T he System Engineering Centre of Excellence provides technical leadership in engineering and design processes. These include basic design, design criteria documents, system analysis, system schematic diagrams control philosophy, equipment/system specifications, evaluation and vendor interface. Standardization of documents, drawings and design calculations is also undertaken at the centre. This process centre is committed to continuous quality improvement through staff development, customer feedback and application of state-of-the-art computer software. The objective is to provide efficient and high quality design & engineering services aimed at reducing project cost. This process centre is grouped under 

• Electrical Power System
• Instrumentation & Controls System
• Mechanical Power Systems
• Mechanical Balance-of-Plant Systems
• Material Handling Systems

Electrical Power Systems

Basic electrical engineering including power distribution, single line diagram, electrical equipment sizing, power evacuation, system studies and metering, protection and control schemes are the major systems engineering functions performed by this process centre.

System/Schematics include

• Electrical Power Plant Distribution
• Power Evacuation & Switchyard Design
• Plant Interconnection
• Load Flow
• Transient Stability
• Short Circuit Analysis
• System Harmonics
• Relay Coordination
• Electromagnetic Transient study
• Voltage drop study
• Motor Starting study

Instrumentation & Control Systems

This process centre performs control system engineering functions including development of engineering application software for control systems and simulators, upgrading of existing plant I&C systems, inspection and commissioning support for power plant and other projects.

System/Schematics include

• Digital Control System
• Data Acquisition System
• Drive Controls
• Control Logic Diagrams
• Control Loop Diagrams

Mechanical Power Systems

This process system develops system develops system design for conventional thermal combined cycle, co-generation and diesel generator based power plants both for greenfield and existing units. The work include selection, sizing and optimization of equipment and systems.

System/Equipment include

• Steam Generator and Auxiliaries
• Steam Turbine and Auxiliaries
• Combustion Turbines and Auxiliaries
• Heat Recovery Steam Generator
• Critical Piping Systems
• Regenerative Piping Systems
• Heat Balance Diagrams

Mechanical Balance-of-Plant Systems

This process centre performs system optimization and selection of equipment, piping for mechanical auxiliary systems and components. It is also responsible for plant water management, treatment of effluents to meet International and National Regulations and designing of fire fighting systems which comply with statutory bodies.

System/Equipment include

• Condenser/Auxiliary Cooling Water
• Water/Effluent Treatment Plants
• Fire Protection System
• Diesel Generators
• Liquid System
• Compressed Air System
• Air-conditioning and Ventilation
• Miscellaneous Water System
• Water Balance Diagrams

Material Handling Systems

This process centre performs system engineering and detail design for bulk & unit material handling of coal, lignite, minerals, liquid fuel, ash etc, for power projects as well as for process industries such as steel, fertilizer, cement and mining. It also undertakes feasibility studies, prepares project reports and conducts augmentation, optimisation and simulation studies.

System/Equipment include

• Coal/Ash Handling
• Pneumatic Conveying
• Crushing & Screening
• Liquid Fuel Handling
• Fuel Transportation
• Surface Mining & Overburden Removal