Offering expertise and

professionalism in engineering,
field testing and electrical system
maintenance of equipment up to
500kV to utility, industrial,
renewable energy and
commercial clients.

Howard Campbell
Sales Manager
Kansas City, MO
Cell: 816-723-3682
Office: 816-241-9990
Fax: 816-241-9992

h.campbell@epsii.com
www.epsii.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Who We Are...........................................................2
Credentials and Qualifications..............................3
Personnel Qualifications
Industry Experience
Safety Excellence...................................................4
Safety Program Outline
Safety Compliance
Service Capabilities................................................5
Commissioning and Start Up
Acceptance Testing
Maintenance Testing
Retrofit and Life Extension Services
Project Management
Engineering Services
Maintenance Programs
Testing Equipment.................................................8
Who We Are
Electric Power Systems (EPS) is a technical service
organization specializing in commissioning, startup
and maintenance testing for utility, industrial,
Our Expertise
renewable energy and governmental clients. We are committed to providing only the highest
caliber of professional technicians and engineers in
The firm was established in 1977 and has developed a addition to the latest in methodology and equipment.
select staff of engineers and technicians with a broad
spectrum of capabilities. Our expertise extends to the testing and maintenance
of air, magnetic, oil, vacuum and SF6 circuit breakers at
EPS performs electrical systems analysis, acceptance voltage levels up to and including 500kV.
and maintenance testing of power systems.
We provide engineering study services, including short

Our Reach
circuit, coordination, and harmonic analysis, utilizing
modern computer technology and CAD systems.
Our testing projects have involved a wide spectrum of
EPS’ service area extends throughout the United
electrical equipment including generators, high and
States, with offices in most major regions of the
low voltage switchgear, power transformers, motors,
country. Together we work closely to provide seamless
power factor correction capacitors, harmonic filter and
support for projects with multiple locations.
UPS systems.
Our team-oriented approach ensures availability of the
We own all field test equipment and accessories
industry’s best technicians and engineers 24 hours –
required to perform testing functions ranging from
around the clock.
harmonic analysis to the commission of 500kV
EPS has clients around the world, completing projects substations and power plants.
in the Middle East, Canada, South America, and the Far
East.

»EPS has you Covered

Albuquerque, NM Orlando, FL
Appleton, WI Omaha, NE
Austin, TX Phoenix, AZ
Atlanta, GA Pittsburg, PA
Baton Rouge, LA Raleigh, NC
Chicago, IL Richmond, VA
Concord, NH Rhode Island,
Green Bay, WI CT Roanoke, MA
Cleveland, OH San Diego, CA
Dallas, TX San Antonio, TX
Denver, CO St Louis, MO
Detroit, MI Tulsa, OK
Houston, TX Nashville, TN
Indiana Minneapolis, MN
Kansas City, MO Manchester, NY
Las Vegas, NV
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Credentials and
Qualifications
EPS is a member of the InterNational Electrical
Testing Association (NETA) and contributes to
writing national standards to promote the safe
and efficient use of power throughout the world.
Personnel
Qualifications
Our NETA-trained and certified engineers and
technicians have practical experience in testing,
maintaining and calibrating all types of electrical
equipment in all types of industries.

Our managers, field technicians and
engineers are active in the industry to
promote the field of engineering and
reliability management.
Our team is comprised of an impressive number of:
» HIGH-VOLTAGE FIELD TECHNICIANS
» REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
» SUPPORT STAFF
Our team objectively evaluates tests for inherent
electrical and mechanical problems, as well as
installation errors.

Our professional staff, with their extensive field

experience, has contributed to the successful
completion of major generation, distribution and
transit projects throughout the world.

Industry Experience
EPS provides services to a multitude of unique
renewable energy, utility and industrial clients. .

