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SKM Power*Tools for Windows
INTEGRATED SOFTWARE FOR POWER ENGINEERS
Design and analyze electrical power systems with the powerful and
fexible features found in SKMs Power*Tools sofware, the worlds
leading integrated power analysis sofware package. SKM has been
bringing efciencies to design processes for more than 40 years.
Interactve graphics, rigorous calculatons and a powerful database
efciently organize, process, and display informaton. Used by over
40,000 engineers worldwide, Power*Tools ofers robust design tools
and powerful modeling and documentaton capabilites.
Unique Feature Links can automatcally open any internal or
external fles and documents with ease.
Intelligent One-line diagrams Automate Design &
Documentaton
Multple one-line diagrams can be associated with each project
for beter system organizaton and presentaton.
Datablocks let you defne custom formats to dynamically
display input data and study results on your one-line diagrams.
Powerful drawing tools quickly create a structured, interactve
one-line diagram system model.
Templates saves tme by replicatng components or portons of
a power system for inserton into current or new projects.
Undo feature let you revert back to your previous one-line
diagram state with ease.
Zoom, Zoom Area, Zoom Previous, Mouse-wheel Pan and Auto-
scroll let you navigate large drawings quickly.
Interchangeable ANSI and IEC symbols support global projects.
Move, delete, and place equipment in or out of service with a
click of the mouse.
Automatcally expand and collapse areas of the one-line
diagrams to create custom drawings that best communicate the
system design and study results.
Comprehensive Library
11,000 unique library models!
4,000 breaker models
3,500 relay models
750 fuse models
Extensive equipment libraries
for cables, transformers,
generators, governors, excitor,
motors and more!
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SKM Power*Tools for Windows
INTEGRATED SOFTWARE FOR POWER ENGINEERS
User-defned textblocks can be placed on the one-line diagrams to display notes, output
reports and load schedules.
Links to internal and external fles and documents provide versatlity.
Powerful querying capability to search components based on custom criteria.
De-energized portons of the one-line are automatcally color-coded.
Dynamic symbols indicate automatc transfer switch positon and transformer connectons.
User-defnable symbols and annotaton allow you to customize your one-line diagrams.
Component Editor Provides Efcient Interface to Display and Edit Data
Component Editor is a dialog box that lets you easily add, edit, copy, and delete system
components in a convenient list format.
Automatcally generate one-line diagrams from system data entered through the
Component Editor.
Equipment list expands to show connectons between system components allowing
easy navigaton.
Sort devices by type, or run queries to list equipment according to your own criteria
such as component type, voltage drop limits, voltage range, group associaton, etc.
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SKM Power*Tools for Windows
INTEGRATED SOFTWARE FOR POWER ENGINEERS
Integrated Studies Provide Maximum Efciency
Run single studies or a group of studies with a single mouse-click.
Compare study results to evaluate what if scenarios.
Study messages help you locate and resolve system topology or
data entry errors.
Comprehensive studies include: Short Circuit (Traditonal, ANSI,
IEC), Demand Load Study, Load Flow, Feeder and Transformer
Sizing, Motor Startng, Load Schedules, Protectve Coordinaton,
Equipment Evaluaton, Arc Flash, Reliability, Transient Stability,
DC Systems, Single-Phase and Unbalanced Three-phase studies,
Ground Grid Design, 3-D Cable Pulling, and more.
Queries Simplify Data Management
Queries automate the selecton of common groups such as all LV
transformers, equipment at a selected voltage level, cables with
greater than 3% voltage drop, etc.
Numerous pre-defned queries are provided for convenience.
Easily defne custom queries to organize data into manageable
groups. Base your criteria on any combinaton of input data and
study results.
View query results either from one-line diagrams or the
Component Editor
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Arc Flash Labels
Choose from over 60
predefned labels!
Create your own labels
with custom company
logos, text, pictures,
and more!
Design labels in
diferent languages.
Print to virtually any
inkjet, laser, or vinyl
label printer.
SKM Power*Tools for Windows
INTEGRATED SOFTWARE FOR POWER ENGINEERS
Import/Export Provides Flexibility, Saves Time and Reduces Errors
Import and Export PTW project data to conveniently integrate with other databases.
