ICE  Projects

Examples of ICE Projects:

• Alpine Engineering has conducted relay application studies and replacement of old electromechanical station service protection relays with microprocessor based relays at a major (900 MW) thermal generator station and at a major (3000 MW) hydroelectric generating station on the BC Hydro system.
  


• Gabor Furst Consulting has participated in a failure investigation of faults in a large indutrial cable system. Overvoltage and ferroresonance studies were performed using the EMTP program.


• Gabor Furst Consulting carried out stability studies for a large paper mill, to investigate measures taken in the event of loss of the high voltage supply.


• Litigation investigation and expert witness services into porcelain insulator failures is ongoing.


• Litigation and expert witness activities are ongoing for an electrocution in the USA.


• Polymer insulator survey has begun which focuses on utilities which have had problems in the past. Utilities open to participating in a field inspection program are welcome and should contact T&D High Voltage Consulting. An annual report will be issued free of charge to all utility participants.


• Utilities interested in participating in a collaboration project to investigate in-service diagnostic techniques to detect transmission class polymer insulators with internal defects and/or damages should contact T&D High Voltage Consulting.


• Several electrical/fire forensic investigations are being undertaken for law firms and insurance companies involving equipment failures, conductor/cable failures, insulation failures, arcing, and fires of disputable origin.


• Electrical safety projects are in progress involving hospital, industrial, and high voltage testing hazards. For further info contact REPCo Engineering.


• A feasibility study is planned to determine if an on-line, in-service U/G Cable Diagnostic system can be developed. If cable quality can be regularly monitored prior to failure, power outages and expensive overtime repairs can be avoided. Interested utilities should contact Orton Consulting Engineers International.


• An ATP/EMTP study has now been completed to simulate the performance of a fast static compensator in order to reduce flicker for a weak power supply to a cycling load.


• Litigation investigation and expert witness services into porcelain insulator failures is ongoing.


• Litigation and expert witness activities for an electrocution in the USA has been successfully completed with a victory for the plaintiff.


• Polymer or composite insulator utility survey has begun which focuses on utilities that have had deterioration problems and failures in the past. Utilities interested to participate in a field inspection program are welcome and should contact T&D High Voltage Consulting . An annual report will be issued free of charge to all utility participants.


• Utilities interested in participating in a collaboration project to investigate in-service diagnostic techniques to detect transmission class polymer insulators with internal defects and/or damages should contact T&D High Voltage Consulting .


• Technical utility and manufacturer's surveys for Porcelain Fuse Cutouts problems and for Pad mounted Switchgear condensation problems. Those utilities that are interested in the results should contact T&D High Voltage Consulting.


• CEA Technologies investigative project and report: "Remote Sensing Diagnostic Technologies to Detect Faulty Transmission Class Porcelain Suspension Insulators." Those utilities that are interested in the results should contact T&D High Voltage Consulting .
 
• CEA R&D report: "Investigative Testing of Field Aged Polymer Insulators."
  Interested utilities should contact T&D High Voltage Consulting.


• Albert Reed, P.Eng. (REPCo Engineering) has been awarded a Master's degree in Fire Protection
  Engineering (First class honours across the board) from U.B.C. He has also been chosen as Chairman
  of the elected Board of Trustees for the Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District.


• CEA R&D report: "Investigative Testing of Field Aged Polymer Insulators." Interested utilities should contact T&D High Voltage Consulting.


• CEA Technologies workshop, Structures and Poles (June 2002), presentation: "Recommended Practice and Application Guidelines for Use of Distribution Class Fiberglass Poles and Structures".  Interested utilities should contact T&D High Voltage Consulting.