Engineering Services

Engineered Solutions


Schneider Electric provides an engineered solution approach to your specific power system applications. Our total solutions for power monitoring and power system controls allow greater safety, reliability, and energy efficiency of your power systems. As a long standing industry leader in Power Monitoring and Control Systems, we understand your power system requirements and needs.

All of our Engineered Solutions are tailored to your specific system requirements. Schneider Electric is your total solution provider.

The Basics of a Comprehensive Power and Energy Management System

Measure: Gather energy and power data throughout your facility. Stand-alone or embedded meters measure, collect, and deliver essential data from key distribution points across your entire electrical network.

Understand: Turn data into actionable information. Power management software brings intelligent analytics and visualization to power and energy data.

Act: Use actionable information to make intelligent decisions and operational shifts to create change or correct issues.

The Benefits of Power and Energy Management

  • Reduce energy and operational costs

  • Improve power and equipment reliability

  • Optimize operations

  • Increase system capacity

  • Minimize expensive downtime

  • Meet sustainability goals

  • Improve productivity

PowerLogic Engineers provide graphic solutions for realtime monitoring of power systems.

Power System Control Applications

Automated solutions for increased Reliability and Energy Efficiency: Schneider Electric engineers provide Power System Control Applications with automated solutions for addressing your system reliability and efficiency control needs. Our offer covers Automatic Throwover Schemes, Load Shedding/Peak Shaving, and Load Preservation and Mircrogrids.

  • Automatic Throwover Systems – Automatic selection of available utility or generator sources to maintain service continuity to connected loads.

  • Load Shedding/Peak Shaving – Control peak demand levels or ensure service continuity to critical load or operate breakers in accordance with user specified sequences and time delays such as bringing large motors online across several billing kw demand periods to avoid demand penalties.

  • Load Preservation – Fast acting sophisticated control systems designed to stabilize critical power systems to the greatest extent possible by monitoring frequency and power sources from utility plus generator capacity versus total circuit load.

Power System Engineering

The Square D™ Power System 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.

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

  • Safe motor re-energization

  • Harmonic analysis

  • Transient analysis

  • Power factor correction analysis

  • Other system specific 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 arc flash analysis 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 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

Power System Assessment

Square D offers engineering services to meet 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 System Design Services

Schneider Electric Engineering Services offers three levels of design services based on the customer need:

  • Design Assurance

  • Design Assistance

  • Primary Design Agent

Other areas of expertise include:

  • New equipment installation

  • Existing equipment modification

  • Protection Control Automation

  • Ground Fault Systems

  • Generator Control Systems

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 office.

Advanced Microgrid Solutions and Distributed Energy Resource Management

Microgrids deliver
energy flexibility

With our custom solutions and proven expertise, we deliver advanced microgrids that offer the advantages of grid independence – without forfeiting the benefits of being part of the central grid. Our flexible microgrid architecture features a scalable set of grid components designed to efficiently manage your entire energy infrastructure, including distributed generation, energy storage, and load demand, while giving you the ability to easily adapt the system to your changing needs. Learn more at www.schneider-electric.us/en/work/solutions/microgrids/


Total Energy Control

Schneider Electric Certified Energy Managers (CEM’s) work on-site with knowledgeable plant personnel to develop a long-term, comprehensive, “Energy Action Plan”, that serves as the blueprint for energy savings. Unlike performance contracts or one-time energy audits, the Total Energy ControlSM program offers a strategic partnership for energy-intensive industrials who want to improve energy efficiency.

Total Energy Control

  • Utility Analysis: evaluating both the commodity supply side and the demand side areas of the operation.

  • Demand Side Usage: profiling facility loads and consumption patterns.

  • Opportunity Identification / Prioritization: projects that make sense today and those that should be considered in the future as energy prices change.

  • Project Implementation: Client can choose which projects to implement or Square D can provide turn-key implementation.

  • Supply Management: forecasting and making adjustments to reflect current conditions.

  • On-Going Accountability: accountable along with you for the ongoing success of your energy plan.

Leverage in-person and remote services

Take advantage of EcoStruxure™ Service Plans for Power Management to increase the reliability of your critical systems, extend the life of your equipment, and improve your energy performance. You won’t believe what your power management system can do with our help! Easily manage your electrical system and keep your operations running smoothly without needing extra time or main-power to do it.

Access the benefits of EcoStruxure Power Advisor, a key component of EcoStruxure Service Plans for Power Management that is the analytical engine that turns your data into information. Using data from your power monitoring software, it combines advanced algorithms with expert analysis, and provides the insight that you need to make the right decisions.

EcoStruxure Service Plans for Power Management

Prime

Ultra

Support:

Enjoy peace of mind knowing superior technical support is always available.

