What is Metering & Protection
The electrical distribution system is one of the most engineered systems of any project. Furthermore, the rising cost of power, frequent blackouts, poor quality of power, and conservation goals of various power suppliers has put tremendous pressure on the consumers. Consequently, industrial Electrical consultants have to provide for accurate control, meter and should optimize power usage throughout the distribution system.
Role of industrial Electrical Consultants
The industrial electrical consultant should design a high-performance system for feeder protection, control, monitoring, metering and power demand management. Additionally, the MEP consultant should incorporate automated response and controls to anticipate, detect and respond to system faults, avoid or mitigate power outages, and correct power quality problems.
There are many software in the market that incorporates automated energy user action like demand-side management (DSM) through peak load curtailment, shift usage to off-peak hours, lower total energy consumption, enhance reliability. The software also provides for systems that have grid friendly equipment, use of alternative energy sources like solar, wind & biomass, enhance personnel protection etc.
Key deliverables
Typically, some of the key deliverables of industrial Electrical engineering consultants include
- Energy metering
- Power management systems
- Harmonics, surge, and spike protection systems design
- Feeder protection design
- Energy conservation design
- APFCR panel design
- Fault management
- Power quality improvement systems
- Demand Side Management
- Finally, Internal communication system within the electrical installation system to optimize the use of power and energy consumption.
To conclude experienced electrical engineering consultants help in developing an electrical installation that is optimized for the client. Hence, the client has to be very cautious in choosing electrical consultants.
