Electrical Testing Company for Power Systems
Quad Plus is a NETA-accredited electrical testing company specializing in acceptance, maintenance, and commissioning services. Our technicians are ready to help identify and resolve manufacturing defects, buildout deviations, and errors in your electrical power system. That way, you’ll avoid startup delays and unexpected downtime, steer clear of expensive electrical issues, and save time and money in the long run.
Whether you’re acceptance testing new equipment or maintenance testing your current setup, all of our electrical testing is done in accordance with the NETA/ANSI Certified Standards. Our professional engineers are specialists in proactive and reactive power studies.
Our Range of Electrical Power Testing Services
As a leading electrical testing company, we pride ourselves on zero-issue first-time power-up and electrical equipment restoration up to 345kV. If your equipment has problems, you’ll receive recommendations for corrective actions. You can expect a quick and accurate turnaround on test reports to ensure no project gets delayed.
Acceptance Testing
Ensure Proper Installation for Safe Operation
Following installation and wiring into your electrical power system, your equipment will be thoroughly examined to ensure all components, switches, and connections pass the grade for safe installation and operation.
Commissioning
How We Ensure Your Power Systems Are Always Reliable
Your new electrical power system startup is a complex and unique process.
Commissioning by NETA-accredited professionals through whole-system functional checks will ensure proper operation, identify installation problems, and assure total electrical power system performance.
Enjoy a wide variety of commissioning support including, but not limited to:
- Infrared Scans/Surveys
- Coordination Study Verification
- Verify Relay Settings
- Verify Drawings For Inaccuracies
- Assist With Procedures
- Check Communication Systems
- Utility Phasing
- Power Quality Analysis
- Startup Support
Maintenance Testing
How Testing Keeps Your Facility Safe
Regular maintenance saves time, money, delays, and headaches.
Establishing trends of baseline data is vital in maintaining a reliable electrical system. Regular maintenance allows you to track the expected lifetime of equipment and make timely replacements or repairs to issues before a potentially costly incident occurs. According to NETA MTS-2019 Appendix B, electrical and mechanical maintenance testing is recommended to be performed by an electrical testing company at the regular intervals listed below for equipment with an average requirement.
- Transformer Testing
- Cable Testing
- Circuit Breaker Testing
- Power Quality Analysis/Load Monitoring
- Incoming Switchgear Testing
- Battery Testing
- Grounding Services
- Generator/Motor Testing
- IR Scans
- Exercise/Cleaning
- Protective Relay Testing
- Visual & Mechanical and Replacement Inspections/Checking
- Ground Fault Testing
- Electrical Infrastructure Design
- Primary Injection Test Services
Read more about the importance of electrical maintenance testing with our guide.
Why Testing Your Electrical Power Systems Really Matters
During acceptance testing, your electrical equipment will be thoroughly examined following installation and wiring to ensure all equipment, switches, and connections are fit for service.
The maintenance testing and inspecting process includes thoroughly inspecting existing equipment and making recommendations so you can enjoy years from your machinery without worrying about unexpected downtime or spending millions of dollars on repairs and new equipment.
When you have challenging projects, partner with an electrical testing company with the knowledge and expertise to find a solution that works for you.
Staying Compliant with Our Advanced Testing
We are a leading electrical testing company, ready to bring success to all your electrical power system testing projects. Our knowledgeable team provides support across additional services, reinforcing our role as a full-service power systems testing company. We support every aspect, from cable assembly & testing, proactive power studies & analysis, reactive power studies & analysis, and synchronous motors retrofit to electrical infrastructure design and automation.
Cable Assembly & Testing
Electrical cables provide critical links throughout your systems.
Cable testing is vital for ensuring that your cables operate safely and reliably. New cables must demonstrate that they are safe to energize and hold up during operation. Older cables must be examined to ensure they continue to perform safely and provide insight into the cable’s remaining useful life.
That’s why you need an electrical testing company with engineers like ours, who have the training and experience to not only perform the correct tests, but also to interpret the data collected and provide actionable recommendations.
- Locate, isolate, and trace a cable fault on shielded cables using multiple testing types during both acceptance and maintenance testing.
- Very low-frequency testing places less stress on cables than AC and DC high-potential testing while also providing accurate results to check installation quality.
- Predictive and preventive maintenance programs involve partial discharge testing.
- Tan Delta testing can identify degrading cables when used regularly.
