Intelligent Substation Design
As energy use soars around the world and trillions of kilowatt hours are distributed annually, the demand for new and refurbished "Smart Grid" substations with increasingly complex monitoring and communication systems is driving the demand for more efficient substation design. Substation design encompasses all of the components of an electric substation, from site design and physical layout to schematic and electrical design to special needs for control house, structure, lightning protection design, and more.
Bentley’s substation solution addresses the entire lifecycle of substation infrastructure, with particular emphasis on intelligent design that delivers a complete 3D model of a substation. The solution operates in conjunction with a powerful engineering content management system, ProjectWise, to facilitate distributed substation collaboration workflows. The Bentley substation solution is a fully integrated solution based on proven technology and is fully interoperable with AutoCAD formats.
The cornerstone of the solution is Bentley Substation, a robust substation design environment for utilities, engineering firms (EPCs), rail owner/operators, and others who design and operate substation infrastructure. It capitalizes on an intelligent information model that combines intuitive 3D modeling, powerful electrical design capabilities, and automatic bills of material and report generation, all working together to get your project completed, approved, and online in the shortest possible time.
Bentley's substation solution is complemented both by electric substation structural products and Bentley Raceway and Cable Management. The structural products help design, analyze, and detail steel structures used to support switches, transformers, conductors, insulators, and other equipment. Bentley Raceway and Cable Management is integrated with Bentley Substation such that cable and equipment lists can be imported from Bentley Substation into Bentley Raceway and Cable Management using i-models.
Substation engineers worldwide take advantage of Bentley design and collaboration tools for faster turnaround of project deliverables from preliminary budget to operation. By automating key functions, providing intelligent design tools while removing all uncertainty regarding the document audit trail, projects are turned around faster and with higher quality.
Bentley also offers a structural solution for substation design.
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