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Power Line Carrier Replacement at 3 Remote Northern Sites
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This project exemplified how an engaged field team can drive a major project from the ground up, rather than waiting for top-down planning. After ploughing fiber from North Battleford to Meadow Lake, the TeleControl team salvaged two sets of new…
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Helicopter Only Access Repeater Station OPGW Connection
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The scope of work included trenching ~500 meters of fiber in conduit through the Canadian Shield, connecting the OPGW dead-end structure to the communications building. Installing and commissioning a Power Line Carrier (PLC) to fiber JMUX repeater, which was used…
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230kV Customer Interconnection at Potash Mine
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Utility/customer projects are always unique due to the teamwork and communication required between two organizations. This project demanded even more coordination, as it involved leading the commissioning at the mine site while simultaneously orchestrating the commissioning at three other SaskPower…
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138kV Customer Interconnection at Potash Mine
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Like all large industrial customers with a transmission connection to their customer-owned substation, utility protection, metering, and control are located onsite, interfacing with their equipment at a demarcation point. The project scope included installing a fiber optic connection to the…
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Northern Mine Special Protection Scheme over Power Line Carrier
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A special protection scheme was required for a mine in Northern Saskatchewan, serviced by one of the longest unloaded transmission lines in the world. The solution involved adding a component to modify the existing power line carrier to transmit a…
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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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Low Profile Canadian Compliance Review
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Agrium acquired a low-profile Joy American coal miner and modified it for use in a Canadian potash mine. After all modifications were completed, as-built drawings were created for future operation and maintenance (O&M) needs. This included a single-line diagram, as…
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Low Profile Miner As-Builting
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Agrium acquired a low-profile Joy American coal miner and modified it for use in a Canadian potash mine. After all modifications were completed, as-built drawings were created for future operation and maintenance (O&M) needs. This included a single-line diagram, as…
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PM&P Coal Flexiveyor Construction
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Responsible for the construction, scheduling, purchasing, and quality assurance of the electrical system for a prototype, intrinsically safe, 240′ mobile low-profile conveyor belt destined for Australia. The machine includes 16 control panels, 1000V power distribution, a 12-motor VFD-controlled drivetrain, belt…
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PM&P FLEXIVEYOR SHUTDOWN MAINTENANCE
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During a maintenance shutdown, field modifications were required on a Prairie Machine & Parts (PM&P) Flexiveyor that had recently entered service. Each of the 15 carts that make up the mobile 300′ conveyor belt was equipped with a WEG VFD…