Clive Wilson Switchboards
Electrical Consulting & Design
PowerCAD Engineering & System Analysis
We utilize PowerCAD for comprehensive electrical network modeling, ensuring your power distribution system is safe, optimized, and strictly compliant with AS/NZS standards.
- Arc Flash Hazard Analysis — Incident energy calculations (IEEE 1584), safe working boundaries, and precise PPE category recommendations to protect your site personnel.
- Protection & Discrimination Studies — Time-current curve (TCC) analysis and breaker coordination. We ensure faults are isolated at the source without tripping upstream infrastructure and causing unnecessary plant downtime.
- Fault Level Calculations — Accurate prospective short-circuit current (PSCC) modeling to correctly rate MSB switchgear and busbar bracing (up to 8000A).
- Cable Sizing & Voltage Drop — AS/NZS 3008 compliant calculations for heavy industrial cable runs, motor starting profiles, and maximum demand loads.
EPLAN 3D Modeling & Digital Twins
Using EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel, we build a complete "digital twin" of your switchboard before a single piece of copper is cut or folded.
- 3D Switchboard Modeling — Exact physical layouts, spatial planning, and clash detection for internal components and complex copper busbar routing.
- Thermal & Clearance Validation — Calculating heat dissipation for enclosed VSDs and heavy control gear, while verifying mandatory AS/NZS spatial clearances.
- Automated Schematics & Wire Routing — Intelligent 2D schematics linked directly to the 3D model, eliminating human error in point-to-point wiring and generating 100% accurate Bill of Materials (BOM).
- Project Model Integration — We can export accurate 3D CAD models of our switchboards for seamless integration into your site's broader engineering, BIM, or architectural models.
Consulting & Automation Services
- Plant Automation & Control — PLC, SCADA, and smart control system design for dairy and manufacturing.
- Power Factor Correction & Harmonic Filtering — Custom designs to mitigate harmonic distortion and improve energy efficiency.
- Outourced Drafting Services — Professional CAD/EPLAN drafting and documentation available directly to electrical consultants, contractors, and external project managers.
