Energy companies today face complex challenges including changing market conditions, aging infrastructure, government regulations, and increasing cybersecurity risks.
LSI’s experienced team provides support for nuclear, fossil, and renewable energy, as well as power transmission & distribution — helping public and private utilities deliver reliable and affordable energy to their customers.
Services Offered
With our experience in controls and automation, as well as data intelligence and cybersecurity, we offer comprehensive services including:
- Control system design and modernization
- System architecture design
- Network infrastructure design
- Process mechanical and piping design
- Hardware to virtualization solutions
- Alarm rationalization, visualization, and management
- Remote operations design and implementation
- Instrumentation specification
- RTU and RCV integration and commissioning
- Design and configuration of:
- Synchronous generator controls
- Sequence of Events high precision time-stamping systems
- Multi-site, centralized control systems
- Integration of power metering, condition monitoring and optimization systems
- Operational Intelligence
- Data Intelligence
- MES
- Data intelligence/management systems (including SCADA, Ignition, PI, SAP, etc.)
- Cybersecurity analysis and solutions, including NERC CIP regulations for process controls.
- Engineering to Full EPC/EPCM
- Project and construction management
- On-site startup and commissioning support
Project examples & experience
Nuclear
Common Feedwater Control Systems for existing steam generators to comply with NFPA-805- Rigging (crane) control pendant for the refueling of nuclear fuel rods
- eDNA to OSIsoft PI historian migration
Renewable
Control System Upgrades across multiple remotely operated power-generating dams- Designed new network architecture for the DCS and employed state-of-the-art visualization distributed across the fleet
- Eliminated single points of failure between the dams and control center
Natural Gas
Complete Station Controls Upgrades- Gas Processing/Compressor Stations
- Regulator & Measurement Stations Upgrades/New Installations
- Odorizer Stations Upgrades/New Installations
- Remote Shutoff Valve (RCV)
- Gas Quality Station Upgrades/New Installations
- Boil Off Compressor Unit Upgrades
- Plant Fire/Gas Safety Monitoring System Upgrade
- Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) and PLC’s
Coal
Controls optimization project for 800MW coal power plant to improve the operation of their Spray Dryer Absorbers for the flue gas- Controls project for a fly ash pond mediation
- Convert ELI and ETAPRO solutions to PI Vision and Asset Framework
Team Approach
Our team of project managers, engineers, and construction managers are well versed in the needs and challenges that energy utilities are facing. We understand reliable, maintainable, and well-controlled systems are the base requirements for successful energy delivery. Our engineers and construction team are experienced in designing and implementing control systems and operational intelligence systems with the end results in mind: secure critical infrastructure that delivers affordable energy safely and consistently.
No matter how large or small your project may be, LSI is ready to help.