Coastal Grid Inc

Engineering The Grid Of Tomorrow

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About the firm

Coastal Grid delivers safe, reliable engineering consulting services to clients across North America. With a focus on modern technology, it specializes in substation automation and protection, performing design, project engineering, intelligent electronic device (IED) configuration, and commissioning for substation, transmission, and distribution systems.

Firm type
Automation & Controls · Electrical Engineering · Power & Utility Engineering

People

Braden OlsonPrincipal Engineer & Founder

Capabilities

Design and Project Engineering

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Delivers comprehensive electrical design, drafting, and project management services for substation, generation, transmission, and distribution systems spanning voltages from 4kV up to 500kV.

  • Electrical Substation Design, Drafting, and Project Management
  • Project Design and Print Packages
  • Development of Material Specifications
  • IED Rack Layouts, Wiring, Schematic/Elementary, and Logic Design
  • Project Management for Complex Projects

Automation and Control

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Provides advanced automation and control solutions, specializing in IEC 61850 protocol integration, Remedial Action Schemes (RAS), and intelligent electronic device (IED) configurations.

  • IED Configuration
  • Remedial Action Schemes
  • IED Model and Part Number Selection
  • IEC 61850 Sampled Values and GOOSE Implementation

Protection Engineering

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Offers complete system protection engineering across all voltage levels, including fault studies, relay settings, detailed calculations, and post-event analysis.

  • Substation, Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Protection
  • Relay and Merging Unit Design
  • Relay and Merging Unit Configuration
  • Short-Circuit Duty and Relay Coordination Studies
  • Detailed Protection Calculations
  • Post-Event and Root Cause Analysis
  • Protection Wiring and Digital Substation Design

Commissioning and Testing

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Executes meticulous testing protocols, including factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), and final system commissioning.

  • Factory Acceptance Testing
  • Site Acceptance Testing
  • Commissioning

Standards and Compliance

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Assists utilities with standards development, quality assurance design reviews, and NERC standards compliance.

  • Standards Development
  • QA Review of Designs Per Client Standards
  • Standard File Template Creation and Maintenance
  • NERC Standards Compliance

Industries

Electric Utilities · Power Transmission & Distribution

Projects

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