Russelectric to Supply Paralleling Switchgear for Charlotte Water Ultra-reliable power control system ideally suited for rigors of continuous duty water and wastewater treatment plants

April 17, 2018


Hingham, MA – Russelectric, a leading manufacturer of

power control systems and automatic transfer switches,

announced today that it has been awarded the contract to

supply Charlotte Water with paralleling switchgear for

their water and wastewater treatment facilities. The

paralleling switchgear will monitor the incoming utility

power and in the event of a utility power failure, ensure

the transfer of critical emergency backup power to their

facility in Charlotte, NC.


Russelectric will engineer and build each of the two

generator paralleling control and distribution switchgear

systems to control the paralleling operation of three (two

present and one future), 4160-volt, three megawatt

engine generators. Each system will be designed to

provide utility paralleling operation of the engine

generators with the local utility, to provide seamless,

uninterrupted transfer of power between the on-site

engine generators and the incoming utility service. The

control system, a Russelectric engineered solution for

Charlotte Water, will utilize redundant PLC controls and

include full manual capabilities that would allow for

operation of the system in the unlikely event of a failure of

the redundant PLC based controls. Delivery for the initial

system is scheduled for late 2018, with the second

scheduled for early 2019.


With more than six decades of experience manufacturing

and servicing low and medium voltage paralleling

switchgear and transfer switches, Russelectric was

selected based on its ability to meet the stringent design

criteria, delivery schedule and extensive warranty

requirement.

“Russelectric manufactures complete systems in-house,

with all bus, enclosures, and other structural components

fabricated and fully assembled in Russelectric plants here

in the US,” said Stephen McQuaid, Russelectric

Switchgear Product Line Manager. “As standard, we also

perform comprehensive factory testing of the complete

systems prior to shipment.”
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About Russelectric

Founded in 1955, Russelectric® provides high-integrity

power control solutions for mission critical applications in

the healthcare, information technology,

telecommunication, water treatment, and renewable

energy markets. The company maintains vertically-

integrated manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts and

Oklahoma, where it designs and builds a full line of

automatic transfer switches, switchgear, and controls.

Russelectric products carry the longest and most

comprehensive warranty in the industry, and are backed

by a team of expert factory-direct field service engineers.

To learn more about Russelectric products and the

company’s commitment to customer satisfaction, visit

www.russelectric.com, call (781) 749-6000, or email

[email protected].


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