Arc Flash
- IEEE 1584a 2004 Standard
- IEEE 1584 2002 Standard
- NFPA 70E 2000, 2004, & 2009 Standards
- CSA Z462 2008 Standard
- ASTM D 120-02a Standard
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Standard
- NEC 110.6 Standard
- NESC Standard
- Embedded short circuit calculation
- Embedded device coordination
- Cubic box & open air
- Report & label generation
- Maintenance mode switch
- Relay actions (49, 50, 51, 67, 79, 87)
- Load terminal faults
- Panels & single-phase systems
- Multi-report result analyzer
- Work permits & data sheets
Automatic Generation Control
- Multi-area control
- Load frequency control
- MW & Mvar sharing
- NERC performance standard
Base Package
- Embedded analysis modules
- One-line diagram
- System Elements
- Engineering libraries
- Multi-dimensional database
- Project management wizards
- Report manager
- Configuration manager
- Output report comparator
- Network simulation
- Built-in calculators
- Data exchange
Battery Discharge & Sizing
- IEEE 308, 485, & 946 Standards
- Integrated AC, DC, & Control System Diagram
- Battery discharge simulation
- Battery sizing
- Discharge via DC load flow or duty cycle summation
- Voltage drop & loss consideration
- Class 1E DC power & control system models
- Simulation of control system with battery discharge voltage
- Duty cycle diversity factor
- Load model type per operating characteristics
- Battery duty cycle calculated from individual loads
- Options for battery & load duty cycle 1 min span
- Multiple user selected options for battery characteristic interpolation
- Multiple diversity & correction factors
- Battery sizing report in IEEE 485 Standard format
- Plot battery capacity, voltage, & current
- Plot bus voltage & load & branch flow
- Detailed battery library
Cable Ampacity
- ICEA P-54-440 Standard
- National Electrical Code® NFPA 70
- IEEE 399 Standard
- British 7671 Standard
- Numerous types of installation
Cable Pulling
- Integrated with one-line diagram cables
- Integrated with underground raceways cables
- Pull multiple cables
- Completely flexible pull geometry
- Full ETAP cable library integration
- Display 3-D pulling path geometry
Cable Sizing
- Ampacity, voltage drop, & short circuit options
- Optimal & alternative sizes
- Size based on actual loading and/or ratings
Data Exchange
- Import & export data
- Data synchronization
- Automatic one-line diagram generation
- Intelligent error checking
- Customizable data mapping
- Real-time data exchange
- RAW data IEEE format
DC Control Systems Diagram
- Simulation of operation sequence
- Pickup & dropout voltage calculation
- Automatic alerts
- Burden & inrush modes
- Controlled contacts
- Integrated with battery discharge calculation
DC Load Flow
- IEEE 946 Standard
- Integrated AC & DC systems
- Embedded Newton-Raphson Method
- Voltage drop
- Power losses
- Battery auto-activation
- Charger/UPS current limit
- Charger/UPS mode auto-switching
- DC converter modeling
- Motor model auto-switching
DC Short Circuit
- IEEE 946 Standard
- Integrated AC & DC systems
- Total bus & branch contribution fault currents
- Fault current rising time
- Battery modeling per ANSI/IEC Standard
- Charger modeling per ANSI/IEC Standard
Device Coordination / Selectivity
- AC & DC coordination
- Graphically adjustable device settings
- Extensive device library (verified & validated)
- Embedded short circuit analysis
- Embedded motor acceleration analysis
- Integrated with one-line diagram
- Multi-axis time current curves
- Comprehensive plot options
- Adjustable magnifying-glass zoom view
- Time difference calculator
- Multi-function/level relays
- Device setting reports
Economic Dispatch
- Minimize fuel costs
- Optimize energy costs
- Fast solution
- Robust algorithms
e-DPP Interface
- Map attributes of e-DPP® to ETAP elements
- Automatic one-line diagram generation
- Synchronize e-DPP® data to ETAP projects
- Database mapping via graphic user interface
Energy Accounting
- Energy tariff builder
- Customizable reports
- Real-time energy cost tracker
- Cost & consumption summary
Event Playback
- Replay archived historian data
- Investigate cause & effect
- Explore alternative actions
- Replay “What If” scenarios
Generator Start-Up
- Cold-state generator starting
- Load generators prior to synchronous speed
- Frequency-dependent machine models
- Frequency-dependent network models
- An expansion to the Transient Stability module
- Utilizes user-defined dynamic models
GIS Map
- View GIS maps in ETAP
- Display analysis results on GIS maps
