City of Red Deer Substation Modernization

Client

Start Date

June 2010

Completion Date

June 2017

Scope

Complete upgrade / replacement of the P&C and SCADA systems for three substations for the City of Red Deer.

Highlights

  • Modernization of a 138kV to 25kV point of delivery substations.
  • IEC61850 introduced, first in North America with Parallel Redundancy Protocol.
  • Complete substation simulation during FAT – fully controllable mock-up including all breakers & MODs, automated bus transfer scheme and transformer LTC master follower scheme.

Challenges

  • Implementation of IEC61850 which was the first in North America. 

Services Utilized

  • Engineering
  • Base Electrical and Lighting layout
  • Interior elevations
  • Cable tray & fiber duct layout & details
  • Grounding layout & details
  • Bldg AC/DC distribution design drawings
  • Lighting Contactor Panel design drawings
  • E-room cable schedules
  • Building alarm design drawings
  • Fabrication of all P&C panels/relays (replacement)
  • Installation
  • Full commissioning

Location

Red Deer, Alberta