United States · Power Systems Consulting

Protection and interconnection strategy for the projects the grid can't say no to.

Tikure advises data center developers, DG project teams, and industrial facilities on protection coordination, interconnection documentation, and utility compliance, built on a decade in the power industry.

How we're structured: Tikure is a protection and controls consulting practice, supporting data center, DG interconnection, and industrial protection projects from initial scope through utility submittal.
ONE-LINE · TYPICAL SCOPEREV. B
UTILITY SOURCE 52 87 32/67 50/51 DATA CENTER DG INTERCONNECT INDUSTRIAL FACILITY POC · POINT OF COMMON COUPLING SCOPE: SETTINGS SUPPORT · DOCUMENTATION · SUBMITTAL · COORDINATION
10 YRS
Advising on power system protection, relay coordination, and SCADA, across the utility and industrial side
NATIONWIDE
Supporting utility interconnection and protection projects across the U.S., with capacity for select international engagements
PE LICENSED
Protective relay settings and stamped studies completed directly by our licensed Professional Engineer
What we do

Three project types. One advisor who already speaks the utility's language.

Each service line covers advisory, settings, documentation, and coordination work directly, with full stamped studies completed in-house, start to finish.

DEVICE 87 · DIFFERENTIAL / BUS PROTECTION

Data Center Power Protection Advisory

Guidance on the protection and controls side of data center power builds, from utility service entrance through the critical bus.

  • Protection scheme review & coordination guidance
  • SCADA / RTU architecture planning
  • Utility large-load service strategy
  • Documentation for energization readiness
  • Coordination with your EPC or PE of record
DEVICE 32/67 · DIRECTIONAL POWER / OVERCURRENT

DG Interconnection Advisory

From rooftop solar to utility-scale and BESS projects, we help build the technical package utilities require to approve interconnection.

  • One-line and three-line diagram development
  • Point of common coupling (POC) documentation
  • Interconnection application & submittal prep
  • Protective relay settings calculation and coordination
  • Application-to-approval project management
DEVICE 50/51/27/59 · OVERCURRENT / VOLTAGE

Industrial Compliance Advisory

Guidance to keep industrial protection systems documented and aligned with utility interconnection requirements.

  • Compliance documentation & utility liaison
  • Protection scheme review
  • Retrofit & upgrade planning support
  • Panel & wiring diagram development
  • Ongoing compliance monitoring support
How an engagement runs

A fixed sequence, so nothing gets submitted to the utility twice.

INTAKE

Scope call

We review your project, timeline, and utility of record to define what's needed and what, if anything, requires a PE stamp.

ASSESSMENT

Site & document review

Existing one-lines, relay settings, and site conditions are reviewed against the applicable utility standard.

ANALYSIS

Settings & documentation

Relay settings calculation and document prep. Full stamped studies are completed directly, in-house.

CLOSEOUT

Submittal & handoff

Utility submittal support and a complete documentation package for your records.

Drawing standards

One-line diagram conventions and documentation format.

Built to standard IEEE/ANSI one-line diagram symbol conventions and the documentation format used in utility interconnection submittals. Project-specific one-lines, equipment schedules, and relay settings are delivered as PDF documentation upon engagement.

EXAMPLE · DATA CENTER SERVICE ENTRANCE

Illustrative One-Line: Large-Load Interconnection

One-line convention for a data center service entrance: main breaker (52), differential/bus relay (87), and switchgear bus configuration, per typical utility submittal format.

UTILITY SOURCE (ILLUSTRATIVE) 52 MAIN SWITCHGEAR 87 UPS BUS A UPS BUS B MECHANICAL FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY · NOT AN ACTUAL PROJECT SCOPE: SCHEME REVIEW · DOCUMENTATION · UTILITY SUBMITTAL SUPPORT
EXAMPLE · DG INTERCONNECTION

Illustrative One-Line: DG Point of Common Coupling

POC documentation convention for DG interconnection: recloser (52R), step-up transformer, and directional power/overcurrent relay (32/67), per typical interconnection application format.