Enter, edit, and review project data in spreadsheet format and import changes.
Export project data, one-line diagrams, TCC drawings, and graphical study results to common fle
formats for use with spreadsheets, databases and presentaton sofware.
Export report fles to a wide range of industry formats including Excel, Word, and RTF.
Create custom report formats through datablock spreadsheets or Crystal Reports.
Project Merge allows portons of the system to be defned separately and merged together.
Libraries Save Time, Automate Data Entry, and Standardize Designs
User-defnable libraries for cables, transformers, loads, motors, and protectve devices ensure
consistency and minimize data entry.
Customize libraries to precisely model equipment from the manufacturers published data.
Default and typical data for Cables, Transformers, Motors, Generators, and Transmission Lines
provide consistency throughout your project.
Switch libraries within a single project to rapidly evaluate what if scenarios.
Extensive default libraries can be applied directly to any project.
Advanced libraries for generator and motor models, user-defnable governors, exciters, power
system stabilizers, frequency-sensitve loads, protectve devices, harmonic sources, reliability
failure rates, DC components, and transmission line confguratons.
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SKM Power*Tools for Windows
INTEGRATED SOFTWARE FOR POWER ENGINEERS
Plot or Print to any Windows Printer
Print one-line diagrams, TCC drawings, reports, ttle blocks, and logos
to a single formated page.
Print one-line diagrams on multple pages or automatcally shrink to
ft a single page.
Print all or selected groups of One-lines, TCCs, and reports with a
single Group Print functon.
Print or plot to various paper sizes, including full size ploters.
Print comprehensive reports of input data and study results.
Display input data and study results on the drawing for
detailed presentaton.
Compatble with any printer or ploter confgured for Windows.
Powerful One-lines!
One-line templates
allow quick inserton
of frequently used
confguratons!
Use Legend tags to
group and identfy
areas/zones of interest.
Place Links on one-line
drawings to instantly
jump to other one-
lines, TCCs, reports,
pdf documents, or any
other external fles!
Data states quickly
identfy components
where input data is
complete, verifed,
estmated, or
incomplete at a glance.
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SKM Power*Tools for Windows
INTEGRATED SOFTWARE FOR POWER ENGINEERS
The PTW Study/Case Manager is the ultmate
tool for storing and comparing study results.
Display any combinaton of variables from
multple studies/cases on a single graph.
Communicate results more efciently with
graphical comparisons.
Design beter systems by comparing alternatves.
Save tme with copy/paste of existng cases.
Print directly or export to common fle formats.
Annotate plots with custom notes.
Plot in actual values or per unit.
Full control of axis ranges.
Full control of plot colors.
Print multple curves and reports together in
a custom Form Print layout.
Document System Components in Efcient Schedule Formats
Panels, MCC, Switchboards.
User-Defned Schedule Formats for Cables, Transformers, Motors, Loads, and Protecton.
Custom Formated Crystal Reports for printng or exportng.
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Study/Case Manager Stores and Compares Studies
SKM Power*Tools for Windows
INTEGRATED SOFTWARE FOR POWER ENGINEERS
Scenario Manager Compares Multple System Confguratons
Switch quickly between diferent project operatng states.
Each revision highlights components and component data that
difers from the base project saving you tme through visual
feedback and beter organizaton.
Output results are stored with each revision for automated comparison.
Changes in the base project can be promoted to all revisions.
Copy and rename existng revision as startng point for new revision.
Revisions can include new components and deleted components
as well as state, connectons, and data changes to
existng components.
Calculators Save Time!
Transmission Line Impedance
Cable Parameters
Motor Parameters
Transformer Impedance
Neutral Impedance
Per Unit Conversions
Phase to Sequence
Conversion states
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Unique Feature Comparison Table for Revisions
SKM Power*Tools for Windows
INTEGRATED SOFTWARE FOR POWER ENGINEERS
Extensive Documentaton and Tutorials Reduce Learning Time
Integrated Arc Flash Calculatons Improve Safety and Compliance
Arc Flash automatcally calculates arcing fault currents, determines protectve device trip tmes,
and reports incident energy, fash boundary, and PPE in convenient label formats.
