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30MW Boiler required substation expansion
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Steam was required for the mine mill after smelting operations were discontinued. As a solution, a new 30 MW Cleaver-Brooks boiler was installed, including a new substation transformer, high voltage apparatus, switchgear, and DCS integration. Responsible for leading the commissioning…
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Power Factor Correction Controller Retrofit
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The plant had a two-stage capacitor bank for power factor correction (PFC) regulated by an obsolete controller that failed. The replacement controller required modifications to integrate with the existing ladder logic. Additionally, because the replacement was not an exact match,…
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Balzac Brownfield Substation Commissioning
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AltaLink was refurbishing a twin transformer substation that was approximately 50 years old. As a brownfield project in the city of Calgary, extensive planning was required to avoid both planned and accidental outages. Responsible for commissioning and troubleshooting the RS232,…