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Power System Engineering Want to own your Customer’s Power System?
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Schneider Electric 2 - Engineering Services – January 2009 PSE Helps You Own the Power System – Then What? ●LEVERAGE ●EVERY $1 in PSE that you sell equates to $8 in Pull-Through Products/Services ●Customers come to you without BIDDING! ●75% of the PSE pull-through comes without hitting the street ●Your Solutions Provider reputation increases! ●PSE takes the system view, with customer economic benefit as primary driver
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Schneider Electric 3 - Engineering Services – January 2009 What sets PSE above the competition? ●Credentials ●Engineers recognized as Industry Experts ●Local and National IEEE Leadership & Knowledge ●Registered Professional Engineers, Licensed Engineering Firm ●Experience and Expertise ●Square D has been doing studies since 1966 ●History since 1998: 7000+ studies, 750+ assessments/turnkey projects ●Innovative analysis tools & methodologies, applied consistently across US ●Regional Locations ●Regional PSE Engineers deployed strategically across US – all time zones ●Knowledge of local markets, codes, and AHJs
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Schneider Electric 4 - Engineering Services – January 2009 Power System Assessments Short Circuit Studies Overcurrent Coordination Studies Arc Flash Studies Load Flow, Circuit Capacity Studies Grounding and Ground Fault Analysis Power Quality Troubleshooting Power Factor and Harmonics Analysis Onsite Testing & Data Collection Motor Starting Studies Consulting, Analysis and Design Power System Engineering Offers Power System Studies & Analysis Power System Onsite Assessments & Troubleshooting Power System Improvement Projects
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Schneider Electric 5 - Engineering Services – January 2009 Power System Engineers 40 Power System Engineering Team Credentials ●Registered Professional Engineers, Licensed Engineering Firm ●Performed thousands of power system studies ●Backgrounds include EE, ME; many advanced degrees ●Industry recognized professionals who have authored many technical articles ●Present and past leaders of various IEEE, IEC, ANSI, NEMA & UL committees and working groups
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Schneider Electric 6 - Engineering Services – January 2009 “We Want to Comply with NFPA 70E” Arc Flash DeliverableCustomer Benefit Single-Line Electrical Drawings Lockout/Tagout, Troubleshooting System & Equipment Assessment Identification of Reliability, Code Concerns Short-Circuit Analysis Identification of Under-rated Equipment Time-Current Coordination Optimal Settings for Overcurrent Devices Arc Flash Analysis Reduced Arc Flash Exposure, PPE, Labels Corrective Action Recommendations Prioritized System Improvement Projects
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Schneider Electric 7 - Engineering Services – January 2009 New NFPA 70E-2009 Released ●NFPA Standards Council issued 70E-2009 in July 2008, not widely available until late 2008 ●Maintains ‘mandatory’ language of a consensus standard ●Represents results of over 500 proposals, 800 comments on previous 70E-2004 version ●Many wording changes throughout document; described as ‘same intent’, but changed for clarity ●PSE processes, methodologies, reports, labels, fully compliant with new version 2009 – Now’s the Time!
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Schneider Electric 8 - Engineering Services – January 2009 Key Changes to NFPA 70E-2009 ●Category 0/1 threshold– now 1.2 cal/cm2 vs former 2.0 cal/cm2 ●Ear plugs at all categories, not just >Category 2 ●Analysis cut-off point changed - was <240V and <10kA; now 240V or less served by single transformer <125 kVA ●Labeling now requires PPE category or incident energy level ●Analysis to be updated at time of renovation and reviewed periodically not to exceed every 5 years ●Emphasis on maintenance and testing ●Emphasis on equipment integrity – ‘exposure to electrical hazard’ vs ‘working on or near exposed parts’
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Schneider Electric 9 - Engineering Services – January 2009 Construction Studies – Value! ●Verify equipment ratings ●Short-circuit analysis results ●Value engineer project ●Head off project problems due to unusual or less optimal designs ●Identify protective coordination issues ●Ensure selectivity ●NEC Article 700/701 support (e.g. – Healthcare Projects) ●Get the right BOM to satisfy special coordination requirements ●Arc flash analysis ●Calculate exposure levels, identify arc flash mitigation opportunities Use Our Updated Specs! Sales & Marketing home page, then Services, Power System Engineering
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Schneider Electric 10 - Engineering Services – January 2009 2009 Key Offers ●Arc flash compliance – 2009, Now’s the Time! ●PSE methodologies already updated to 70E-2009 standards ●Customers should update old studies ●To 2009 standards ●If renovations have been made, or if study >5 yrs old ●Arc-flash reduction techniques can reduce exposure ●Construction studies – Value-based and customer focused ●Have you tried Square D – lately? ●Healthcare Risk Assessments ●ID power system deficiencies, prioritize improvements ●Power System Improvement Projects ●Help customer optimize scarce refurbishment dollars ●Power Quality Testing and Troubleshooting ●Don’t let power problems fester, call the experts
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Schneider Electric 11 - Engineering Services – January 2009 Whom to Contact? ●PSE / Regional Engineer ●Principal Engineer ●Eddie Jones / Janet Powell
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Schneider Electric 12 - Engineering Services – January 2009 PSE Information ●Now have Intranet area ●White Papers, Specifications, How to Sell, Regional Line Card
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Schneider Electric 13 - Engineering Services – January 2009 PSE Information ●External webpages
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