Our Engineering Services

Our Engineering Services

K2N Solutions Inc. delivers licensed Professional Engineer (PE) stamped designs, advanced analytical modeling, and comprehensive project management. We support projects across North America from initial project kick-off meetings and site visits through final construction and field energization.

Substation Engineering & Grid Modernization
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Substation Engineering & Grid Modernization

We specialize in utility substation engineering and design, managing projects from brownfield retrofits to complex greenfield bulk power installations up to 500kV.

Physical Layout Design (Above & Below Grade)

  • Site Layouts & Elevations: Comprehensive plot plans, cross-sections, and outdoor/indoor equipment layouts.
  • Switchgear Systems: Structural layout designs for Air-Insulated Switchgear (AIS) and compact Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS).
  • Below-Grade Infrastructure: Power and control cable trenches, duct banks, raceway layouts, and precise conduit scheduling.
  • Safety Infrastructure: Grounding plan layouts, advanced safety grounding grid calculations, and lightning shielding protection.

Protection & Control (P&C) Design

  • Engineering Drawings: Complete One-Line, Three-Line, and AC/DC Elementary diagrams.
  • Wiring & Logic: Logic schematics, functional structural wiring design, panel elevations, and point lists.
  • Hardware Configuration: Relay rack layouts, equipment labeling, relay selection, and manufacturer recommendations.
  • Safety Zone Mapping: Detailed zone of protection designs and localized AC/DC metering configurations.

Grid Automation & Security

  • Control Networks: Digital Fault Recorders (DFR), local annunciator systems, and automated restoration loops.
  • SCADA & RTU: Advanced design and engineering of remote monitoring networks and terminal units.
  • NERC CIP Compliance: Critical control system engineered to meet strict utility cybersecurity and grid reliability regulations.
Low-Voltage Power Distribution (Commercial & Residential)
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Low-Voltage Power Distribution (Commercial & Residential)

We engineer safe, efficient, and code-compliant electrical distribution infrastructure for multi-family residential, commercial, and industrial facilities.

Building Infrastructure Design

  • System Sizing: Detailed engineering layouts and sizing calculations for main switchgear, distribution panels, and meter packs.
  • Circuiting & Pathways: Indoor and outdoor branch circuits, panel schedules, and structural pathway routing.
  • Conduit & Cable Run Routing: Precise physical conduit run designs, structural routing paths, and wire sizing calculations.
  • Apparatus Upgrades: Seamless integration planning for line modifications, buses, transformers, circuit breakers, and capacitor banks.
Clean Energy & EV Infrastructure Design
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Clean Energy & EV Infrastructure Design

We provide full-scale infrastructure planning to support fleet electrification, commercial charging, and distributed renewable energy generation.

EV Charging Station Networks

  • Fleet Electrification: System planning and infrastructure design for workplace, commercial, and municipal EV networks.
  • Physical Site Layouts: Concrete structural foundations, safety barriers, and underground power feed routing.
  • Hardware Integration: Full electrical engineering for Level 2 and high-capacity DC Fast Charging installations.
  • Infrastructure Upgrades: Utility transformer sizing, dedicated switchgear additions, and active grid capacity load management.

Renewables & Battery Storage (BESS)

  • Solar PV Systems: Residential, commercial, and utility-scale solar array layouts, inverter string configurations, and collection system designs.
  • Energy Storage: Sizing, system integration, and thermal management safety design for containerized and building-scale battery facilities.
  • Microgrid Topologies: Advanced control strategies to smoothly blend solar, battery storage, generators, and utility power.
  • Medium-Voltage Interconnection: Technical calculations and complete engineering packages for utility grid hookups.
Power System Studies & Engineering Support
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Power System Studies & Engineering Support

We combine advanced analytical modeling with expert engineering support to ensure your projects are secure, compliant, and smoothly executed.

Core Power System Studies

  • Analytical Compliance Analysis: Expert execution of Load Calculations, Arc Flash Hazard Analysis, Short Circuit Fault Analysis, and Load Flow studies.
  • Power Quality Modeling: Data-driven utility power quality reports utilizing advanced tools to establish baseline profiles and identify grid anomalies.
  • System Protection: Protective Relay Coordination, fuses, and automated circuit recloser profiles to isolate faults and minimize network disruptions.
  • Regulatory Assessments: Comprehensive engineering reviews delivering clear corrective action plans to achieve strict NFPA, NEC, and IEEE safety compliance.

Project Management & Construction Support

  • Site Initialization: Professional project job walks, scoping development, and preparation of official job walk meeting minutes.
  • Documentation Prep: Drafting formal engineering Scopes of Work (SOW), equipment specifications, and detailed Bills of Materials (BOM).
  • Procurement Support: Technical equipment evaluation, vendor selection support, and material logistics coordination.
  • Field Engineering Support & QA: Construction design drawing support, contractor RFI management, peer review evaluation, and final quality control checking of designed packages.
  • Urgent Engineering Needs: Rapid-response engineering and technical consulting to assist clients with critical, time-sensitive project challenges.