- DC high-potential testing should generally be avoided for older cables, but is still available when necessary.
Synchronous Motors Retrofits
A regular maintenance program allows synchronous motors to continue running for many years.
You need to get the longest possible working life from your synchronous motors, which means regularly replacing controls, relays, and DC contactors. This becomes increasingly difficult every year for machines that are obsolete and no longer supported by the manufacturer.
You need to partner with an electrical testing company with an extensive network to source parts for obsolete machines and a crew with the right experience to perform repairs and retrofit synchronous motors with new field control circuits when replacement parts are no longer available.
To stay ahead of your competitors, it pays to implement innovations that go beyond simply replacing parts. We design and build each electrical power system for motors rather than adapting systems from generators to motors. In particular, we build a power factor regulator into all our systems to ensure your motors run at peak efficiency.
We have installed over 65 synchronous motors and can supply references from major companies to demonstrate our work.
Proactive Power Studies and Analysis
Optimize your power system’s performance and improve safety.
Standard and specialized electrical power system studies and pre- and post-installation power quality audits performed by our electrical testing company will precisely target and correct your power issues.
Professional engineers who specialize in low- and medium-voltage electrical power systems conduct the studies in accordance with applicable industry standards from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and the National Electrical Code (NEC).
Reactive Power Studies and Analysis
Let’s get to the source of your problems and solve them.
If you have an existing problem with the power company, our system integrators will find the source and recommend solutions. You can start with a power study that will model the control system on the local power grid and show its effect on the electrical system. For most sites, flicker will be the most severe issue, but we can also model other power quality issues such as harmonics and power factor.
Our work as an electrical testing company has spanned the globe, and our engineers come from every industry. Let us use our vast and varied experience to eliminate electrical power issues and improve profitability.
What Makes Quad Plus the Right Choice for Power Systems Testing
We are power company experts.
Working with the power company can seem like a job in itself. From scheduling power studies and presenting results to the power company, attending meetings, completing paperwork, and receiving approval for connection design and equipment, it helps to have an ally on your side. As your trusted power systems testing company, we can provide you with advice for lowering your power bill, review local power company connection requirements, and coordinate connections between the wire on the poles and your equipment.
When it’s time for negotiations with the power company to get approval for your site, you’ll need an accurate, complete data set to ensure an outcome in your favor. Our electrical power system study service furnishes everything you need: a power single-line diagram of the facility, flicker analysis, and power quality standards compared to our findings and recommendations for meeting IEEE and local quality standards in the most cost-effective manner.
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Electrical Infrastructure Design & Automation
More than an electrical testing company, our experts design, install, and maintain your complete electrical infrastructure and electrical power systems.
Substation and power distribution system design and automation, including:
- Industry electrical requirements
- Compliance with government regulations
- Load analysis
- System layout and calculations
- Sizing and specifications for cables
- Cable tray system
- Conduit system design and installation
- Transformers
- Protective devices
- Panels and switchgear
- Capacitor banks and other required equipment
Cable layouts will be clear of site traffic while guaranteeing you the most cost-effective layout.
We specialize in keeping our clients up and running.
Your Experienced Partner When Projects Are Difficult
We have the knowledge and expertise to find a solution that works for you. Quad Plus is more than an electrical testing company; we offer all the services in the system integration lifecycle to our local and global customers. Quad Plus is a trusted provider of multi-disciplinary professional engineering, system integration, commissioning, repair/service, and industrial safety.
Your Industries are Our Industries
Our team of system integrators and process engineers has years of experience in every industry. Many of our engineers have worked in the specific industry before joining Quad Plus, so they have extensive knowledge of your industrial control systems and production lines.
Frequently Asked Questions
The most important rule for an electrical testing company is disconnecting installations from all live power before testing. Other critical rules include:
- Securing against reconnection during testing
- Verifying that the power is off before beginning work
- Grounding and short-circuiting all devices
- Isolating live areas to prevent accidental contact.
The main types of electrical testing services are insulation resistance, continuity, polarity, Earth-fault loop impedance, Earth electrode resistance, residual current devices, and a visual inspection. Other tests performed by an electrical testing company include bonding conductors, continuity, floor and wall resistance, automatic disconnection of supply, functional performance, and voltage drop.
An electrical power system test evaluates the safety and operation of an electrical power system and its components. Electrical testing companies use many different types of testing to assess the system’s performance under various conditions.
