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Power Peaking Plant – May 2004 Virelec supplies protection, control and IMO interface Aecon Industrial, the contractor for the Northland Power Kirkland Lake Peaking Project, awarded the contract to supply the protection, control and IMO interface system to Virelec. The protection consisted mainly of SEL relays and ABB auxiliary relays for control, while the IMO interface was provided by a GE D25 RTU communicating with the FRAD (frame relay access device) via the DNP3.0 protocol. The contract was placed in December 2003 and fast-tracked for delivery in March 2004. Virelec assisted with the selection of devices to accelerate the engineering process while ensuring the requirement for independent protection platforms was implemented.	Virelec worked closely with Gryphon Engineering, the St. Catherines-based engineering company appointed by the owner to provide the schematic drawings. Virelec then undertook all the detailed design, procurement and manufacture of the system in its Mississauga factory. Virelec validated and loaded the relay files from the Engineer and carried out the injection-testing of the in-service settings. The complete panels were shipped on time and commissioned in summer 2004. Virelec is also contracted to assist with the commissioning of the Scada interface for the IMO and Hydro One. Virelec was awarded the contract due to its strong reputation for delivering competitive and technically excellent systems to the independent power producing industry. Aecon has endorsed their choice by awarding Virelec another contract for a protection system - for the Grandview project in New Brunswick, which was delivered in June 2004.

Power Peaking Plant – May 2004
Virelec supplies protection, control and IMO interface

Aecon Industrial, the contractor for the Northland Power Kirkland Lake Peaking Project, awarded the contract to supply the protection, control and IMO interface system to Virelec. The protection consisted mainly of SEL relays and ABB auxiliary relays for control, while the IMO interface was provided by a GE D25 RTU communicating with the FRAD (frame relay access device) via the DNP3.0 protocol.

The contract was placed in December 2003 and fast-tracked for delivery in March 2004. Virelec assisted with the selection of devices to accelerate the engineering process while ensuring the requirement for independent protection platforms was implemented.

Virelec worked closely with Gryphon Engineering, the St. Catherines-based engineering company appointed by the owner to provide the schematic drawings. Virelec then undertook all the detailed design, procurement and manufacture of the system in its Mississauga factory. Virelec validated and loaded the relay files from the Engineer and carried out the injection-testing of the in-service settings.

The complete panels were shipped on time and commissioned in summer 2004. Virelec is also contracted to assist with the commissioning of the Scada interface for the IMO and Hydro One.

Virelec was awarded the contract due to its strong reputation for delivering competitive and technically excellent systems to the independent power producing industry. Aecon has endorsed their choice by awarding Virelec another contract for a protection system - for the Grandview project in New Brunswick, which was delivered in June 2004.