CLIENT: Essential Energy ENGINEERING CAPABILITY HIGHLIGHT: GIS & 3D VR INTEGRATION Immersive VR/AR substations enable safer design reviews, reduce rework & enhance operator training. APD was selected to deliver Multidisciplinary Design of the entire South Jerrabomberra Zone Substation site Building (basement, panels, foundations), the full greenfield 132kV substation design including structural design, building architectural &…
CLIENT: Western Power Engaged by Western Power to provide the Detail Design for two 330kV and three 132kV terminals at five strategic locations. Works undertaken by APD also included Zone substations modification and integration as well as 12 packages of 132kV and 330kV transmission line design works, together with the design of the communication facilities.…
CLIENT: Essential Energy APD Global was responsible for undertaking the design of a 11kV & 33kV switch room, control room, basement – including the Comms room & ancillaries, at the Kings Forest Zone Substation. APD ALSO DESIGNED: Cable trenches & conduits; Bulk earthworks design; Site drainage design; Pavements & access road; Precast tilt up walls,…
CLIENT: Western Power APD Global was engaged by Western Power to design the new Bunning Lake substation and secondary electrical equipment at the existing Sutherland St. substation. Leveraging Bentley’s reality modeling and integrated 3D digital design applications with Bentley ProjectWise, APD established a connected data environment and digital twin, streamlining workflows, collaboration among the civil…
CLIENT: Enerven / ElectraNet LOCATION: Adelaide, SA. SCOPE: APD Global was engaged by Enerven / Electranet to produce the Detail Design of 275/66kV Substation at Snapper Point and 275kV Transmission Line Design between Snapper Point and Pelican Point substations. TECHNICAL SITUATION TNU initiated developing the Snapper Point Power Station at Harbor, SA and the works…
CLIENT: Enerven / ElectraNet LOCATION: Adelaide, SA. SCOPE: APD Global was engaged by Enerven to produce the design for ElectraNet’s Unit Asset Replacement project at five of their substations. TECHNICAL SITUATION ElectraNet initiated a Unit Asset Replacement (UAR) for the regulatory period 2018-2023 involving substation asset replacement, namely; circuit breakers, isolators, surge arrestors, voltage transformers,…
APD Global was engaged by Energy Australia (EA) to carry out a grid connection study to assess the local network & determine what upgrades were required to allow connection of a further 300-450MW extra generation to the Endeavour Energy’s (EE) 132kV Tallawarra Switching Station.
APD Global were engaged by Alinta Energy to provide Owner’s Engineering services for the Chichester Solar Farm.
APD Global conducted an Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Study of Pernatty substation in South Australia for human health considerations.
As part of relocating Western Power’s electrical network control centre, APD Global were engaged to do design and drafting for upgrades to the telecommunication infrastructure at several of their substations.
APD Global were engaged to provide a certified electrical design for supply of Eaton Apartments in Wickham, Newcastle. A chamber substation was selected due to apparent space restrictions to site. Liaison with client, architect, structural engineers and site electricians was part of the process used to develop the final solution.
APD Global performed detailed HV substation SCADA design of the RTU panels for each substation, RTU & HMI development, testing & site commissioning.
Detailed design associated with the replacement of transmission assets identified in Picton 22kV, Bridgetown, Bunbury Harbour and Busselton substations.
APD were hired to perform civil, structural, primary, secondary, protection, automation, communications & SCADA design for the Badgingarra Wind Farm Substation
APD were engaged by UGL to perform the testing and commissioning of the HV protection relays on the Tomago town water supply plant.
66kV Mt Whaleback Substation Plant Replacement.
APD Global was engaged by BHP Iron Ore to provide HV Testing, Commissioning, Engineering Support & Design Revisions for their Jimblebar Mine Expansion.
Provide network and power station capacity upgrades to remote aboriginal communities.
APD Global was engaged to provide a SCADA Definition Phase Study for BHP’s Yandi and Junction substations – critical NPI HV assets
APD Global was engaged to undertake Insulation Coordination and Reactor Switching Studies for a 275kV substation in South Australia. Advanced studies based on PSCAD/EMTDC modelling were carried out to ensure the safe operation of the substation through surge protective devices.
33kV Junction Capacitor circuit breaker, CT and controller replacement.
APD were engaged by Western Power to complete detailed design & drafting for the new transformer circuit & switchroom at the Rangeway substation, Geraldton, WA
Secondary scope to facilitate reconfiguration of 66kV transmission lines connecting to the Alinta Power Station on the BHP network, including Line protection relay upgrades.
Development of the electrical, SCADA and communications design for the a new 66/11kV Substation.