EPS also participates in national and

international standards associations and
numerous professional organizations,
including:

» THE NATIONAL FIRE

PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
(NFPA)
» THE AMERICAN NATIONAL
STANDARDS INSTITUTE
(ANSI)
» THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL
AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS
(IEEE)
» THE BUILDING OWNERS AND
MANAGERS ASSOCIATION (BOMA)
» THE INTERNATIONAL
ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS
Safety Excellence
ASSOCIATION (IAEI) Safe work practices and environments are critical to EPS. We
» THE INTERNATIONAL have safety committees and safety officers at both the
MAINTENANCE INSTITUTE (IMI) corporate and divisional levels.
» THE ASSOCIATION FOR Since our inception in 1977, EPS has earned a
FACILITIES ENGINEERING reputation for quality and industry leadership in the
(AFE) field of preventive and predictive power system
maintenance.
» THE AMERICAN SOCIET Y FOR
TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM)

Accident Prevention
We place great importance on accident prevention. The
degree of safety and the results accomplished are

Safety Program
directly proportional to the effort expended to control
conditions, practices and human actions that lead to
accidents.

SAFET Y MANUAL
The EPS Safety Manual is a document that is constantly
being updated and improved. All field engineers and
technicians receive a copy and are encouraged to study
and submit suggestions update it.

TRAINING AND RETRAINING

All EPS field employees receive on-the-job safety
training within the first three months of employment.
Ongoing safety training is supplemented by
demonstrations by management personnel and/or
recorded presentations.

SAFET Y MEETINGS
EPS field employees regularly attend shop safety
meetings to discuss recent jobs, hazardous conditions
and conditions encountered at customers' facilities.
Tail-gate safety meetings are also required prior to
new assignments.

SAFET Y RECORDS
EPS maintains safety records indicating attendees of all
training, re-training, shop safety meetings, and tailgate
safety meetings. Records are also maintained of all
injuries, no matter how minor.

SAFET Y EQUIPMENT
EPS provides all personal protective equipment (PPE)
for all field employees. We also provide all grounding
equipment, insulated hot sticks and insulated tools
required for safe work practices.
Employees inspect and test their safety equipment
and turn in defective items for repair or replacement.

SAFET Y COMPLIANCE
EPS conducts ongoing safety audits to determine that
each employee is complying with the safety-related
work practices required.

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Service
Capabilities
Electrical testing, maintenance and effective troubleshooting services can make a dramatic difference between system reliability or
unexpected failure and the excessive cost of emergency repair. Our service and expertise encompass:

» BATTERY INSPECTION, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE

» CABLES
» GROUND FAULT MONITORS
» GROUNDING
» HIGH- AND MEDIUM-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKERS
» INSTRUMENTATION AND METERS
» MOTORS
» POWER AND DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS
» PROTECTIVE REL AYS
» SWITCHGEARS
» TECHNICAL TRAINING SERVICES
Services Offered
COMMISSIONING AND START UP
A comprehensive commissioning program provides clear benefits for critical new facilities.

Through commissioning, you realize savings from decreased re-work, fewer change orders, lower operations and maintenance
costs and lower utility bills.

EPS’s commissioning and startup services encompass all equipment and systems within many different types of facilities:

» CO-GENERATION START-UP AND COMMISSIONING

» DATA CENTER START-UP AND COMMISSIONING
» INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS
» SUBSTATION START UP AND COMMISSIONING
» TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION AND GENERATION SYSTEMS

ACCEPTANCE TESTING
Acceptance testing validates the reliability and up time of your new facility or equipment and provides a baseline for trending
and comparing data you will gather during future maintenance testing.

EPS provides comprehensive field acceptance testing services in accordance with NETA/ANSI specifications and manufacturers’
recommendations, industry standards and key safety issues. We offer a wide variety of testing services, including:
» ELECTROMECHANICAL AND SOLID STATE PROTECTIVE RELAYS, SF6/VACUUM BREAKERS, SCADA AND TELEMETRY SYSTEMS
» HIGH CURRENT PRIMARY INJECTION TESTING
» HIGH POTENTIAL TESTING
» POWER FACTOR OR DISSIPATION FACTOR TESTING OF VARIOUS ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FROM TRANSFORMERS TO GENERATORS
» UPS AND LARGE DRIVES TO FIBEROPTIC SYSTEMS