UTILITY FEEDER (ILLUSTRATIVE) 52R POC STEP-UP XFMR 32/67 GENERATION SOURCE FOR ILLUSTRATION ONLY · NOT AN ACTUAL PROJECT SCOPE: POC DOCUMENTATION · SETTINGS CALCULATION · SUBMITTAL PREP
EXAMPLE · DETAILED FORMAT

Illustrative One-Line: Full Drawing Format

Full submittal drawing format: project information table, equipment schedule, symbol legend, and title block, per typical utility interconnection documentation requirements.

1 EXAMPLE ONE-LINE DIAGRAM UTILITY FEEDER (FICTIONAL) 52R RECLOSER POLE (U1) POC GOAB GENERATOR DISCONNECT (C1) PRIMARY METER (U2) XFMR-1 · 2,500 kVA (FICTIONAL) 13.2kV / 600V, Z=5.75% SWITCHBOARD 1 INV-01 INV-02 TO 12 FICTIONAL PROJECT · NOT AN ACTUAL SITE FOR ILLUSTRATION OF DRAWING FORMAT ONLY PROJECT INFORMATION (FICTIONAL) UTILITYEXAMPLE ELECTRIC COOP AC SYSTEM SIZE (MW)3.20 DC SYSTEM SIZE (MW)4.35 MODULE MAKE/MODELSAMPLE-540W (7,900) INVERTER TYPE / QTYSAMPLE-125 (12) POI VOLTAGE13.2 kV EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE (FICTIONAL) XFMR-12,500 kVA, 13.2kV/600V, Z=5.75% RECLOSERSample OSM-25, 150kV BIL GOAB SWITCHSample-Rupter, 900A, 14.4kV RELAYSample-651R, 27/59/81/50/51 METERSample production meter, CL 0.3 LEGEND RECLOSER / BREAKER DISCONNECT SWITCH POINT OF COMMON COUPLING TRANSFORMER EQUIPMENT / SWITCHBOARD SHEET NOTES 1. THIS DRAWING IS A FICTIONAL, ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE. NO REAL PROJECT, UTILITY, OR CLIENT DATA IS SHOWN. 2. FORMAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF TYPICAL UTILITY INTERCONNECTION SUBMITTAL DRAWINGS. 3. NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION. NOT ISSUED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY UTILITY OR ENGINEERING FIRM. EXAMPLE SOLAR PROJECT FICTIONAL ADDRESS · ANYTOWN, USA ONE-LINE DIAGRAM FOR ILLUSTRATION OF FORMAT ONLY NOT AN ACTUAL PROJECT · NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION DATE: EX-2026 DRAWN BY: TIKURE (EXAMPLE) SHEET: E-100 REV: EX-1
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Who's behind Tikure

Ten years in the power industry, before it was a business.

[Your name] founded Tikure after a decade working in the power industry, with hands-on experience in system protection, relay coordination, and SCADA integration. That background is what Tikure's consulting practice is built on: protection coordination and utility liaison work from someone who's done it from the utility and industrial side, not just read about it.

Protective relay settings are provided directly. Deliverables that require a Professional Engineer's stamp (full protection studies and interconnection studies submitted as engineering record) are stamped directly by our licensed Professional Engineer, so clients get both direct technical expertise and properly stamped documentation in one place.

B.S. Electrical Engineering 10 yrs power industry Relay protection & coordination SCADA integration U.S.-based
Why Tikure

Built for teams who need this done right the first time.

01

Direct technical experience

A decade in power system protection and SCADA, brought directly into every engagement, not routed through a generalist.

02

Honest about the PE line

We tell you upfront what's advisory and what routes through our partner engineer.

03

Utility-fluent

Familiar with utility interconnection requirements and submittal expectations across multiple U.S. jurisdictions.

04

Built for repeat work

Ongoing compliance support, not just one-off projects.

05

Data center-ready

Positioned for the fastest-growing category of large-load interconnection in the state.

Get in touch

Tell us about the project. We'll tell you what it needs.

Whether it's a data center service request, a DG interconnection application, or a compliance question, start with a short scope call.