It is essential that electrical systems should run smoothly without experiencing any malfunctions. The effects of heat cycling, mechanical pressures, switching, wear and tear, and harsh weather conditions can all have an impact on an electrical system. If precautions are not taken, a catastrophic system failure and productivity loss may result. For the safe operation of electricity, electrical testing services are essential. Electric testing services are typically outsourced in industries. Additionally, the frequency of testing services varies depending on the job environment and the risk posed by electrical equipment. Major end customers of electrical testing services include power generation facilities, power transmission and distribution facilities, process plants, and refineries. India's market for electrical testing services, which had a 2018 market value of US $162.0 Mn, is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 4.4 percent from 2019 to 2027.
Cement, steel and related industries' consistent growth in production across the nation is the main driver of the market's expansion. The India electricity industry is anticipated to fuel the growth of the electrical testing services market due to growth in annual production and power demand. Back in 1992, a team of technically devoted engineers in the fields of power system & instrumentation, led by A. A Kamath, shook hands to bring customer-driven power system technology to industry. Power Drive Engineers was the name of the business.
Powerdrive Engineers was recognized as one of the "Top 10 Electrical Testing and Commissioning Companies in 2021" by Industry Outlook magazine. This year, the firm is featured as the cover story in the edition featuring the Top 10 Electrical & Instrumentation Service Providers. While providing services for more than 500 industries since 1992, today, Power Drive Engineers is an established name in the market and is recognized by major industries in India. Given Power Drive Engineers’ technology backed services, the solutions to problems & procurements too are recognized by customers across the length & breadth of the country. Power Drive Engineers provides cutting edge precision testing with precision equipments.
Closer to Technology
Power Drive Engineers is technology driven company with group of qualified and highly skilled engineers. Every engineer is provided with intensive training for testing & commissioning of electrical equipments. Every engineer will test the electrical equipment, calibrate with reference to the process in consultation with customers. He also provides basic training of the equipment so that during break-own the customer can attend and resolve the problem. Apart from routine services, Power Drive Engineers provide online break-down services and technical assistance for the equipment for which services has been offered.
The above has helped Power Drive Engineers to grow in the market and has won the confidence of the customers. The excellent growth of Power Drive Engineers is due to excellence in service and good customer relation. It is necessary to mention here the growth of company with large customers base is due to word of mouth from one industry to another rather than marketing.
High Precision Testing
Electrical equipments and its controls have seen rapid technological growth. At present, most of the electrical equipments and its controls are microprocessor based. These equipments can be controlled by programming the inputs for the required outputs.
In protective relaying scenario, at present, all relays are microprocessor based and programmable. Each relay has its own configuration and needs a microprocessor-based tools for testing the relays. This calls for advanced precision testing tool to test and calibrate the relays. With advancement of microprocessor-based technology, the accuracy of electrical equipments has improved and also its reliability. The accuracy of performance of electrical equipments has driven testing and calibration
scenario to high precision level. In order to calibrate high precision electrical equipments, there is a need of high precision testing tools. Power Drive Engineers possess high precision testing tools which are accepted nationally and internationally to calibrate electrical equipments. Further with availability of highly trained and skilled engineers, there can be remarkable growth with the leverage of advanced technology testing equipments.
Quality Assured Services Backed-up International Standards
When we asked Kamath, what allows the firm to deliver quality assured service to clients, he opines, “Increase in capabilities of electrical testing tools will result in providing quality services and precision testing”. He further explains that various tools essential for testing & commissioning of electrical equipment’s including circuit breakers, transformers, motors, generators & process instrumentation & power plant instrumentation requires high precession testing equipments.
These testing tools are regularly calibrated with reference to international/national standards. The government stipulates limits of error acceptability of these testing equipments. If the error is more than stipulated, then equipment will be red tagged mentioning the tools are unfit for calibration/testing of industrial electrical equipments.
These testing tools are be tested & calibrated at regular intervals and by government agencies. A certificate of calibrated tools with its error limits to be submitted along with the test results of equipments calibrated to government agencies and end customers.
The introduction of precision calibration of testing tools and strict international & national errors limits of testing tools will result in Quality services, Precision monitoring of process electrical equipments, Proper life assessment electrical equipments, Less breakdown of process, Increase in reliability of electrical equipments, Increase in production, reduction in fire hazards, and higher human safety.
“Although, electrical testing & calibration technology is improving at rapid rate in India, it still lags behind our western counter parts. Indian industries are still to grow their awareness regarding intensive preventive maintenance aspects which will ensure all equipments are tested regularly to provide high degree human safety and prevent equipment failures”, shares Kamath.
The government has setup electrical inspection agencies to ensure industry to follow strict norms for human safety and prevent electrical fire hazards. These government agencies certify electrical testing agencies who are authorized to carryout testing & commissioning of electrical equipments with their certified testing equipments calibrated through government agencies.
Making a Reputation
Having operated in the industry for three decades now, Power Drive Engineers has a customer base of more than 500. The company works by an ethos. If it’s not the right thing to do ethically, Power Drive Engineers steps back from the project. The firm possesses more than thousand technical document library for technical back-up and offers consultancy, power system studies, online free technical support and testing & commissioning under one roof. Power Drive Engineers been awarded ‘INDIRA GANDHI PRIYADARSHINI AWARD’ in the year of 1995 for its outstanding technical services, achievements & contribution to industries.
All testing jobs carried-out by trained engineers with respective fields of specialization. All customers are given basic training regarding maintenance and troubleshooting of equipment’s. Most important, all testing is carried out as per IEC, IEEE & IS standards.
Power Drive Engineers was established with a goal of catering innovative electrical solution to industries. Power Drive Engineers has taken - up technically challenging jobs as per customer requirements. To sight an example, a cement industry was told by a foreign company, their power plant cannot be connected to grid. Power Drive Engineers successfully executed the job to the customer satisfaction with foreign company.
To sight another example, a tyre industry was incurring heavy losses during power failure due to delay in restoring standby power. This bottleneck was solved by Power Drive Engineers by designing synchronizing scheme.
Keeping the Spirit of Engineering Alive
Such remarkable achievements resulted in significant development of Power Drive Engineers over the years. At present, Power Drive Engineers has more than 500 customers based in India and abroad. The future looks promising for Power Drive Engineers in electrical testing domain. The firm has demonstrated impeccable growth both externally in terms of customer acquisition, and internally in terms of on-boarding talented engineers. Power Drive Engineers is home to engineers who have the passion to cater latest technology but also excel in their own skills. The organization essentially nurtures its talents, trains them, and makes them ready for an ever growing industry. Many engineers trained by Power Drive have moved on to become industry professionals, who till date express their gratitude toward Power Drive’s mentorship.
Apart from testing & commissioning, Power Drive will carry out advanced power system studies such as Arc flash study, thermo analysis, transient stability analysis, load flow and relay co-ordination studies. Power Drive is equipped and prepared for a skyrocketing growth & success encompassing several more geographies. After all, growing demand and growth of electric power requirements is expected to propel the electrical testing services market growth. From where we’re looking, it is clear that Power Drive Engineers sits at the centre of all demands in this segment.
About the Founder
A. A Kamath worked as a project engineer in general electric company for 5 years and asregional manger in Wartsila diesel for 7 years before starting his own enterprise. He is 10th rank holder in Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) from Mysore University, Karnataka. Mr. Kamath is also a gold medallist & 1st rank holder in Master of Engineering from Madras University, Tamil Nadu. A. A Kamath completed diploma in Industrial Management from Indian Institution of Science, Bangalore.
The industry veteran has published a paper & has been awarded in IEE- Electrical Power Application, United Kingdom.
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