Capabilities in Detail

Consultancy services offered in the areas of expertise outlined below include (but are not limited to):

• Preparation, and peer review, to ISO 55000 of Asset Management Plans for MV and HV assets
• Implementation of appropriate Asset Management processes for aging infrastructure
• Quality of outcome approach to managing power and sub-surface civil infrastructure
• Carbon minimisation strategies in the power and transportation sectors
• Gap analysis studies against 'best practice'
• Advice on most economic means of upgrading current maintenance practice
• Prioritisation of maintenance and monitoring programmes to meet stakeholder expectations
• Training of staff to obtain the best possible outcomes in asset management techniques
• Formal condition reports of power system plant based upon supplied ( or determined ) information
• Advice on appropriate asset condition assessment techniques to meet desired corporate of strategic outcomes
• Incident or failure mode investigations on power systems assets
• Environmental and 'carbon footprint' minimisation techniques, including SF6 gas and mass electric transportation technologies
• Safety issues when working near energised power systems assets.

Contact Us

+64 3 348 5999 (Int)
1800 128 000 (Aus)

Areas of expertise in the management of MV and HV power and sub-surface civil assets include (but by no means limited to):

• Power cables (best practice in specification, laying, commissioning, fault location, tracing and location, and condition assessment).
• Transformers (best practice in life management and condition assessment techniques)
• Switchgear, all types (best practice in life management and condition assessment techniques)
• Batteries (best practice in life management and condition assessment techniques)
• Protection
• MV and HV insulators (best practice in life management and condition assessment techniques)
• Metering Concepts (smart and conventional)
• Generator and Large Motor proactive condition management
• Power Quality
• Power System asset failure mechanisms
• Quality-of-outcome based approach to Sub-surface civil infrastructure location and safe excavation techniques

Technologies in which LORD specialises include:

• On-line monitoring and condition assessment for all power assets
• Off-line testing, condition assessment, and fault-finding for all power assets
• Sub-surface civil infrastructure location and safe excavation techniques
• Partial Discharge (on and off-line)
• Thermography
• Substation transformer fire mitigation measures
• Corona and corona management
• SF6 gas management
• Insulating oil management
• Pole management
• Insulator inspection
• Animal deterrents near MV plant
• MV and HV pressure testing
• MV Powerline proactive management, including bushfire mitigation
• Protection
• Power Quality
• Earthing system assessment