Beckwith Systems Engineering (BSE) continues to enhance our services and solutions to our customers by expanding our electrical engineering services. With qualified staff and contract engineers, we provide a full range of services to meet the demanding requirements of todayâs power providers and users.

BSE offers comprehensive engineering services for utility, industrial and commercial power networks that include design, power system studies, power quality analysis and fieldwork. We can manage a project from concept to commissioning and performance testing. BSE combines broad consulting engineering know-how with multidisciplinary expertise to offer engineering service that successfully executes and adds value to each critical stage of a project.

BSE can provide you with complete services that include conceptual design, cost estimating, specification development for procurement, detailed engineering, procurement and bid evaluation. We have the ability to integrate the initial technical and financial feasibility with the conceptual design and cost estimates in order to allow evaluation of the concept prior to starting the detailed design engineering. We help our customers make the right initial decisions to ensure that every project is successful and cost-effective with unsurpassed quality.

Beckwith Electric has recognized industry changes and trends and has put together very diversified engineering resources to assist our utility and industrial customers with these challenges. With over 38 years of utility and industrial experience, BSE provides the services necessary to take projects from conception to successful execution and completion, and get them done on time and under budget. For your next project contact a Beckwith Electric Representative for your free consultation.

Our areas of expertise include but are not limited to: power generation and distribution systems (utility and industrial), substation automation and integration, industrial automation, EMS, DMS and SCADA systems, protective relaying systems, synchronizing systems, transformer and regulator control systems, transformer paralleling systems, volt/VAr management systems, and motor bus transfer systems.

Power System Studies
In support of these specialties, we are capable of providing the following system studies:

• Feasibility and Economic Evaluation
• Load Flow and Short Circuit Analysis
• Power Quality Study
• Relay Coordination and Settings
• Replacement of Electro-mechanical Relays with Multifunction Digital Relays
• Harmonic Analysis
• Voltage Regulation Study
• Lightning Assessment and Ground Grid Survey
• Cogeneration Evaluation
• Power Factor Study

Project Management

• Contract Review ö Assure minimal risk and positive economic payback by examining legal, financial and regulatory requirements.
• Scheduling and Project Controls ö Development of PERT, Gantt, CPM, and other project tracking and performance tools using advanced software.
• Procurement Services ö Generation of specifications and bid documents, bid review, purchase order generation, and expediting.
• Construction Management ö Supervision and performance monitoring of installation testing, and commissioning manpower of all construction disciplines.
• Quality Control and Assurance - Assure compliance with industry standards as well as pertinent regulatory standards.
• Equipment Installation and Test ö Development of procedures and practices.

BSE provides location-based services. We are versed in local governmental and industrial practices and procedures, and are knowledgeable of the technical standards and regulations that govern projects. We are OSHA safety compliant.

Operations and Maintenance Services

• Capital Asset Management (CAM)
• Personnel Training
• Manuals and Documentation
• Testing and Calibration
• Field Evaluations and Surveys
• Energy Audits

BSE is equipped to help power providers and industrial customers with an array of operations and maintenance services including training and/ or performing start-up, commissioning, performance testing, preventive maintenance, and calibration services.

Other Related Engineering Services

• Planning - Standard planning services include Long Range Plans, Construction Work Plans, Power Requirements Studies, and Sectionalizing Studies. We can prepare Work Plan Amendments on short notice. Specialized studies include those such as Feasibility and Reliability Studies, SCADA Feasibility, Line Loss Analysis, Power Flow Studies, Fault Studies, Capacitor Requirements, and Regulator Requirements. In the preparation of the studies, we can use your calculations, our calculations, or a combination of the two. Our goal is to provide you with flexible and useable studies. We want to prepare studies that are useful, ãlivingä documents, not books languishing on shelves gathering dust.
• Mapping - System maps can be generated in either standard RUS format or other format, which the client may prefer. We can generate base maps in-house, but usually use base maps purchased from other sources. We then add layers and features needed by the individual client. We have large format digitizers and plotters to aid in entering and outputting the drawings.
• Regulatory and Financial - Regulatory and financial services include cost-of-service/rate studies, financial forecasts, rules and regulations, line extension policies, and various other management related services. We have the expertise and qualifications to prepare studies and present testimony before appropriate administrative or judicial forums. Mike Handley Services - Electric Utility Rate Analysis and Sales Tax Auditing
• Capacitor Placement - Every planning study, either short term or long term, takes a look at power factor and voltage drop to determine placement and need of capacitors. Line Loss Analysis and Capacitor Placement Studies can be performed to yield optimized placement of switched pole-top capacitors in the distribution system and subsequent line loss analysis performed after the placement has been completed. In the past, capacitor placement was done looking at the VAr flows produced in the power flow analysis program. In recent years, computer programs are used to determine optimum placement of capacitors to provide the desired results. This program allows the selection of desired power factor to maintain and set the size limitation on capacitors to use in the optimization.
• Rate Analysis – Recover funds and reduce electric utility bills with an electric bill audit. We review and audit electric utility accounts, research alternate rates, tariffs, surcharges, riders and discounts, clarify and correct billing, clerical and rate errors, and communicate with the electric utility to recover funds due. Mike Handley Services - Electric Utility Rate Analysis and Sales Tax Auditing

Field Work

BSE offers a broad range of fieldwork services for all type of electrical infrastructure. With its record in power plant, utility substation, and industrial plant startups, we are equipped to help power providers and industrial customers with an array of field services including startup, commissioning, performance testing, preventive maintenance, and calibration services.

For more information about BSE engineering services, contact the factory:

E-mail: sales@beckwithelectric.com
Call (727) 544-2326 or Fax (727) 546-0121