This project consisted of performing an assessment of the existing medium voltage (12.5KV-4160V) power distribution and low voltage (120/208-600V) site lighting of Northwestern University’s Evanston Campus (both NUE and ComEd owned). The survey covered all 200+ university-owned properties on the main campus, including off-site administrative buildings and the athletics area (football stadium). Surveyed equipment included all pad-mounted switchgears & transformers, utility vaults, normal and emergency feeders, site lighting, hand holes and manholes of the Evanston Campus. MEPIS reviewed all existing ComEd and Northwestern drawings, riser diagrams and data provided by Northwestern University and performing on-site field observations to verify the layouts and feeds. With this assessment, the university now has an accurate mapping of the system and is using it to plan their power distribution upgrades over the next decade.
MEPIS prepared as-built site plans (lighting and power), and medium-voltage riser diagrams of the entire system, along with detailed reports assessing the conditions of the medium-voltage equipment, recommending which pieces needed to be replaced in the near future. In addition, a color SCADA riser was drawn up using the buildings’ outlines and the feeders’ color designations. This design was used by the university to implement their campus-wide power SCADA system.
