Reliable, Resilient Electric Power for Mission-Critical Facilities

SEL-engineered power management and control systems ensure the stability and resiliency of electric power for mining sites and processing facilities.

These systems can integrate generation assets of various types—including inverter-based resources (IBRs), such as wind and solar—and optimize their operation to ensure system stability and reduce energy costs. Generation control works in concert with features like load shedding, load management, and arc-flash mitigation to keep workers safe, protect valuable equipment, and keep critical processes running.

And because SEL solutions are modularized and customizable, you can implement exactly what your operation needs now and be ready to adapt to future demands.

SEL protection, monitoring, and control solutions are trusted by businesses that include the following:

• Alcoa Alumina of Australia
• ArcelorMittal Mines
• BHP Billiton
• CITIC Pacific Mining
• Kumba Resources
• Ma’aden—Saudi Arabian Mining Company
• Mexicana de Cobre, S.A. de C.V.
• Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
• Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
• Worsley Alumina

Our industry-experienced power engineers design and implement turnkey power management systems that provide your critical facilities with uninterrupted electric power.

SEL-engineered solutions integrate backup generators, IBRs such as solar panels, and grid-connected power, managing the contribution of each asset to ensure both stability and economical use of resources.   

And in the event of a grid power outage, SEL microgrid controls automatically switch critical electrical loads to on-campus power sources and then back to the grid when utility power returns—seamless transitions that won’t disrupt patient care or critical equipment. Because it’s our job to ensure that you can do yours.

Managing the load balance in large facilities and multibuilding campuses is crucial. Critical loads, such as research labs, student living, and emergency services, all must have uninterrupted power. Adding renewables, such as solar and wind power, is necessary to reduce the carbon footprint but makes the load-balancing challenge more complex.

SEL power management and control systems are purpose-engineered to solve this challenge.

They ensure the stability of power systems that must blend and balance various generation sources. They help ensure the cybersecurity of facility-related control systems with SDN technology that is certified on the U.S. Department of Defense Information Network Approved Products List (APL).

And if a utility power outage occurs, they automatically switch to onsite power sources, ensuring uninterrupted power for critical loads by turning an entire campus into a self-contained microgrid—and seamlessly reconnecting when utility power comes back.

In addition to blending renewables and traditional generation, SEL microgrid control systems automatically optimize the balance between onsite power sources and your utility grid connections. This not only maximizes sustainability, but also saves utility costs: one university campus reports saving $4 million per year.

From platforms in the Gulf of Mexico to refineries in the deserts of Saudi Arabia to chemical plants in the United States, customers around the world choose SEL-engineered power management and control systems to ensure the stability and resiliency of electric power for their facilities.

SEL solutions balance multiple loads and generation sources, keeping critical processes online—and they can automatically optimize the balance between onsite and utility grid power. For islanding-capable facilities, SEL microgrid controls ensure that islanding the plant and resynchronizing with the grid are seamless transitions. And integrated arc-flash mitigation keeps workers safe and protects valuable equipment.

SEL provides exceptional solutions and customer service for companies around the world, including the following:

• Chevron Corporation
• Dow Chemical
• Ensco PLC
• Huntsman Corporation
• Marathon Oil Company
• Motiva Enterprises
• Occidental Petroleum
• Petrobras
• Phillips 66 Company
• Saudi Aramco
• Tesoro
• Valero Corporation

Like many elements of public infrastructure, water supply and wastewater treatment systems only attract public notice if they fail. You can trust SEL solutions to provide the reliability your customers need and expect.

SEL solutions for water and wastewater facilities are built on the industry’s most rugged and reliable protection and control devices, which come with a ten-year warranty and no-cost technical support for the life of the device. With better reliability and fewer device replacements needed, these solutions have a lower cost of ownership over time, helping you exercise responsible stewardship of ratepayer and investor funds—and provide better value and service for your customers.