Digital Substations & IEC 61850
We are one of the leaders in the engineering and design consulting space in deploying digital substations and IEC 61850 solutions in the electrical industry. In the last five years, we have designed, tested, and commissioned over 100+ substations with IEC 61850 for utility, industrial, data centers, and oil & gas facilities across the Americas.
HMV also designed and commissioned the first digital substations based on IEC 61850 standard in Chile and Colombia. We currently have more than ten digital substation projects in our pipeline across our different markets in the US, Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Brazil.
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3D Modeling and BIM Design Tools
HMV has leveraged collaborative 3D modeling design tools such as SDS, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Revit, and Navisworks to perform Substation and Civil design work. Using these cutting-edge tools has reduced rework in the field, streamlined design, faster turn-around of design packages, and lower construction and testing costs. Our project experience using 3D modeling includes the design of substations up to 500kV, SVC systems, GIS, and HVDC converter stations.
Protection and Control (P&C) Advanced Design Tools
At HMV, we possess vast expertise in implementing AutoCAD Electrical. Our team has assisted numerous clients in creating P&C libraries, design standards, and P&C design packages using AutoCAD Electrical. These efforts have helped clients boost productivity, quickly receive design cycles, and reduce errors and rework.
Read More Transmission Lines Design
Our T-Line team has vast experience working on Transmission Line design projects ranging from 4 kV to 500 kV for electric utilities, solar developers, and Independent Power Producers across the US and the world. Our T-Line team has both utility and consulting backgrounds.
Some of our most recent projects include:
• Engineering design and construction support of a new 230kV transmission line connecting 300MW of solar power to the electric utility in North Carolina.
• 138 kV and 230kV Transmission line structure replacements in Florida.
• Design of a 345kV transmission line connecting a synchronous condenser switchyard (HMV is also designing) to the connecting utility in Utah.
• Engineering design and construction support for several transmission lines (up to 500kV). For instance, a new 48-mile, 500kV transmission line in Colombia.
• Conceptual engineering design and support for 137 miles, 300kV DC line connecting Panama and Colombia.
We offer the following services:
• Full Transmission & Distribution Engineering Design Specifications
• Complete Construction Specification Packages for Transmission & Distribution Projects
• Route Selection and Right of Way Width Determination
• Transmission Line Condition Assessment
• ROW Acquisition Support
• Structural & Foundation Design
• Material & Construction Specification
• Material Procurement
• Transmission & Distribution Permit Assistance
• NERC Facility Rating Assessment and Remediation
Read More Substation Design
We design conventional AIS substations, GIS substations, and FACTS/SVC/HVDC systems that can withstand emergency and operating conditions. Our engineers have worked extensively at every voltage level from 500kV to 4kV installations. Clients have entrusted our team with some of their most critical projects, including 500 kV CIP stations and high-profile transmission stations serving critical loads for data centers, generation, public transportation, urban infrastructure, and GIS distribution.
Substation Design
- Physical/Primary Design (In AutoCAD, Microstation, and 3D advanced design tools such as Inventor, SDS-P4A)
- Protection and Control Design (In AutoCAD, Microstation, and advanced design tools such as AutoCAD Electrical and SDS-ACADE)
- Automation and Communication Design and Engineering Support.
- Civil/Structural Design & Analysis.
- Physical Security for Substations (Radar/camera, physical barriers, etc.)
- Owner’s Engineering Services.
- Construction Specifications.
- Bid and Proposal Documents Preparation.
Read More Renewables
HMV is a key partner for electric utilities, developers, independent power producers, and EPCs in integrating renewable energy. We support our clients throughout the whole lifecycle of their projects. Our services include feasibility studies, conceptual engineering, detailed engineering, construction support, and testing & commissioning. In addition, we offer the:
- Substation design of collector and interconnecting/tie substations
- Transmission Lines design (69kV to 500kV)
- MV Collector System Design
- Electrical and System Studies
- Testing & Commissioning
- Owners Engineering Support
- SCADA/HMI/Communication Design and Engineering
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