Field Services and Testing

Reliability Testing and Maintenance

Pacific Northwest Power (Formerly PS Power Systems)adds extra assurance that your facility runs efficiently and effectively.

  • Onsite Maintenance, Testing, and Inspection
      PNWPower skilled and experienced technicians and engineers are dedicated to equipment installation that meets and exceeds expectations. Expert onsite installations and rigorous testing and inspections reduce outages and repair orders, lower operating and maintenance costs, and increase production.
  • Low, medium, high voltage testing, troubleshooting, and repair.
  • Protective relay testing, calibration, and repairs.
  • OCB, Vacuum, and SF6 testing and repairs.
  • Switchgear maintenance and repairs.
  • Grounding system testing, calibration, and repairs.
  • Control circuit troubleshooting.
  • OEM support on all manufacturers equipment.
  • Cable Testing (Power Factor and Hipot).
  • Breaker mechanism travel testing.
  • Prevention, Oil Testing, SF6, Infrared Surveys
      PNWPower.com preventive maintenance programs apply state-of-the-art testing and inspection procedures that increase the cost-effectiveness of facility management. These regimens are designed to identify factors that lead to equipment deterioration, then correct and improve your overall system performance, dependability, and safety.
  • Substation Contracts
      PNWPower.com contract maintenance program that will extend substation performance and increase dependability.
  • Battery and UPS Systems
Start-up and Commissioning

PNWPower.com offers power system start-up and commissioning services, as well as electrical systems maintenance for your new construction project. We can help your project during the planning and commissioning stages by testing grounding systems, relays and and cables. PNWPower.com also provides acceptance testing to improve a power plant’s quality assurance.

Acceptance Testing

Our commissioning process can include acceptance tests on your plants that validate equipment quality and effectiveness. We can perform tests across a variety of power plant types, including:

  • Commercial Plant Acceptance Test
  • Industrial Plant Acceptance Test
  • Utility Plant Acceptance Test
  • Co-Generation Plant Acceptance Test

Other Start-Up and Commissioning Testing

We’ll ensure the proper installation and management of your power systems equipment, including:

  • Vacuum breaker replacement
  • Grounding systems
  • Cable testing and termination
  • Relay testing

Electrical systems analysis (Short Circuit, Coordination, Arc Flash), field testing, & start-up and commissioning