Full compliance with IEEE 1584, NFPA 70E, OSHA, CSA-Z462, NEC, and NESC 2007.
Current-limitng equatons may be used to improve analysis accuracy.
Opton to check upstream protectve devices for mis-coordinaton.
Automatcally accumulates energy from parallel contributons that clear at diferent tmes.
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Benefts
Generate beter designs by comparing alternatves quickly.
Improve accuracy with DAPPERs rigorous soluton methods.
Save tme by sharing a common project database and interface.
Improve consistency with standard design libraries.
Design safer systems by comparing calculatons with short
circuit and contnuous ratngs.
Communicate designs efectvely with presentaton quality
graphics, reports, and equipment schedules.
DAPPER is an integrated set of modules for Three-Phase Power
System Design and Analysis including rigorous load fow and
voltage drop calculatons, impact motor startng, traditonal fault
analysis, demand and design load analysis, feeder, raceway and
transformer sizing, and panel, MCC, and switchboard
schedule specifcaton.
Load Flow/Voltage Drop
With DAPPER, users can calculate the voltage drop on each feeder and transformer branch, voltage on
each bus, projected power fow, and losses in the power system.
This program may be used for conventonal voltage drop analysis, loss analysis, power factor studies,
capacitor placement, long-line charging
efects, impact loading for motor
startng studies, generator sizing, and
for cogeneraton analysis.
With DAPPER, a single load fow
program models loop and radial power
systems. Double precision sparse matrix
current injecton solutons are used
for faster, more accurate convergence.
This allows for beter modeling of ill
conditoned systems.
Load fow study results are automatcally displayed on the one-line diagram and
in tabular report form.
DAPPER Studies
Models radial, loop, and multple independent systems.
Models utlity and generator equivalent impedance calculated from short circuit duty.
Models up to 50 utlites/swing bus generators, 400 regulated, and unregulated co-generators.
User defnable per unit driving voltage at each utlity and swing bus generator.
Models transformer primary and secondary taps and of nominal rated voltages.
Model load tap change transformer and zig-zag transformer.
Model statc var compensator, dynamic var compensator, and power factor correcton equipment.
Full transmission line modeling with built in line parameter calculators.
Models any combinaton of motor and non-motor loads with global and/or local load factors.
Models any combinaton of constant kVA, constant impedance and constant current loads.
Reports bus voltage, voltage angle, and voltage drop at each bus.
Reports branch voltage drop, power factor, and power fow in kW, kVAR, kVA, and Amps.
Reports branch loss in kW, kVAR, kVA, and total system losses.
User defnable report criteria for bus and branch voltage drops.
Percentage voltage drops based on system voltage per ANSI standards.
Double precision calculatons improve soluton accuracy.
Rapid soluton convergence.
Suitable for impact motor startng, capacitor placement, and power factor studies.
Load fow results validated to match with benchmark calculatons and IEEE examples.
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Comprehensive Fault Analysis
The DAPPER Comprehensive Fault Analysis program provides a network soluton of three-phase, single-line to
ground, line-to line, and double line to ground fault currents; RMS momentary fault currents; asymmetrical
fault dutes at three, fve, and eight cycles; the positve, negatve, and zero sequence impedance values
between each fault locaton, and
contributons from utlites, generators,
and motors. At each fault locaton, the
directon, X/R, and magnitude of fault
currents are reported, thus providing a
clear view of the conditons that exist
during the fault.
Symmetrical and Asymmetrical values reported at 1/2, 3, 5, 8, and 30 cycles.
Asymmetrical values reported at user selected fault tme.
Asymmetrical values reported as peak or RMS values.
Models two and three winding transformer taps, phase shif, and of nominal rated voltages.
Asymmetrical exponental DC decay is based on X/R to each contributon.
Reports Thevenin equivalent impedance and X/R at the faulted bus.
Detailed and summary reportng optons.
Reports bus voltages and branch fows throughout the system for each faulted bus.
