Does the design institute chosen for a chemical engineering project need to have qualifications in electrical engineering?
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A design firm does not have electrical design capabilities listed in its qualifications; high-voltage power transmission requires approval from the electricity authorities, and it was found that electrical design is not mentioned in the firm’s qualifications. The power company refused to supply electricity. Is it necessary to include electrical design information in the chemical engineering design qualifications?
The design firm I chose has Class A qualifications, but it doesn’t have the necessary qualifications for electrical design; therefore, the power authority will not approve the inspection
Grade A doesn’t necessarily refer to Grade A in the power sector; it could also mean Grade A within a specific industry. You have mixed up the concepts. You need to check whether his scope of qualifications includes the power industry; if not, he is not allowed to undertake related power projects.
It’s not necessary. The chemical engineering design qualification already includes the main project components as well as the supporting facilities (power plants, lighting, etc.)
It’s possible to do so; if one has a Class A qualification in this industry, they are certainly capable of designing electrical projects of 110 kV and below. Such tasks fall within the scope of the power supply and distribution registration certificate. The chemical industry does not require a certificate for power transmission and transformation. Only power plants with a voltage level higher than this can be designed.
? Thank you for your excellent answer. By the way, I would like to ask: since all designs related to substations must be carried out by local power utility companies, which design firms are qualified to handle such tasks? How is the scope defined in this regard?
It depends on the regulations set by the electricity utility company. If they want to design it themselves, they will take the project to their own design institute for that purpose; if they prefer to simply handle the power supply without getting involved in the design, then you can carry out the design on your own. But generally, the electricity utility company does not miss out on the lucrative profits associated with the substation at the plant entrance (what is commonly referred to as the total voltage drop).
However, the two substation projects I’ve been working on recently were both designed by us; one is in Anhui and the other in Shanxi. They convert 10KV voltage to 380V – I’m not sure about the details there