- Synchronize GIS data to ETAP projects
- Use graphical user interface for data mapping
- Control modification & accept/reject actions
- Check consistency for data synchronization
- Utilize GIS map tools
Ground Grid Systems
- Finite Element Method
- 3-D plots for step, touch, & absolute potentials
- 3-D irregular configurations
- 3-D graphical interface views
- Rods & conductors in any direction
- Graphical display of over limits (see DataX - CAD interface)
- IEEE 80 & 665 Standards
- Conductor & rod optimization
- 3-D graphical interface views
Harmonic Filters
- Filter design & sizing
- Single-tuned, high-pass, & band-pass filters
- Automatic filter overloading alert
- Inter-harmonic filter modeling
Harmonic Frequency Scan
- User-definable frequency range
- Identify resonance conditions
- User-customizable plots
Harmonic Load Flow
- IEEE 519 Standard
- Automatic distortion evaluation (THD & IHD)
- Telephone influence factors (TIF & I*T)
- Automatic alerts of violations
- Harmonic sources library
- Embedded Newton-Raphson Method
- Embedded Accelerated Gauss-Seidel Method
HVDC Transmission Link
- Detailed rectifier & converter modeling
- Composite AC/DC & DC/AC systems
- Built-in control schemes
- Inclusive transformer model
- Automatic harmonic spectrum calculation
- Easy-to-use integrated model
Interchange Scheduling
- Tariff analyzer
- Rate structure builder
- Transaction scheduling
- Transaction contract
Line Ampacity
- Conductor ampacity vs. temperature
- IEEE 738 1993 Standard
- Determine maximum operating temperature for various loading conditions
- Calculate derated ampacity based on temperature limit
- Consider weather, solar heat, & geographical location
Line Constants
- Conductor & ground wire libraries
- Built-in configurations: horizontal, vertical, etc.
- General configuration: X, Y, & Z coordinates
- Multi-line mutual coupling
- Phase & sequence impedance matrix
- Transposed & un-transposed lines
- Short & long line models
- Multiple layer soil model
- Calculated or user-defined impedances
Line Sag & Tension
- Sag/tension vs. temperature
- Multiple spans between dead-end structures
- Level spans of unequal length
- Solve spans of unequal length on different horizontal planes
- Include effects of wind, temperature, & k factor
Load Analyzer
- Report load schedules
- Bus feeder loading, equipment loading,
cable & transformer schedules, etc.
Load Flow
- Power flow
- Demand load
- Voltage drop
- Power factor correction
- Automatic device evaluation
- Automatic temperature correction
- 2W & 3W transformer LTC/regulator actions
- Real & reactive power losses
- Extensive violation alerts
- Multi-report result analyzer
Load Forecasting
- Adaptive bus load forecasting
- Real-time trending
- Load profile library
- Forecasting scenario archiving
Load Management
- Demand-side management
- Time-of-use load shifting
- Intelligent load management
Load Preservation
- Steady-state & transient response
- Optimal load preservation
- Fast response time
- Reliable operation
- Minimum load shedding
- Proactive contingency analysis
Load Restoration
- Restart inhibition
- Logical load sequencer
- Load restoration priority
Load Shedding Validation
- Confirm load shedding actions
- Simulate ILS recommendations
- Integrated stability knowledge base
Monitoring
- Intelligent graphical user interface
- State estimator & load distributor
- Process & performance monitoring
- Alarm & notification management
Motor Acceleration / Starting
- Dynamic motor acceleration
- Voltage flicker
- Motor & load dynamic models
- Static motor starting
- Multi-sequence starting
- Conventional & soft starting devices
- Load & generation transitioning
- Motor Operated Valve (MOV) simulation
- Comprehensive alarm & warning
Optimal Capacitor Placement
- Optimal location & bank size
- Minimize installation & operation costs
- Individual source or average energy cost
- Voltage and/or power factor objectives
- Minimum, maximum, & average loading
- Branch capacity release & cost savings
- Review capacitor impact on the system
- Capacitor control method
- Flexible constraints
Optimal Power Flow
- Solve multiple objectives simultaneously
- Interior point method with barrier functions
- Minimize power losses
- Active power optimization
- Reactive power optimization
- Optimal dispatch
Panel Systems
- Intelligent panel design & analysis
- 3-phase (3W,4W) panels
- 1-phase (2W,3W) panels
- 1-phase (A,B,C,AB,BC,CA,3W) panels
- ANSI & IEC Standards
- NEC load factors
- Load flow with graphical per phase display
