Commercial and Industrial Facilities Electrical Design

Techlabs provides electrical design services for several different types of facilities including commercial, industrial, agricultural, educational, and institutional. Design services include providing construction documents for use in bid build or design build projects. Techlabs works alongside facility owners, contractors, architects, and other consultants to ensure that the design, integration, and implementation of your electrical system meet applicable regulatory codes and current industry standards.

Our services include the following:

• Power Distribution Design

  Techlabs coordinates with the serving utility to ensure that the electrical service to a facility is properly sized and coordinated. Power distribution design is extended from the electrical service entrance point to individual distribution panelboards, motor control centers, and other auxiliary systems. Power distribution is designed to meet the needs of each facility's electrical load. Our staff provides electrical specifications, power one-line diagrams, panelboard schedules, and load flow analysis for all types of projects.

  
  

  Part of the facility power distribution design includes evaluating voltage drop, harmonic distortion, and power factor within the electrical system. Specific electrical equipment selection and specification is made to ensure high power quality system performance.

• Motor Controls and Automation

  Motor controls and automation projects vary from local start/stop station controls to fully automated and integrated control Techlabs works with controls and automation consultants to ensure that motor control systems are fully integrated to meet the needs of each client. Centralized motor control centers or individual motor starting and control equipment is designed to maximize system performance and efficiency.

• Coordination and Arc Flash Studies

  Electrical system protection and coordination studies are key components to ensuring that a facility's electrical system is operating in a safe and reliable manner. Proper system coordination ensures that electrical faults are isolated within the electrical system such that shutdowns can be isolated to individual sections or portions of a facility's electrical system.

  
  

  Techlabs also conducts arc flash studies to determine the available incident energy levels present at various points on the facility's electrical system. Our staff works with clients to provide proper arc flash evaluation and training to ensure that appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE) selection can be made to work safely on the electrical system.

• Power Quality Solutions

  Poor power quality in the form of harmonic distortion or low power factor increases stress on a facility's electrical system. Over time this increased electrical stress will shorten the life expectancy of electrical equipment. In addition to system degradation, poor power quality can cause nuisance tripping and unplanned shutdowns within your electrical system.

  
  

  In an increasingly automated electrical world, it is important for a facility to evaluate power quality. Harmonic distortion, low power factor, and the presence of other transients can cause severe damage to electrical system equipment. Techlabs provides system analysis and evaluation of power quality issues and makes recommendations for system design solutions.

• Energy Efficiency Audits

  Techlabs's intimate knowledge of a facility's electrical design helps us assist our clients with energy efficiency studies and audits. The services of Techlabs include payback analysis, system efficiency reports, and system modification recommendations, along with specifications and construction documents for system modification implementation.