Reports phase or sequence current and voltage.
Reports ground return current for double line to ground faults.
Models transformer and generator neutral grounding impedances.
User-defned pre-fault voltage at each bus, using load fow results, no load with tap, or user-defned value.
DAPPER Studies
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Demand Load Analysis
The DAPPER Demand Load Analysis program provides
a consistent summary of the loads throughout the
power system. Connected, demand, and design loads
are calculated for each load bus. All load calculatons
are based upon the global applicaton of demand and
design factors and the complex additon of loads, to
properly account for the diferences between load
types. This method assures complete compliance with
local and natonal electric code requirements while
permitng fexibility in design for special applicatons.
The demand load informaton can be used directly
by the DAPPER sizing and load fow modules. This
data calculaton procedure greatly simplifes the user
interface while providing rigorous analytcal results.
Reports Connected, Demand, and Design loads.
All load calculatons account for individual load power factors.
Automatcally creates input load data for Load Flow and Voltage Drop Studies.
Automatcally creates loads for sizing feeders and transformers.
System demand loads calculated using methods recognized by the NEC.
Automatcally tracks largest motor fed by each bus to meet NEC requirements.
Automatc compliance with NEC and local codes for mult-level load diversity.
Sensitvity studies, future load growth studies and load diversity studies by scaling load
factors globally.
What if analysis of loading conditons, i.e. light loading versus normal loading, or
winter versus summer loading.
Meet utlity company requirements for providing a load summary by load type for
connected, demand, and design loads at each utlity bus.
Generate sufcient informaton for sizing feeders, transformers, and other elements of
the power system.
DAPPER Studies
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Load Schedules
The DAPPER Load Schedule module provides detailed documentaton of load fed through Panels, Motor
Control Centers (MCCs) and Switchboards. Input is simplifed through the use of libraries and copy and paste
functons. The schedules can be displayed, printed, and exported in a variety of diferent formats.
Schedules are automatcally updated with available short circuit values and sub-feed totals.
Panel & switch board schedules are automatcally generated from connected branch loads.
MCC schedules can reference a default design library for automatc selecton of feeder and
raceway sizes, or the complete cable library for more detailed specifcaton.
Feeder and Transformer Sizing
DAPPER will size feeder cables, ground wires, raceways, bus ducts, duct banks, and transformers throughout
the power system to the load requirements calculated by the Demand Load Analysis. Feeders are selected
to meet user-defned criteria for conductor material, voltage level, insulaton type, and environmental
conditons. Transformer primary and secondary feeders are sized to the transformer full load as specifed by
the user. Feeders and transformers may be included, excluded, or evaluated in the sizing study.
AWG, Bus Duct, ACSR, or metric sizes may be used.
Feeders and transformers with Do Not Size are evaluated for capacity.
Feeder libraries permit user to include metric sizes and ampacity.
Transformers can be sized to Demand or Design load.
Opton to comply with the IEE wiring regulatons for internatonal wiring installaton.
Suitable for impact motor startng, capacitor placement and power factor studies.
Load fow results validated to match with benchmark calculatons and IEEE examples.
DAPPER Studies
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CAPTOR produces tme versus current coordinaton drawings
with one-line diagrams and setng reports. It lets you coordinate
protectve devices with interactve on screen graphics, and provides
a comprehensive library. You can print on preprinted graph paper
or on plain paper with custom grids and layouts.
CAPTOR may be used on any electrical power system including
utlity, industrial, commercial, manufacturing, and process systems.
Devices may be ploted at any voltage, current or applicaton
frequency. The most comprehensive library containing protectve
devices from all of the popular equipment manufacturers is
included.
CAPTORs advanced device modeling and curve ftng techniques
make library additons fast and easy.
CAPTOR contains manufacturer specifc selectve coordinaton
tables and allows searches for up-to-down and down-to-up
selectve coordinaton pairs.
Benefts
Design safer power systems by quickly and easily evaluatng all devices for proper short circuit levels,
and applicaton within acceptable voltage ratngs.
Save tme with automatc TCC drawing and associated one-line creaton from the main one-line
diagram interface.