Basic Product Support

Telephone and email support from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. EST.

Remote Access Troubleshooting

Remote connectivity with your system to resolve issues efficiently.

24/7 support

After-hour calls are returned within 1 hour and issues can often be resolved via a remote connection to your system.

Customer Success Manager

Trusted advisor ensuring successful adoption, expansion, renewal, and value realization of digitally connected services and solutions.

 

Monitoring:

Ensure your system is functioning at peak performance and identify issues before they become problems.

Power Advisor System Health – Server Monitoring

Daily monitoring of your power management server and software alerts us to potential server issues quickly.

Power Advisor System Health – Device Monitoring

Daily monitoring of your power metering devices alerts us to potential device issues quickly.

 
Designated Engineer

Designated engineer acts as a single point of contact for your site.

 

Maintenance:

Ensure your system is functioning at peak performance and identify issues before they become problems.

Software Assurance

Free license for service packs and new software releases.[1]

Preventative Maintenance (Days per year)

Includes system repairs, database maintenance, firmware and software upgrade installations, report development and instructions.

Option[2] Option[2]
eService Maintenance

Includes system repairs, database maintenance, firmware and software upgrade installations, report development and instructions.

Option
Add-on
Option
Add-on

Optimize and Transform:

Get the most from your system with analysis and services.

Self-Help Web Portal

Web access to service packs and knowledge base.

Power Advisor Diagnostic Report (Per year)

Remote diagnostics check the health of your metering system, including configuration, CT/PT ratios, data accuracy and more.

Up to 2[3] Up to 4[3]
Extended Warranty

For ION9000, PM5000, and PM8000 meters, the standard warranty will be extended up to ten (10) years when a Prime, Ultra, equivalent or greater EcoStruxure Service Plan (ESP) is purchased annually and remains active throughout the warranty period.

Custom eServices

Custom remote service to use as you need, including training, configuration, software upgrades and more.

10%
Discount
10%
Discount
PMU+ Education Subscription

A flexible learning solution, designed to fit your team’s needs.

Option Option
Cybersecurity Assessment

Cybersecurity Audit will be followed with a report and consultation.

Option Option

note

Three Year Digital Service Plans are available at a discounted rate.

Power Management University (PMU)

PMU is the U.S. based education team dedicated to providing best in class training on the various energy management software and related products that Schneider Electric™ has to offer. We offer a variety of courses to help our end-users make the most out of their energy management software and hardware investments. The below table identifies some of the training options available through PMU.

  • Visit https://www.pmutraining.com/ to learn more about each, including agendas, available dates, and current part numbers.

  • Email pmu@se.com with any questions.

Factory Training Courses
Instructor-led courses with pre-defined agendas offered on specific dates throughout the year. With both in-person and virtual options available, these courses are perfect for sites that have minimal attendees that need training on specific topics.

Course Name

Duration

EcoStruxure™ Power Monitoring Expert - Operation

4 Days

EcoStruxure™ Power Monitoring Expert – Admin. and Maintenance

4 Days

EcoStruxure™ Power Monitoring Expert – ION Architecture Programming

4 Days

EcoStruxure™ Power Monitoring Expert – 2023 Delta Updates

1 Day

EcoStruxure™ Power Monitoring Expert – Energy Billing Module

1 Day

PowerLogic™ and ION Metering Hardware – Installation and Troubleshooting

4 Days

ION Utility Meter – Configuration and PME Administration

4 Days

Customer Dedicated Training Courses
Instructor-led courses that are private events for a specific customer. Perfect for sites that have multiple attendees. These are hosted on a coordinated date either at the customer’s facility, or virtually.

Available Training Topics

EcoStruxure™ Power Monitoring Expert

EcoStruxure™ Power Operation (formerly Power SCADA Operation)

PowerLogic™ and ION Metering Hardware

ION Architecture Programming

Self-Paced Training Options

Name

Description

PMU + Education Subscription

Yearly education subscription service available as an add-on for customers with select digital service plans. Includes exclusive access to a dedicated Education Portal that contains self-paced training courses on many Energy Management topics. It also includes PMU + Training Credits that are redeemable for instructor-led training.

PMU Education Kit

Training Lab Station with ION9000/PM8000/PM5000 Meters. Gain more in-depth meter experience without disrupting your facility's production environment. Lab station and power cables are packaged in a hard-side travel case, ready to use. Instruction Guide and Workbook delivered electronically to recipient as PDFs.

Footnotes

  1. Installation and SQL license not included.
  2. Included with ESPRIMEOS, ESPULTRA1, ESPULTRA2, and ESPULTRA3.
  3. Requires client assistance with metering hierarchy.

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