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K-Line Highlights Engineering Services on World Engineering Day

March 11, 2025

The Engineering, Design, & Field Services Divisions of Kโ€‘Tek Electro-Services are members of PEO and are the licensed engineering division of the Kโ€‘Line Group of Companies.
This division specializes in the design, commissioning, maintenance, and testing of electrical power systems up to 230kV

This multi-discipline division is integral to K-Lineโ€™s turnkey operation and offers clients responsive, reliable, and professional services from highly qualified engineers, technologists, and technicians. Kโ€‘Tekโ€™s field staff perform acceptance testing in accordance with NETA/ ANSI standards and specifications and follow the OEM recommendations and guidelines for testing, adhering to the relevant industry standards, and all pertinent safety issues.

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Practical Knowledge, Experience And Training

Engineering

  • Power systems studies โ€” arc flash & co-ordination studies, short circuit analysis, load flows, harmonic analysis, power factor correction and voltage transient studies by implementation of CYME and EDSA software
  • Grounding system design studies by implementation of SES Autogrid software
  • Troubleshooting and problem analysis
  • Substation design construction and upgrade (230kV)
  • Preparation/evaluation of equipment specifications and tenders
  • Protection and control schemes, design and retrofit

Emergency Services

  • 24/7 response
  • Supply and install generators to keep mission critical systems running
  • Troubleshoot and repair
  • Comprehensive inventory of fuses, lightning arrestors, and cable termination kits
  • Fully equipped bucket trucks
  • Team response of professional engineers, technologists, linesmen and tradesmen as needed

Commissioning

  • Switchgear โ€” OEM-suggested testing and maintenance procedures
  • Transformers
  • Circuit breakers โ€” air, oil, SF6 and vacuum
  • Protective relays โ€” OEM-suggested testing, secondary and primary current injection testing, scheme verification, co-ordination studies and application of settings. Supply, installation, and commissioning of new equipment
  • Grounding system measurements
  • Factory witness testing
  • Air and load break switches

Preventative Maintenance, Testing Service And Repairs

  • Transformers up to 230kV
  • Switchgear โ€” air and load break switches
  • Infra-red thermographic survey
  • Power quality and harmonic analysis
  • Circuit breakers (air, oil, SF6 and vacuum)
  • Microprocessor-based and electromechanical relay testing
  • Cables โ€” D.C. Hipot, fault locating (primary and secondary)
  • Aerial device/live line tool testing
  • Lattice structure maintenance
  • Dissolved gas/oil analysis
  • Power factor testing both H.V. & L.V.
  • Soil resistivity measurements
  • Ground grid resistance measurements

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