COMPANY

Solutions & expertise in hydropower transients and operation through softwares and engineering services since 2007.

Power Vision Engineering is a company based in Switzerland, focusing on modelling, simulation and analysis of hydroelectric power plants dynamic behavior. Our company has expertise in the fields of Hydraulic, Mechanical and Electrical engineering and promotes multiphysics approaches which includes the dynamics of each part of the installation with rational methodology.

Engineering
services

  • Hydroelectric Transient Analysis
  • Water Hammer Calculation
  • System Stability Analysis
  • Control System Optimisation
  • Ancillary Services and Grid Code Compliance
  • CFD and Complex Flow Simulations

Softwares &
Seminar trainings

Simulation Software for Hydraulic & Electric Systems. Adjustable Speed Drives

Physically based Digital Twin for Hydro Power Plant Transient Monitoring

Simulator for Hydro Power Plant Operator Training

Power Vision Engineering Team

Dr Christophe NICOLET
Managing Director and Principal Consultant
Mechanical Eng. Dipl. EPFL
christophe.nicolet@powervision-eng.ch
Phone : +41 21 691 01 21

Competences

  • Project management
  • Hydroacoustic modelling
  • Transient phenomena in hydroelectric power plants
  • Modelling and numerical simulation of dynamic systems
  • Hydraulic machines
  • Mechanical and hydraulic engineering
  • Control system
  • Optimization
  • Teaching

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Dr Antoine BÉGUIN
Project Engineer Electro Mechanical Expert
Electrical Eng. Dipl. EPFL
antoine.beguin@powervision-eng.ch
Phone : +41 21 691 01 22

Competences

  • Power electronics
  • Frequency converters
  • Electrical system dynamics
  • Electrical machines
  • Electromechanical engineering
  • Real Time systems

Dr Matthieu DREYER
Project engineer Hydro Mechanical Expert
Mechanical Eng. Dipl. EPFL
matthieu.dreyer@powervision-eng.ch
Phone : +41 21 691 01 22

Competences

  • Fluid dynamics
  • Signal processing
  • Measurement technics
  • Hydroacoustic modelling
  • Transient phenomena in hydroelectric power plants
  • Hydraulic machines
  • Mechanical and hydraulic engineering

Claire Bussard
Master of Science in Energy Science and Technology, EPFL
claire.bussard@powervision-eng.ch
Phone : +41 21 691 01 22

Competences

  • Hydroacoustic modelling
  • Transient phenomena in hydroelectric power plants
  • Hydraulic machines
  • Mechanical and hydraulic engineering
  • 3D unsteady CFD simulation

Dr Sébastien ALLIGNÉ
Project engineer Hydro Mechanical Expert
Mechanical Eng. Dipl. ENSHMG-INPG
sebastien.alligne@powervision-eng.ch
Phone : +41 21 691 01 22

Competences

  • Hydroacoustic modelling
  • Transient phenomena in hydroelectric power plants
  • 3D unsteady CFD simulation
  • Hydraulic machines
  • Mechanical and hydraulic engineering
  • System stability analysis

Dr Christian LANDRY
Project engineer Hydro Mechanical Expert
Mechanical Eng. Dipl. EPFL
christian.landry@powervision-eng.ch
Phone : +41 21 691 01 22

Competences

  • Hydroacoustic modelling
  • Transient phenomena in hydroelectric power plants
  • Power plant energetic optimisation
  • Hydraulic machines
  • Mechanical and hydraulic engineering
  • System stability analysis

Jérémy SCHMID
Project engineer 
Master of Science in Energy and Environment Eng. (MSE), HES-SO
jeremy.schmid@powervision-eng.ch
Phone : +41 21 691 01 22

Competences

  • Numerical optimization methods and regression models
  • Hydroacoustic modelling
  • Transient phenomena in hydroelectric power plants
  • Hydraulic machines
  • Mechanical and hydraulic engineering

Laetitia KURSNER
Office Manager
laetitia.kursner@powervision-eng.ch
Phone : +41 21 691 01 21

Competences

  • Administrative management and commercial strategy implementation
  • Software contract and billing management
  • Coordination with external partners
  • Bookkeeping with month-end reconciliation and financial statements
  • Website, Social media and content management