Your Trusted Engineering Partner in Illinois

Archer Electric uses advanced metering services and power quality monitors to conduct thorough assessments of your facility’s electrical systems. By analyzing system delivery, demand, and energy usage, we can provide a comprehensive review of your electrical infrastructure. Our sophisticated software generates detailed, full-color reports that include:

• Active power timeplots
• Voltage unbalance timeplots
• Current timeplots
• Voltage total harmonic distortion timeplots
• Quality of supply histogram

We also identify potential issues such as voltage sags, swells, interruptions, and transients, and provide recommendations to improve system health. Additionally, we analyze peak and off-peak usage to compare against utility provider data, helping you optimize production schedules and reduce energy costs.

Archer Electric offers advanced load measurement services that analyze the balance of your electrical system’s main services against its maximum load capacity. This analysis helps you understand your system’s expansion potential and detect any areas of concern before undertaking system upgrades. By using state-of-the-art oscilloscope equipment, we monitor input and output comparisons to look for anomalies in carrier harmonics, voltage degradation, or ampacity issues. A full system analysis report is generated with findings and actionable recommendations.

Our stray voltage and leakage current analysis helps identify energy loss and potential issues within your electrical systems. This service is particularly beneficial for industrial and agricultural clients who may experience disruptions or production loss due to stray voltage or leakage current affecting equipment or livestock. Through advanced metering technology, we pinpoint areas of concern and offer corrective measures to improve system performance and reduce operational disruptions.

Conductor or system resistance is often a primary cause of power loss in electrical systems. Archer Electric offers resistance testing services to measure and identify areas where resistance is causing inefficiency. This service is usually part of a comprehensive system analysis and is essential for businesses experiencing issues related to power loss. Based on the results, we provide recommendations for reducing energy loss and improving system efficiency.

By monitoring the real-time power factor of your system, Archer Electric identifies opportunities for improvement and provides recommendations for achieving an optimal power factor of 1.0, where current and voltage are perfectly in phase. Corrective actions may include adding capacitor banks or similar equipment to improve system efficiency, reduce losses, and optimize your energy usage.

As part of a preventive maintenance program, Archer Electric conducts comprehensive circuit breaker analysis and testing. Using a digital voltage meter and amp clamp, we test circuit breakers and perform a voltage drop test, current leakage analysis, and physical cycling and retesting. A detailed report with our findings and recommendations is provided, ensuring your system remains safe and reliable.

Whether you’re designing and installing a new electrical power delivery system, upgrading an existing infrastructure, or retrofitting an older system, Archer Electric is here to provide expert consultation and supervision. Our State-licensed Designer of Engineering Systems, along with our team of experienced professionals, will guide you through every step of the process to ensure that your project is designed for success. We ask critical questions—such as whether reset switches are remotely located to avoid panel or device entry, or if each energy control point is accessible and meets federal lockout requirements—to prevent design errors that could cost you time and money later. Our goal is to help you save resources and ensure the safety of your workforce by providing thorough consultation before systems are finalized.

Proper grounding and bonding are essential for preventing electrical hazards, production disruptions, and system damage. Archer Electric specializes in designing and installing effective grounding systems tailored to your facility’s equipment and processes. We also offer a comprehensive analysis of existing grounding systems, providing recommendations for improvements to enhance safety and reliability. Whether you’re installing new grounding systems or optimizing current ones, we ensure that your systems are fully compliant with safety standards and perform as required.

In highly regulated industries, such as food processing and packaging, controlling static energy buildup is crucial to maintaining product integrity and workplace safety. Archer Electric has extensive experience in designing and implementing static control solutions to meet the stringent requirements of these industries. We offer both electrically-powered and non-powered static control units, custom-designed for your facility’s specific needs. By leveraging cutting-edge technology and electrical engineering techniques, we help prevent issues related to static discharge, protecting both your products and your people.

Archer Electric performs detailed infrared (IR) system studies of all electrical equipment to identify potential issues before they become major problems. Using high-quality thermal imaging cameras and precision electrical diagnostic tools, we conduct thorough inspections of panel boards, sub-panels, motors, MCCs, buss-duct switches, lighting panels, and other critical systems. This non-invasive technique allows us to pinpoint issues such as overheating or electrical wear that could lead to equipment failure or safety risks. We provide detailed reports, including colored images of the identified problems, along with recommendations for corrective actions to ensure your electrical systems remain efficient and safe.