May 2005
 
Upcoming ETAP Events
 
June 6
ETAP 5.0 Features
Seminar (1 Day)
Mumbai, India
 
June 7
ETAP 5.0 Features
Seminar (1 Day)
Chennai, India
 
June 22-24
Nuclear Utility User Conf.
Conference (3 Days)
Irvine, California
 
July 18-20
Device Eval. & Analyses
Workshop (3 Days)
Irvine, California
 
July 19-21
Device Eval. & Analyses
Workshop (3 Days)
United Kingdom
 
September 26-30
Power System Eng.
Workshop (5 Days)
Allentown, Pennsylvania
 
ETAP 5.0.1 Released
 
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The OTI Development Team is pleased to announce the release of ETAP 5.0.1. This is a point release with several enhancements and modifications including Arc Flash Module - IEEE 1584, IEC Short-Circuit Module, ETAP Star (Device Coordination/Selectivity), and Library.

ETAP 5.0.1 is a complete program and does not require any previous ETAP installation. We recommend that you utilize this latest release in order to take advantage of the new features and capabilities. We strive to provide our customers with advanced features and industry standard engineering tools.

This upgrade was shipped free of charge to users with a valid ETAP Upgrade and User Support (Maintenance) Contract. Click here for contract information.
 
 
OTI's Quality Assurance Program is Unmatched!

ETAP is the only high-impact electrical engineering software to comply with widely accepted and firmly established quality standards and regulations. OTI's Verified and Validated (V&V) process includes interface, calculation results, and library. ETAP products are in complete compliance with the following standards:

United States Code of Federal Regulations
10 CFR 50, Appendix B
10 CFR 21
ANSI/ASME N45.2-1977
ASME NQA-1 (Including Subpart 2.7)
ISO 9001:2000 Standard
ANSI/IEEE Std 730.1-1989
CAN/CSA-Q396.1.2

 

 
ETAP Transient Stability Validation Cases and Comparison Results

 

ETAP is Verified and Validated (V&V) against field results, real system measurements, established programs, and hand calculations in order to ensure its technical accuracy. Each release of ETAP undergoes a complete V&V process using hundreds of test cases for each and every calculation module.

Click here to view a sample of test cases that are specific to the Transient Stability program (including Generator Start-Up and User-Defined Dynamic Model modules) and are indicative of the type of tests performed for this analysis. Note that all of these cases indicate a very close correlation between ETAP simulated results and field measurements or other programs.

 

 

ETAP User Feedback is Valuable

 

ETAP is designed based on 95% of users' suggestions and requests. We want to hear from you! Your comments and ideas will be considered for future development of ETAP products and services.

If you are an ETAP User, we invite you to click here to answer a few questions. Your information is confidential and will be used only by OTI's engineering staff.

 

Gary Donner Joins OTI

 

Operation Technology, Inc. is pleased to announce Gary Donner has joined OTI as Project Manager for OTI’s Engineering Consulting division. Mr. Donner is joining a team of solution experts and will contribute to the design and development of ETAP products due to his extensive theoretical and practical hands on experience of power system. Mr. Donner was a supervising engineer for instrument and electric utilities for Shell Oil Products U.S. based in Southern California. He retired from Shell Oil Products after 35 years of service.

Click here to view the press release for details and more information about Mr. Donner.

FAQ: Converting PowerPlot Projects to ETAP Star

 

ETAP Star is an advanced concept in performing steady-state and dynamic coordination, utilizing intelligent one-line diagrams, comprehensive device libraries, and an integrated three-dimensional database. ETAP 5.0.1 provides a tool to import and convert the Time Current Curves (TCC) in existing PowerPlot projects to ETAP Star.

Click here to view this FAQ for a step-by-step procedure of how to convert PowerPlot projects to ETAP Star.

 

OTI Suite Numbers

 

OTI's corporate office and learning center addresses now have suite numbers. Please update your records:

www.etap.com OTI Corporate Office
17 Goodyear, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92618-1812
(949) 462-0100
Fax: (949) 462-0200
info@etap.com
www.etap.com
www.etaplearning.com
ETAP Learning Center
17 Goodyear, Suite 150
Irvine, CA 92618-1812
(949) 900-1071
learningcenter@etap.com
www.etaplearning.com
 

 
OTI has the right place for the right engineer!
Click here to view the current employment opportunities at OTI.
 

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