Young Wind Substation

The Young Wind Project is a renewable project I was a design engineer on. It is in the ERCOT region and totals approximately 560 MW of generation. My role in the project is related to the electrical and physical design of the 34.5 – 345 kV Generator Step-Up Substation.

Project Details

LocationTexas
Voltage Class34.5 – 345 kV
Facility Rating560 MW
Quantity of GSU Transformers3
Special Features
  • Adjacent POI substation
  • Two T-Line positions
  • Multiple control enclosures

Responsibilities

  • Design criteria document
  • Electrical & Physical QCs
  • Equipment specifications
  • Reviewing equipment vendor drawings
  • Lighting plan
  • Lightning protection design
  • AC/DC Panel Layout
  • Relay panel elevations & BOMs
  • Detailed electrical design
  • Battery sizing calculations
  • Ampacity calculations
  • Bus damping calculations
  • Conduit fill calculations
  • Voltage drop calculations
  • Communication diagram
  • One line drawings
  • Three line drawings
  • DC schematics
  • Wiring diagrams
  • Cable schedule
  • Construction specifications
  • Construction walkdown
  • NERC-CIP data collection
  • NERC-CIP EAC & PSC drawings
  • Facility rating report

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