PowerLogic - Engineering Services

Square D's Power Systems Engineering team offers a wide range of engineering services to improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of your power distribution system. The team is comprised of registered, professional engineers, safety trained and equipped, to perform a variety of engineering functions, such as power system design, testing, troubleshooting, and analysis.

Arc Flash Analysis

Square D offers on-site services to perform arc flash analysis for a facility, complex, office, or campus. An Arc flash analysis is used to determine …

●	Flash Protection Boundary

●	Incident Energy Value

●	Hazard/Risk Category

●	Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

●	Low cost arc flash reduction methods

Features of Square D's arc flash analysis offerings include…

●	Time current coordination analysis showing both existing and recommended over-current device settings

●	Short-circuit study to ensure adequacy of equipment

●	Onsite verification and documentation of equipment

●	Arc flash labels (populated with the results of the arc flash analysis)

●	Arc flash label affixation

●	NFPA 70E—Safe Workplace Practices Training provided by OSHA authorized outreach instructors

●	Recommendations and solutions to reduce potential arc flash hazards

Power System Studies

The Square D Power System Engineering Team provides expertise for a variety of electrical power system studies. Some of the more common system studies include…

●	Short-circuit analysis

●	Time-current coordination

●	Motor starting/voltage drop

●	Motor starting/torque-speed

●	Arc flash analysis

●	Safe motor re-energization

●	Harmonic analysis

●	Transient analysis

●	Power factor correction analysis

●	Other system specific analysis

Power System Assessment

Square D offers engineering services to address a variety of power system needs …

●	Basic codes and standards compliance

●	Protective coordination assessment

●	Maintenance program review

●	Recommendations for power system optimization

●	Power quality troubleshooting and analysis

●	Power factor and harmonics analysis

●	Electrical safety hazards

●	Short-circuit withstand overview

●	Single-line documentation of power system

●	Power monitoring recommendations

●	Loading measurements

Power Quality Studies

Square D offers onsite power quality engineering studies and solutions to eliminate process disruptions, power system shutdowns, and equipment damage due to electrical power system disturbances. A power quality study is used to..

●	Determine compliance with the IEEE 519-Recommended Practices and Requirements for Harmonic Control in Electrical Power Systems guidelines

●	Identify most cost-effective solution to power quality problems

●	Solve process disruptions due to power disturbances

●	Reduce economic effects of poor power quality

●	Identify disturbances originating on electric utility system and improvements to reduce the number and severity

Load Studies

Square D offers onsite services to perform loading studies for your electrical distribution system. Load studies are used to...

●	Evaluate power management and loading levels of electrical circuits

●	Determine adequacy of circuit to serve sensitive loads

●	Record power measurements on key circuits, including loading, power factor, voltage and current parameters

Power System Design

Square D offers engineering services to address a variety of power system needs …

●	New equipment installation

●	Existing equipment modification

●	Ground Fault Schemes for multiple source distribution systems

●	High Resistance Grounding (HRG) Conversion

●	Automatic Transfer Control Schemes & Generator Operations

Square D professional engineers - safety trained and equipped - will listen to your concerns and goals, define the problem or enhancement, and engineer the solution that best satisfies your needs.

For additional information on power system engineering services and pricing, contact your nearest
Square D/Schneider Electric service district.

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