Safety Rated Power System Design

Safety functions and protection in power systems have a critical role in the day-to-day operations of industrial, municipal and hazardous facilities. As technology advances and systems become more integrated, safety-rated and properly protected power systems are creating safe and efficient processes.

In general, Hedgehog oversees a variety of responsibilities from beginning to end of a project:

• Compliance to codes and standards
• Arc flash studies
• Short circuit studies
• Breaker coordination
• Protection relay configuration and settings
• Safety shutdown systems
• UPS and battery backup systems
• Power distribution methods
• Equipment ratings and asset assessments
• Third-party inspection and certification
• Fail-safe functionality in systems
• Safety risk assessments

Without implementing safety functions in a power system, the facility is exposed to hazardous energy that can affect people and equipment. Hedgehog ensures that electrical safety is considered throughout the engineering design process.