Building information modeling improves productivity and teamwork.
Last week, American Electric Power (AEP), one of the country’s largest electrical utilities, adopted Bentley Substation to improve the design of their power stations.
Bentley’s building information modeling (BIM) software is able to design 3D models, assist in electrical design functions, automatically provide BOMs and generate reports for the production of electrical substations. Essentially, it is an integrated software used to design substations based on electrical and physical constraints. For a demo of what Bentley Substation can do check out this video below:
Building information modeling is the digitization of physical and functional design characteristics into computer files. Bentley uses this concept to design past visualization. Designs are optimized for optioneering, immersion of the operator, and performance using simulation and other techniques. They also deal with the facilitation of teamwork across disciplines for the design, construction and operations using BIM.
Therefore, AEP predicts that Bentley will help improve the design cycles and collaboration of their physical and electrical design teams. The decision was made based on a review of alternative solutions. Overall, Bentley Substation provided the best potential productivity and design boosts.
The deal will allow over 100 AEP staff in their transmission and engineering organization to use the software. The company also intends to offer program access to engineers listed as outsourced contractors.
“We are very pleased that AEP has selected Bentley Substation to design greenfield and brownfield projects faster, more cost-effectively, and with higher quality. AEP joins the growing number of owner-operator utilities that are benefiting from the enormous productivity advantages of intelligent substation design,” said Richard Zambuni, Bentley Director.
For a complete lifecycle solution, the software can be combined with MicroStation for the modeling and design of infrastructure, AssetWise for infrastructure operations, and ProjectWise for team collaboration and the sharing of work.
Source Bentley
