Enterprise Software Solution for Electrical Power Systems
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ETAP ® is the most comprehensive electrical engineering software solution for the design, simulation, operation, and automation of generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial power systems. ETAP is developed under an established quality assurance program and is used worldwide as a high impact software. ETAP is completely localized in Product Overview seven languages with translated output reports in eight languages. As a fully integrated enterprise solution, ETAP extends to a Real-Time Power Management System to monitor, control, automate, simulate, and optimize the operation of power systems. Enterprise Software Solution for Electrical Power Systems

Base Package ETAP Base Package is a set of core tools, embedded analysis modules, and engineering libraries that allow you to create, configure, customize, and manage your system model. Core tools allow you to quickly and easily build 3-phase and 1-phase AC and DC network one-line diagrams with unlimited buses and elements including detailed instrumentation and grounding components. Engineering libraries provide complete verified and validated data based on equipment manufacturers' published data. Embedded Analysis Modules • Cable Ampacity • Cable Constants • Cable Sizing • Transmission...

Base Package Base Package includes an intelligent one-line diagram, element editors, verified and validated engineering device libraries, configuration manager, report manager, project and study wizards, multi-dimensional database, theme manager, data exchange, and user access management. Embedded analysis modules, such as Cable Ampacity, Cable Sizing, and Transmission Line Constants, provide integrated as well as stand-alone capabilities to design, analyze, and size equipment. Network Simulation • Unlimited buses (license dependent) & elements • Looped & radial systems • Automatic error...

Network Analysis 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 circuit breaker 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...

Dynamics & Transients Transient Stability • 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...

Power Quality Harmonic Load Flow • IEEE 519 Standard • Harmonics spectrum up to 250th order • Automatic distortion evaluation (THD & IHD) • Telephone influence factors (TIF & I*T) • Calculate & report I*TB (Balanced) & I*TR (Residual) • VFD harmonic modeling • UPS AC input & output modeling for harmonic orders • PV Array modeling for harmonic orders • Automatic alerts of violations • Harmonic sources library • Embedded Adaptive Newton-Raphson Method • Embedded Accelerated Gauss-Seidel Method Interharmonics • Interharmonic modeling & simulation • Perform voltage flicker limitation studies •...

Distribution Systems Unbalanced Load Flow • Unbalanced power flow • Single-phase & unbalanced 3-phase modeling • Unbalanced & nonlinear load modeling • Open-delta transformer modeling • Center-tap transformer modeling • Three 1-phase transformer modeling • Isolated sub-systems with voltage-control source modeling • Isolated 1-phase source & system modeling • Series fault or open phase condition modeling • Phase & sequence voltage, current, & power • Voltage & current unbalance factors • Transmission line coupling • Automatic device evaluation • Report voltage & power in multi-units...

ETAP Real-Time ETAP Real-Time technology allows you to, predict, control, visualize, optimize, summarize and automate your power system. Distributed and web-based technologies provide the tools to make informative decisions based on planned or unplanned events from any location. Monitoring & Predictive Simulation Advanced Monitoring • Network Topology Builder & Processor • Intelligent graphical user interface • State estimator & load distributor • Process & performance monitoring • Alarm & notification management • Generation reserve monitoring • Multi-state breaker monitoring & control...

Power Management System Energy Management System Automatic Generation Control • Multi-area control • Load frequency control • MW & MVAR sharing • NERC performance standard Economic Dispatch • Minimize fuel costs • Optimize energy costs • Fast solution • Robust algorithms Supervisory Control • System optimization • Supervisory & advisory control system • Optimal power flow • Programmable logic editor Interchange Scheduling • Tariff analyzer • Rate structure builder • Transaction scheduling • Transaction contract • Transaction reports • Fuel cost schedule reports Reserve Management •...