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 COORDINATION STUDY TRANSIENT AND HARMONIC
In a properly coordinated system, only the protective ANALYSIS
device nearest the fault operates to isolate the faulted
circuit without disrupting power to other portions of The application of non-linear loads, such as rectifiers,
the system. can subject a system to sustained high-magnitude
harmonic voltages and currents.
This study provides recommended fuse sizes and
settings for circuit breakers and relays to achieve These high-magnitude harmonics will adversely affect
optimum system protection and selective isolation of system performance or cause equipment failure.
faults to minimize system downtime. Harmonic analysis will isolate the cause of harmonic
distortion and provide corrective measures to reduce
SHORT CIRCUIT ANALYSIS harmonic magnitudes to within acceptable limits.
The short circuit study calculates the maximum
available fault currents throughout the system and
establishes the adequacy of the equipment short
circuit ratings to assure a safe, reliable system.
A fault occurring in underrated equipment could
cause injury to personnel and significant collateral
damage, resulting in extensive outages and costly
repairs.

SYSTEM DISTURBANCE ANALYSIS

Power systems containing two or more synchronous
machines must remain in synchronism after a major
system disturbance.
System disturbance analysis determines system design
parameters and protective relay operating times
necessary to maintain stability after a fault or sudden MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
load change, and assures that critical loads will remain
in service. EPS establishes custom multi-year maintenance
programs to help improve your overall system

POWER FACTOR CORRECTION reliability.

Poor voltage regulation or low power factor loads may
adversely affect equipment performance, system
efficiency, and the cost of power.
Alternate operating configurations may result in
unequal load distribution or overloading lines within a
network system.
The load flow study calculates load distribution and
voltage profiles to examine the performance of the
system and determine the effectiveness of voltage
regulation or power factor correction equipment.
Components of your system are monitored at
scheduled intervals for a budgeted yearly amount.
EPS’s in-service inspection and testing program
provides comprehensive predictive services, including:
» CORONA DETECTION
» INFRARED INSPECTIONS
» OBTAINING AND TESTING LIQUID SAMPLES
» VISUAL INSPECTIONS OF ENTIRE SUBSTATIONS
OR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
Inspections, testing, and maintenance are performed
by NETA-certified test technicians.
Information collected is reviewed and appraised by
professional engineers experienced in electrical
apparatus testing and maintenance practices.

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 PREVENTIVE/PREDICTIVE
MAINTENANCE
Our investments in state of the art instrumentation PROJECT MANAGEMENT
and automated testing have created efficient electrical Combining a broad range of resources and knowledge,
maintenance programs that identify factors that lead EPS coordinates all aspects of your project in order to
to equipment deterioration.
bring it in on time and on budget.
Once any equipment deterioration factors have been
Our services encompass a wide range of systems and
identified, we provide measures for correcting these
capabilities. You are assured that your project will be
effects and improving the overall performance,
completed successfully and will deliver the desired
reliability and life cycle cost of your system.
outcome.
Our preventive and predictive maintenance
services include: ENGINEERING SERVICES
» COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE EPS’s Total System Capability offers the engineering
BASELINE TRACKING services you need to periodically evaluate the changes
in your system. Our engineering services include:
» DISSOLVED GAS ANALYSIS
» COORDINATION STUDIES
» GROUND FAULT SYSTEMS TESTING
» ENGINEERING DESIGN
» INFRARED SCANNING
» LOAD FLOW STUDIES
» POWER QUALIT Y SURVE YS
» POWER FACTOR CORRECTION
» STANDBY GENERATION TESTING
» SHORT CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
» TRANSFORMER TESTING
» SYSTEM DISTURBANCE ANALYSIS
» ULTRASONIC DETECTION
» TRANSIENT AND HARMONIC ANALYSIS
» VIBRATION ANALYSIS
» WEAR METAL ANALYSIS

