & Coil inspection· Pre-tanking Inspection
· FAT Witness |
| BC Hydro | 6 | South Bank Autos | 500kV/138kV/12.6kV, 60/80/100MVA | Hyundai South Korea | · FAT Witness· Final Inspection |
| BC Hydro | 1 | John Hart GSU | 138kV-13.8kV,40/53 MVA | Hyundai South Korea | · FAT Witness· Final Inspection |
| Mid American | 2 | Marcus East substation power transformer | 69kV-13.8kV, 15/20/25 MVA | WEG Mexico | · Core & Coil inspection· Pre-tanking Inspection· Factory Failure Analysis: resistance mismatch, impulse failure
· FAT Witness |
| City of Red Deer | 1 | 15T1 Replacement | 138kV-24.94kV, 33.6/44.8/56 MVA | Hyundai South Korea | · Specification writing· Technical Bid Evaluation· Design review/Drawing review |
| City of Palo Alto | 1 | Colorado Power Station bank COP-2 Auto transformer failure | 115kV-61.54kV-12.475kV, 90/120/150//168MA | Federal Pacific Electric | · Short circuit Failure Analysis· Specification writing for replacement· Technical Bid Evaluation
· Design review |
| City of Palo Alto | 1 | Colorado Power Station bank COP-2 Auto transformer replacement | 115kV-61.54kV-12.475kV, 100/133.33/166.67MA | · Specification writing· Technical Bid Evaluation· Design review | |
| BC Hydro | 2 | Bridge River GSU | 362kV- 13.8kV x 13.8kV,100/50/50 MVA | ABB Varennes, Quebec, Canada | · Core & Coil inspection· Pre-tanking Inspection· FAT Witness |
| PSEG Long Island | 1 | Barrett PAR replacement | 138kV, 220 MVA Phase shifting Transformer | Smit, Netherlands | · Specification writing· Technical Bid Evaluation |
| PSEG Long Island | 1 | Navy RoadSubstation Bank#1 | 23.38kV-13.8kV, 10/14 MVA | WEG, Missouri, USA | · Drawing review |
| GVEA Alaska | 1 | Mobile transformers | 69 x 138kV – 12.47 x 24.94kV, 20 MVA | Delta Star San Carlos, California | · Specification writing· Technical Bid Evaluation· Design review
· FAT Witness |
| RG&E | 1 | GRTA project | 354kV- 118kV – 34.5kV, 240/320/400//448 MVA, Auto | Iljin Electric, South Korea | · Pre-tanking Inspection |
| BC Hydro | 1 | Lake Cowichan | 130kV – 25.2kV, 45/60/75MVA | Hyundai South Korea | · FAT Witness· Final Inspection |
Electric Machine Projects:
- Litgrid (Lithuania): Specification, bid review, application issues and address vendor questions during biding stage for three Synchronous Condenser (Each approximately 220 MVAR and 1900 MWs rotational energy)
- PNM (New Mexico, USA): Specification, bid review, application issues, design reviews, questions during equipment manufacturing and plant construction, factory tests for Syncon, Switchgear, protection and control, Isophase bus, transformers and electrical auxiliaries of a 175 MVAR 17.50kV Synchronous Condenser (Blackwater project)
- PacifiCorp (Oregon, USA): Design review and Witness Tests of a 65 MVAR 12.47kV Synchronous Condenser (Standpipe project)