ESSENTIAL POWER SYSTEMS
Norton Consultants have many years experience in the provision of stand-by and essential power solutions for industry. Power systems developed by Norton Consultants have included battery-backed solar panels, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units in various redundancy arrangements and standby and base-load generation systems providing a permanent power solution to applications ranging from data centers and commercial premises to cool rooms and industrial process plants.
Services offered in this field include:
- Scoping and determination of continuity and supply requirements
- Negotiations with Supply Authorities on the client's behalf to reduce maximum demand tariffs with standby power providing peak load demand.
- Design of the power system, including switchboards, cables, control system, alarms and remote control interfaces.
- Project management, with site supervision to ensure contractors work is completed in a timely and appropriate manner.
- Client liason to assist in minimising the business impact when a standby power system is integrated with the existing power system.
- Commissioning and shutdown supervision to ensure that the cutover works are completed in a safe manner and achieve a satisfactory result.
- Manuals, documentation and training.
Stand-by and co-generation power plant recently commisioned by Norton Consultants includes a range of diesel generating sets up to 1MW per unit and dual-redundant UPS units of up to 100kVA capacity.
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ANZ BANK - MELBOURNE, VIC
In association with Bovis Lend Lease, Norton Consultants co-ordinated the relocation of two 1030kVA generating sets from a basement plant room to other sites. Both sets were partially disassembled to facilitate removal from the plant room and both were fitted with acoustic enclosures to suit outdoor applications.
One unit was fitted with a radiator, base fuel tank and placed adjacent to a building and provides 100% essential power to the site. The other set was refitted with a heat exchanger, elevated to the 15th floor of a city building and integrated with existing plant.
The building's power system was upgraded to accept power from the increased capacity generator. The buildings' automation system, security system and power system were all upgraded to accept the new standby power generator.
- Relocation of one 275kVA set from an existing building installation to a new building installation. The new installation required a new essential transfer switch and upgrading the existing fuel system for both an existing and the new set.
- Removal of a 150kVA standby set and replacement with a new 875kVA standby set. The building power system was also upgraded to supply all the tenancy areas with essential power. A basement to roof fuel delivery system was also installed as part of the project.
Norton Consultants provided full design, documentation and re-commissioning of electrics, LV distribution and controls; relocation specifications for all equipment and on-site supervision and commissioning.
OTHER POWER PROJECTS
Solar Power
- Calculation and specification of solar power units in remote-area power supply (RAPS) systems, remote-area pump control systems and area lighting applications.
UPS units
- Installation of 2 x 30kVA UPS units, protecting call centre and internet banking facilities. This project included all management, design, tendering, contractor supervision for the UPS, switchboard and electrical contract. The UPS units were tested and brought into service as anticipated, with no unexpected problems.
- Installation of 2 x 30kVA and 2 x 50kVA UPS units in "twin redundant" arrangement for several Computer Data Centres. These projects included the provision of all documentation, manuals and switching instructions.
- Installation of a 6kVA UPS unit in a Security center in Sydney. Norton Consultants provided the design, tendering and project management required to install this UPS.
Norton Consultants use design and commissioning techniques developed from many years of Oil & Gas industry experience and have not had a single system outage during intallation and cut-over to date.