Technical Service Center, Infrastructure Services
Hydropower Technical Services Group
Teams
The Electric Power and Diagnostics Team
This is one of our broader teams in that it is responsible for providing diagnostics services with emphasis on electric power systems. This team provides special evaluation-type troubleshooting, analysis, testing, training, review, and advice. Services are not limited to power apparatus and systems.
The Electrical Power Program Services Team
This team provides the more traditional electrical O&M type of support to the field, but still provides some specialized technical support to pick up where field expertise ends. This is performed directly with team staff or through other specialized staff in the group, design, and field.
The Control Systems Analysis and Testing Team
This team is primarily charged with maintaining Reclamation's excitation and speed governing control systems. This team does not perform control board-type work. It is feedback control oriented. Power system stability and control are the prime responsibility of this team. The team is responsible for selection of regulator, power system stabilizer, transient excitation boosting, and governor control parameters to ensure proper system performance, and to ensure proper stability (transient, dynamic, and steady state).
The Powerplant Automation Team
The team's primary responsibility is the development of non-proprietary Reclamation-owned automation systems; whereas 86-68440 provides proprietary, contractor-furnished SCADA systems. These systems will provide computer-based control and monitoring of powerplants, diversion facilities, river systems, and water quality. The team focuses on both the hardware and software aspects of these control and monitoring systems.
The Power System Studies and Protection Team
This team provides power system modeling, protective relaying recommendations and settings, and support for Reclamation's Western Electricity Coordinating Council power reliability requirements.