RETROFIT AND LIFE

EXTENSION SERVICES
The latest retrofit technologies enable facilities to
incorporate the attributes of state of the art
equipment and technology at a fraction of the
cost of replacement.
EPS rebuilds and retrofits low and medium voltage
circuit breakers, as well as high pressure contact
switches, starters, contractors and motor control
centers.
LOAD FLOW STUDIES
Our qualified technicians upgrade low and medium Poor voltage regulation or low power factor loads may
voltage circuit breakers and motor starters using adversely affect equipment performance, system
solid state protective devices and vacuum or SF6 efficiency, and the cost of power.
interrupters.
Alternate operating configurations may result in
unequal load distribution or overloading lines within a
network system.
The load flow study calculates load distribution and
voltage profiles to examine the performance of the
system and determine the effectiveness of voltage
regulation or power factor correction equipment.
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Testing Equipment
CABLE FAULT LOCATING
EQUIPMENT
» CABLE FAULT EQUIPMENT
(THUMPER)
» CABLE LOCATOR
» TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER
CIRCUIT BREAKER TEST
EQUIPMENT
» CIRCUIT BREAKER TEST SET
» DIGITAL LOW RESISTANCE
OHMETERS
» DIGITAL MOTION ANALYZER
» SECONDARY INJECTION TEST SET
» SOLID STATE TEST SET
» TRAVEL ANALYZER
GENERAL INSTRUMENTATION
» CURRENT TRANSFORMER TEST SET
» DEW POINT ANALYZER
» DIGITAL MULTIMETER
» DISSIPATION FACTOR TEST SET
» EARTH RESISTANCE TESTER
» GAS ANALYZER
» INFRARED CAMERA
» INFRARED THERMOMETER
» INSULATION RESISTANCE TEST SET
» LEAK DETECTOR-ULTRASONIC
» LOW RESISTANCE OHMMETER
(DUCTOR)
» METER CALIBRATOR, WATTHOUR
GENERAL INSTRUMENTATION,
CONT.
» TRANSFER SWITCH TEST SET
» TRANSFORMER TURNS RATIO
TEST SET
» TRANSFORMER WINDING
RESISTANCE TEST SET
» VACUUM PUMP
» VOLT/AMP/FREQ. METER (DIGITAL)
HIGH POTENTIAL TEST
INSTRUMENTS
» 0 TO 80KV DC
» 0 TO 100KV AC
» 0 TO 240KV DC
» 0 TO 35KV AC
» 10KV
» 5KV AC
» BIL TEST SET
HIGH VOLTAGE TEST
EQUIPMENT
» 15KV HV TEST KIT UNDERGROUND
» 25KV HV TEST KIT UNDERGROUND
» CORONA & LEAK
» HIGH VOLTAGE AUDIO-VISUAL TEST
» HIGH VOLTAGE TESTER
» HOT LINE INDICATOR
» LIVE FRONT TEMP GROUND AB
MECHANICAL TESTING
MISC. EQUIPMENT
» CABLE FAULT EQUIPMENT
(THUMPER)
» CABLE LOCATOR
» EMF METER
» OIL DIELECTRIC TESTER
» OIL FILTRATION EQUIPMENT
» PORTABLE GENERATOR
» TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER
» TTWO-WAY RADIO
RECORDING INSTRUMENTS
» DATA ACQUISITION EQUIPMENT DATA
LOGGER
» ELECTROMAGNETIC DOSIMETER
» HARMONIC ANALYZER
» LINE DISTURBANCE RECORDER
» PHASE METER
» POWER QUALITY/LOAD ANALYZER
» VOLT/AMP RECORDER
» WATT DEMAND
RELAY TEST EQUIPMENT
» ACTIVE SOURCES RELAY TEST SET
» FREQUENCY GENERATOR
» LOAD SIMULATOR
» OVERLOAD RELAY TEST SET
» PHASE METER
» PHASE SHIFTER
» RECLOSER TEST SET

» MOTOR SURGE TESTER EQUIPMENT » RELAY TEST SET

» OSCILLOSCOPE, DIGITAL » RELAY TEST SET SINGLE PHASE

» PHASE ANGLE METER (DIGITAL)
» POWER FACTOR TEST SET
» POWER FACTOR TEST SET
ACTIVE SOURCE
» LASER ALIGNMENT
» RELAY TEST SET THREE PHASE
» ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT
» RESISTIVE LOAD BANK AGGREKO 400KW
» VIBRATION ANALYZER
208/480V
» SOUND METER
» VARIABLE VOLTAGE/
CURRENT SUPPLY

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