Power System Professionals Inc

Electrical and Mechanical Testing and Electrical Apparatus Testing.

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About the firm

Power System Professionals Inc is an electrical engineering and testing firm in McClellan Park, California, specializing in power system commissioning, acceptance testing, and engineering services for generation, transmission, and distribution facilities. Its team commissions substations and phase-shifting transformers, performs electrical and mechanical apparatus testing, executes arc flash and power and harmonic load studies, conducts drone-based visual and thermal inspections, and supports outage planning and project consulting.

Firm type
Power & Utility Engineering · Electrical Engineering

People

Jimmy BurmeisterPresident & CEO

Marty PotterChief Financial Officer

Kris HawkinsSenior Estimator

Kris MoynihanPower Systems Specialist

Capabilities

Electrical and Mechanical Testing

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Factory and field acceptance testing and functional testing of electrical and mechanical systems and sub-systems for power infrastructure.

  • Electrical Apparatus Testing

    Testing of electrical apparatus including transformers, switchgear, protective relays, CT and PT circuits, and AC/DC control circuits.

  • Mechanical Apparatus Testing

    Testing and functional verification of mechanical apparatus in generation and distribution facilities.

Power System Commissioning

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Commissioning services for substations, hydroelectric pumping and generating stations, and other power facilities, including startup and test plans, energization plans, scheduling, and risk mitigation.

Mobile DC Power and Battery Testing

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Commercial mobile battery trailer services for battery testing and new installation and replacement support at field sites.

Engineering Services

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Power engineering analysis and support covering a range of study types and design review tasks for generation, transmission, and distribution projects.

  • Power and Harmonic Load Studies

    Load flow, harmonic, and power system studies to characterize and optimize facility performance.

  • Arc Flash Studies

    Arc flash hazard analysis to establish incident energy levels and support safe work practices.

  • Fault and Failure Analysis

    Root-cause investigation and analysis of electrical faults and equipment failures.

  • Protective Relay and Control System Commissioning

    Functional testing and commissioning of protective relay logic, RTU/PLC systems, turbine/pump controls, and motor/generator protection schemes.

Drone Inspection Services

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Drone-based inspection of electrical infrastructure including visual, thermal, and corona inspections as well as aerial mapping.

Consulting Services

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Technical project consulting spanning specification development, cost estimation, constructability review, outage planning, sourcing support, source inspection, and field technical representation.

Industries

Power Generation · Power Transmission & Distribution · Electric Utilities · Hydroelectric

Projects

SVP Phase Shifting Transformer Commissioning

Project details

Testing and commissioning of a 420MVA phase-shifting transformer, including all CT and PT circuits, AC/DC control circuits, and protective relays associated with 230kV lines between three substations.