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Reduce costly in-service testing

Kinectrics offers clients advanced capabilities, to perform type-testing of equipment prior to application or start-up. This proactive approach  helps customers minimize unexpected disruptions and equipment failures, uncover potential problems before commissioning, test settings on an actual simulated system, and reduce the need for costly in-service testing. Using actual system modeling, Kinectrics can determine in-situ protection and control equipment performance results—without the constraints involved in performing live system tests.

Value-added independent testing

• Real Time Digital Simulator (RTDS). Kinectrics offers the only commercially available, vendor-independent RTDS in North America. This allows us to perform unbiased testing of equipment from any manufacturer. Other Kinectrics state-of-the-art tools for comprehensive power system analysis include EMTP, ASPEN, PSSE, and PSCAD.
• Kinectrics can perform type-testing and product certification for protective relays, control equipment, and communication equipment. We have the capability to:
• Conduct environmental tests such as SWC, RF, dielectric, fast transient, temperature, and seismic tests according to international standards.
• Perform static and dynamic testing of equipment to verify manufacturers’ specifications under simulated realistic conditions, or determine individual equipment function results under specified system conditions.
• Perform studies to assess the impact of new or emerging technologies on power systems (for example, FACTS and special protection schemes)
• Test the functionality and performance of pre-fabricated relay panels under system conditions.

Specialized  projects

Aside from performing evaluations on relay and control products, Kinectrics has extensive experience in conducting specialized projects including:

• Design and construction of specialized relay equipment such as 100% stator ground relay, distance relay, programmable logic controller, and battery ground detector.
• Study the impact of geo-magnetically-induced currents on relay performance.
• Study the impact of artificial intelligence on power system performance.
• Studies to determine the impact of series capacitors on existing protection methods.
• Commercial Grade Dedication work for the nuclear industry.
• Determination of the need for security of communication on protection and control equipment.

Over 25 years global experience

With over 25 years experience in power system protection and control, Kinectrics’ professional, full-time staff provides superior services worldwide, including on-site client visits to address specific protection and control related issues (troubleshooting, commissioning, etc.).

For more information, contact

Bob Beresh, 416.207.6000 x6505, bob.beresh@kinectrics.com