Substation Engineering

Utility and Industry

Magna IV Engineering has a team of experienced high/medium voltage substation design professionals consisting of engineers and technicians. The range of engineering services we deliver are:

Project management
Planning and design
Protection, monitoring and control
Supply management
Preparation of operation and maintenance manuals
Training for operation and maintenance personnel

As a longstanding member of NETA, we are committed to advancing industry standards for power system installation, testing and maintenance.

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Experienced to Provide Innovative Solutions

Magna IV Engineering has accumulated more than 30 years’ experience in substation design. Our personnel apply the latest technologies in the specification and application of substation equipment and protective relay systems. We are familiar with both electromechanical and microprocessor relaying systems, as well as common and unique protection philosophies.

Substation Engineering Services

Engineering design, project management and deliverables for new construction and/or upgrades:

Analysis and layout design of selected site
Grading and floor plan designs
Structure loading trees and foundation design, fabrication, and erection detailing
Control building layout, including architectural, mechanical, heating, ventilating, electrical and structural
Complete electrical arrangement including bus span calculations and bills of material
Switchyard lighting calculation and design
Lightning shielding and protection
One-line and three-line diagrams
Protective relay selection, settings calculations and coordination studies
Relay, control and signaling schematics
Equipment interconnection and panel wiring diagrams
Cable and conduit plans
AC/DC station services
SCADA, sequence of events, annunciator and fault recorder designs
Major equipment and construction specifications
Design manuals and standards
Construction management
Acceptance and maintenance testing
Functional testing of control, signaling and substation protection circuits

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