- Automatic device duty evaluation & alerts
- Automatic updating of upstream panels
- Export panel schedules to Excel®
- Panel with internal & external feeders & loads
Parameter Estimation
- Induction machine equivalent circuits
- Single-cage models
- Rotor deep-bar effects
Predictive Simulation
- Simulate circuit breaker operation
- Identify potential operating problems
- Simulate motor starting & load change
- Predict operating time of protective devices
- Predict system response based on operator actions
- Perform “What If” operating scenarios
- Simulate real-time & archived data
- Operator assistance & training
Relay Test Set Interface
- Export short circuit data relays settings
- Plot device steady-state response
- Compare relay response with manufacturer published data
- Display relay actual transient response
- Analyze relay false trips & mis-operation
Reliability Assessment
- System reliability
- Customer oriented indices
- Energy (cost) indices
- Sensitivity analysis
- Single & double contingency
Reserve Management
- Operating reserve analysis
- Reserve capacity monitoring
- Notification of inadequate reserve
- Predict operating reserve
Sequence-of-Operation
- View device operation sequence graphically
- Device failure & backup operation
- Sequence viewer
- Normalized (shifted) curves
- Current summation
- Relay actions (27,49,50,51,51V,59,67,79,87)
Short Circuit - ANSI / IEEE
- ANSI / IEEE C37 Standards
- IEEE 141 & 399 Standards
- UL 489 Standard
- Integrates with protective device coordination
- Automatic device evaluation for 3-phase, 1-phase, & panel systems
- Generator CB evaluation
- Phase-shifting transformer
- Load terminal short circuit calculation
Short Circuit - IEC
- IEC 60909, 60282, 60781, & 60947 Standards
- Transient fault analysis - IEC 61363 Standard
- Integrates with protective device coordination
- Automatic device evaluation for 3-phase, 1-phase, & panel systems
- User-definable voltage c factor
- Load terminal short circuit calculation
SmartPlant Electrical - SPEL
- Bi-directional data exchange
- Map attributes of SPEL with ETAP elements
- Automatic one-line diagram generation
- Synchronize SPEL data with ETAP projects
- Database mapping via graphic user interface
Substation Automation
- Flexible automation
- Programmable logic editor
- Online control
Supervisory Control
- System optimization
- Supervisory & advisory control system
- Optimal power flow
- Programmable logic editor
Switching Management
- Switching sequence management
- Safety & security procedures
- Interlock logic evaluator
- Switching plan validation
Transformer MVA Sizing
- Sizing based on actual connected or operating load
- ANSI & IEC standard types, classes, & ratings
- Considers ambient temperature, altitude, load growth, & load factors
Tap Optimization
- ANSI/IEEE C57.116 Standard
- Optimize unit transformer turns ratio
- Considers system voltage variation
- Considers generation station auxiliary load
- Generator reactive capacity vs. voltage plots
Transient Stability
- Complete synchronous & induction machine models
- Comprehensive excitation system models
- Comprehensive governor-turbine models
- Power System Stabilizer (PSS) models
- GE, Westinghouse, & solar gas turbines
- User-Defined Dynamic Models (UDM)
- Unlimited sequence of events & actions
- Typical & common disturbances & operations
- Automatic actions based on relay settings
- Short-time & long-time simulation
- Variable total simulation time & simulation step
- 3-phase & line-to-ground fault actions
- Auto-sync check action
- Embedded Newton-Raphson initial load flow
Unbalanced Load Flow
- Unbalanced power flow
- Single-phase & unbalanced 3-phase modeling
- Unbalanced & nonlinear load modeling
- Phase & sequence voltage, current, & power
- Voltage & current unbalance factors
- Transmission line coupling
- Automatic device evaluation
Underground Thermal Analysis
- Neher-McGrath Method
- IEC 60287 Standard
- Steady-state temperature
- Ampacity optimization
- Automatic cable sizing
- Transient temperature
User-Defined Dynamic Model
- Library of pre-built models
- Customize existing UDM models
- Wide variety of blocks for building models
- Import Simulink® models
- Various model testing methods
- Real-time compiling & linking of model
Wind Turbine Generator
- Model unlimited wind turbine generators
- Detailed modeling of turbine dynamics, aerodynamics, & power coefficients
- DFIG with pitch & converter controller
- Simulate wind disturbance like ramp & gust
- Individual or zone-based disturbances |
