Experience the Transcend Design Generator for T&D Infrastructure

Using the data inputted by the user and design rules informed by industry standards and best practices, TDG architects and arranges all major substation components, across disciplines, using the same process experienced engineers have used to develop substation designs for decades. The aggregate design is stored in a proprietary data structure that can is used to catalogue every piece of data and parameter relevant to the design.

The facility data, both user provided and calculated, is used as the basis for all drawings and facility related documentation, including Single Line Diagrams, Bill of Materials, and 3D BIM models. TDG is capable of creating engineering documents for Transmission, Sub-transmission, distribution and collector type substations in numerous configurations. In addition, due to the modular nature of TDG, the system can be configured to accommodate a wide range of utility and/or grid operator standards and alternative design objectives with ease.

After all elements of a substation facility are selected and designed, the next step is determining how the facility will be structured.  Depending on Civil, Structural, and Mechanical Engineering as well as Electrical Design outputs, TDG solves the challenge of placing all elements of the substation in physical 3D space up to and including a site that can be selected and marked by the user during the input stage if desired.  The 3D model is generated automatically in the cloud, and all relevant data parameters are stored in our proprietary data structure.

The various output packages of our Core Power System Design, Equipment Selection, and BIM are communicated directly to TDG’s Drawing Generator module. In return, Drawing Generator handles the complete process of drawing generation for all design output documents, including Switching Single Line Diagrams and Functional Line Diagrams.

Depending on the outputs, these documents are labelled with proper item quantities and equipment specifications, resulting in very precise, accurate Single Line Diagrams and Process Schemes for each project. As a final step, all details from these document packages are collected in the central database and an Equipment List and GA Drawings are all generated. With this data the user can easily estimate the costs and footprint of the facility, allowing the user to make the best decision for a given project.