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ETAP Star - Device Coordination & Selectivity


The Most Comprehensive
Device Protection & Coordination Analysis Solution

ETAP Star device protection and coordination program provides an intuitive and logical approach to time-overcurrent analysis with features and capabilities such as graphical user-interface, true-to-the-form protective devices modeling, extensive validated and verified device library, embedded analysis modules, integrated and rule-based design.

Star’s sequence-of-operation evaluates, verifies, and confirms the operation and selectivity of the protective devices for various types of fault for any location right from the one-line diagram and via normalized Time Current Characteristic curve views.

Using intelligent one-line diagrams, comprehensive device libraries, and a three-dimensional database, ETAP Star offers insight into troubleshooting false trips, relay mis-operation and mis-coordination.

Protective Devices Coordination & Selectivity
  • AC & DC coordination
  • ANSI & IEC coordination and protection standards
  • Adjust device settings graphically
  • Comprehensive Verified & Validated device libraries
  • Embedded short circuit analysis
  • Embedded motor acceleration analysis
  • Integrated with one-line diagram
  • Multi-axis time current curves
  • User-definable plot options
  • Adjustable magnifying-glass zoom view
  • Time difference calculator
  • Multi-function / level relays
  • Customizable device setting reports
  • User-definable curves & fault arrows
  • Virtual animation of sequence-of-operation playback on the one-line diagram
  • Normalized TCC plots with shifted curves based on fault contributions
  • Automated color sequencing of curves
  • Flexible user-definable display & plot options
  • Intelligent alert view for troubleshooting
  • Extensive damage curve (fixed points) modeling & plotting
  • Graphical TCC curve tracker with cross lines & time difference tools
  • Batch print TCC plots & diagrams for various paper sizes
Sequence-of-Operation
  • User-definable fault insertion location
  • View device operation sequence graphically
  • Device failure & backup operation
  • Detailed relay actions (27, 49, 50, 51, 51V, 59, 67, 79, 87)
  • Sequence of event viewer
  • Normalized (shifted) TCC curves
  • Phase and Ground faults (symmetrical and asymmetrical)
  • Flashing protective device via the one-line diagram
Relay Test Set Interface
  • Export short circuit data, relays settings to ARTTS
  • Plot device steady-state response
  • Compare relay response with manufacturer published data
  • Display relay actual transient response
  • Analyze relay false trips & mis-operation
  • Comtrade export of time domain fault currents and voltages



Capabilities
  • Illustrate system wide coordination
  • Click & drag curves to adjust settings
  • Phase & ground coordination modes
  • Automatic current & voltage scaling
  • Customizable TCC curve layout with embedded one-line diagram
  • Automatic layout of the one-line diagram in Star TCC View
  • Integration of short circuit analysis with protective devices
  • Motor starting curves based on motor acceleration studies
  • Integration of arc flash analysis result on Star TCC View
  • Comprehensive print functionality, legends, & device labeling
  • Comprehensive relay interlocks
  • High impendence and percentage differential relay (87)
  • Partial differential relay (51PD)
  • Phase and Ground directional relay (67)
  • Detailed implementation of voltage restraint and control relay (51V)
  • Comprehensive modeling of electronic & hydraulic reclosers (79)
  • Overload relay - CT based and Inline relays (49)
  • User-definable display options
  • Graphical time-difference calculator
  • Fixed point & damage curve modeling
  • Transformer damage curve and Inrush curve modeling
  • Generator decrement & damage curves
  • Multiple Motor Starting Curves Based on Starting Voltage
  • Motor & stator damage curves
  • Automatic clipping of curve based on calculated or user defined fault current
  • Minimum fault calculation and TCC marker
  • Graphical printing & plotting
  • Customizable reports
Benefits
  • Enables system engineers to easily & efficiently perform protective device coordination studies
  • Provide an accurate and realistic operating characteristic, time, and state of protective devices
  • Offers insight into troubleshooting false trips, relay mis-operation, and mis-coordination
  • Aids system engineers & planners to quickly realize possible design issues & make informed decisions
Sequence-of-Operation
With ETAP Star, not only can you work with the time-current curves, you can also determine the operating time of protective devices simply by placing a fault on the one-line diagram.
 
Coordinate via One-Line Diagram
  • Graphically place a fault anywhere on the one-line diagram
  • Automatically calculate & display the fault current contributions on the one-line diagram
  • Evaluate the operating time & state of devices based on the actual fault current contribution flowing through each individual device
  • Graphical Animation of Protective Device Operation
  • Globally view post fault actions & associated operating time via a tabulated event viewer
  • Examine the operation of protective devices via the one-line diagram

Drag & Drop a Fault

One Action Resulting in a
Complete Solution

  • 3-Phase & Ground Faults
  • Display Fault Currents on the
    One-Line Diagram
  • Illustrate System Wide Coordination
  • Tabulate Operating Times via an Event Viewer
  • Customizable Reports
 
Extensive Protective Device Library
  • Most comprehensive & up-to-date protective device information
  • Validate & verified libraries using published manufacturer data
  • User-definable libraries - easily create & add new devices
  • Digitalization points & equation based relays
  • True-to-the-form modeling of protective devices
  • Legacy as well as state-of-the-art device manufacturer models
  • Library edited-by & checked-by capabilities