Industrial & Marine Electrics

Power Systems

IME's Power Systems division offers innovative solutions to power distribution and control needs.

From computer designs to manufacture of switchboards and automatic control system, complete with on-site installation, testing and commissioning, the division draws on and applies IME's multi-disciplinary capabilities to individual project and challenges.

The result is a high quality, cost effective, internationally competitive solutions.

Be it prime or stand-by power systems from manual control to fully automatic, utilising state-of-the-art technology and IME developed software, the company applies its hallmarks of innovation, design strength and quality manufacture.

IME has extensive experience in all forms of switchboards including generator control panels, motor control centers, main and distribution boards, power factor correction, plus HV/LV substation kiosks.

Applications range from high speed catamarans to high rise hotels, resort and remote communities to mining, marine and industrial.

On the forefront of automated electrical engineering technology, IME is specialised in the design, manufacture of marine auxiliary power systems.

IME's Design Engineers and Project Managers combine expertise with advanced automated electrical engineering technology and components from around the world to develop customised power systems and software for man-machine interface.

The Power Systems Division utilizes Computer Assisted Drafting (CAD) software for switchboard designs and projects.

IME's electrical engineering capabilities come to the fore in the field of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA). SCADA allows automated plant to be centrally controlled and operated by computer, of particular benifit to unattended power house operation, factory supervision, building and energy management systems.

A valuable management tool, SCADA has the capabilities of data acquistion for trend anaysis and report generation. The IME design team recently utilised the SCADA technology in the development of a Building Management System (BMS) for the Cairns International and Domestic Airport.

Over 120 screens were developed and 16 PLCs linked to monitor and control the buildings' air conditioning, lighting, fire alarms, space temperatures, power systems, energy metering, automated doors, aerobridges, lifts and escalators, baggage handling, sewage pumping, HV and LV power , and fire fighting booster pumps.

Computers running specialised software provide the man-machine interface so that data taken from the field by Field Interface Units (FIUs) can be graphically displayed. This specialised software allows operators to select parameters and operate outputs in the field, via the FIUs.

Engineering capabilities exist in-house to design and implement SCADA systems to whatever level of complexity necessary to operate safe and efficient solution.