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Peregrine Engineering Consulting

Scotia, NY

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Overview

Peregrine Engineering Consulting (DJL Engineering Services, PLLC) is an ISO 9001 certified power systems engineering consultancy headquartered in Scotia, New York. It serves generation owners, electric utilities, and industrial power plant operators across North America with specialized expertise in NERC and WECC compliance testing, power system stabilizer (PSS) tuning and testing, generator model validation, power system studies, and islanding evaluation. The owner and chief engineer is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York State and most other US states and Canadian provinces. The team's background spans decades at major OEMs including GE, Siemens, Eaton/Cutler-Hammer, and Brush.

Services

NERC Compliance Testing and Analysis

Power plant model validation test and analyses in response to NERC MOD and PRC standards applicable to generation owner/operators in North America. Covers MOD-025-2, MOD-026-1, MOD-027-1, MOD-032-1, PRC-019-2, PRC-024-3, PRC-029-1, and WECC VAR-501. Includes site-based field work, data reduction, simulation model matching, and compliance reporting.

Power System Stabilizer (PSS) Tuning and Testing

PSS design, tuning, and commissioning services including field testing to demonstrate dynamic performance improvement. Work demonstrates compliance with NERC VAR-501-WECC-3.1 requirements including frequency response, positive damping at local mode frequency, and gain settings.

Power System Modeling and Studies

Modeling, planning, design, and operation studies for interconnected power systems including generation and transmission interconnection studies, voltage stability and reactive power source studies, frequency response studies, and system restoration studies.

Industrial Captive Power Plant Island Capability Evaluation

Analysis of industrial mill electrical performance using power system planning tools (power flow, transient stability, short circuit) to evaluate and demonstrate captive power plant island capability including simulation, sensitivity analysis, and staged islanding events.

Asset Evaluation

Technical evaluation of electric power generation physical assets including review of plant maintenance regimens and equipment capability assessments, drawing on OEM experience with GE, Siemens, Eaton/Cutler-Hammer, and other major manufacturers.

Failure Analysis

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of power generation equipment and system failures. Applies iterative investigation until a process, policy, component, or person is identified as the root cause, then collaborates with clients on practical solution strategies.

Expert Testimony

Regulatory and public hearing expert witness consultation for the electric power industry. PE-licensed team with extensive North American and international power systems practice experience.

Specialized Training

Professional training seminars in power systems studies, power system analysis software, and generator model validation testing (e.g., NERC MOD standards), tailored to client needs.

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Leadership

Daniel Leonard

Owner, Business Manager, Chief Engineer

P.E., P.Eng.

After completing an MS in Electric Power Engineering at Clarkson University, Dan worked 28 years at GE where he specialized in the test and analysis of electric power systems, most recently leading a multi-disciplinary team of 30+ engineers providing power generation test, protection and analysis services to global customers.

George Boukarim

Technical Director

Ph.D.

Completed BS, ME, and PhD in Electric Power Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Spent most of a 35-year career with GE working in power system stability, generator excitation controls, PSS, torsional dynamics, and sub-synchronous resonance. Most recent role at GE was Senior Technical Director.

Steven Barnes

Technical Director

Completed an MS in Electric Power Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and worked 19 years at GE specializing in power system analysis, education, and generator testing. Most recently was technical lead for the team providing power generation testing and model validation services throughout North America.

Testimonials

I do appreciate the thorough and detailed nature of the reports and the professional appearance. I'm sure our System Planning department and future WECC auditors will appreciate the clear and well organized information.

Sam Nietfeld, Principal Engineer, Snohomish County Public Utility District

We absolutely can trust Peregrine on receiving a report which fulfills our customers' and NERC's requirements. Thank you for doing such a great work on these reports.

Mina Abdolahi, Project Manager, Baker Hughes - Nexus Controls

We very much appreciate Wayne's efforts and that of your team in working through this with us. It has been a pleasure working with Peregrine Engineering Consultants.

Edward J. Wingard, Technical Specialist - Engineering Principal, American Electric Power

Offices

Scotia, NY HQ

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