Design efciently by using CAPTORs clone command to copy individual components, one-line
diagrams, and TCC drawings.
Fully customizable output organized to locate and interpret results quickly.
Eliminate errors by keeping all
input data, one-line diagrams,
TCCs and study results in a single
project database.
Communicate designs efectvely
with high quality graphical output
and custom formats.
Automatcally fnd selectve
coordinaton pairs. There is no
longer a need to search through
long manufacturer tables!
CAPTOR
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Features
Use the branch fault current protectve devices at a single user-defned fault locaton to
automatcally terminate the curves and simulate sequental protecton operatons.
Search across all TCCs or one-lines to identfy which documents contain a specifc device.
Globally turn on/of device labels, short circuit fags, and datablocks for all TCCs in the project.
Contnuous display of TCC drawings with real-tme graphical editng of device setngs.
An extensive library including thousands of protectve devices created and validated by
electrical engineers.
A fexible library for adding new device models makes it easy to add new devices and to match
setng descriptons.
Custom output layouts to positon TCC, one-line, setng sheet, and company logo on a single page.
Opton to group print all TCCs in a single acton to printer, clipboard, Metafle, or PDF.
Full control over colors, fll paterns, line weights, grid density, fonts, data display, and axis
scales for high quality output.
TCC Drawings and the associated one-lines are generated automatcally from the main one-
line or manually by adding new devices to a TCC.
Plot multfuncton relays and store both as-found and recommend setngs, or phase and
ground setngs, and multple protecton functons in the same TCC.
Supports Overcurrent, Diferental, Directonal, Summaton, and Zone Interlocking
protecton functons.
Plot ANSI 49 functons of motor relays from Merlin Gerin, Startco, and SEL thermal curve and
ratng methods.
On-screen locator to quickly display and evaluate clearing tmes between devices.
Adjust device setngs graphically by dragging curve segments on the TCC drawing with your
mouse (movement is restricted to valid device setngs).
Display one-lines next to
TCC drawings and apply
diferent datablocks
in both areas.
Export multple TCCs to
DXF or AutoCAD Xrefs.
Suitable for impact
motor startng, capacitor
placement and power
factor studies.
Load fow results
validated to match with
benchmark calculatons
and IEEE examples.
CAPTOR
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PTW Arc Flash Evaluaton calculates the incident energy and arc
fash boundary for each locaton in a power system. Arc Flash
saves tme by automatcally determining trip tmes from the
protectve device setngs and arcing fault current values. Incident
energy and arc fash boundaries are calculated following the
NFPA 70E, IEEE 1584, CSA-Z462, and NESC standards. Clothing
requirements are specifed from a user-defned clothing library.
Clearing tmes can be automatcally reduced based on current-
limitng capabilites.
Benefts
Design safer power systems while insuring compliance with
NEC 110.16, OSHA, NFPA 70E, IEEE 1584, CSA-Z462, and NESC
2007 standards.
Design safer power systems while insuring compliance with
NEC 110.16, OSHA, NFPA 70E, IEEE 1584, CSA-Z462, and NESC standards.
Save tme with the fully integrated Short Circuit, Over-Current Coordinaton, Equipment Evaluaton
and Arc Flash Evaluaton modules working together with libraries of clothing levels, protectve devices,
and bus ratngs.
Provide a safer working environment by specifying the proper level of clothing. Wearing inadequate
clothing is dangerous for obvious reasons, but wearing too much clothing is also dangerous due to
limited mobility and visibility.
Evaluate alternatves quickly and easily to establish an optmal design.
Ability to perform Arc Flash Evaluaton on AC and DC systems.
Improve safety margins with user-defnable arcing fault tolerances.
Save tme by automatcally generatng arc fash labels and work permits.
Avoid potental fnes, lost productvity, and increased insurance and litgaton costs.
Arc Flash Evaluaton
Study Optons
Opton to follow the NFPA 70E, IEEE 1584, CSA-Z462, and NESC standards.
Opton to report in English or Metric units.
Fuses and breakers may be modeled as current limitng devices with user-defned equatons.
Allows representaton of diferental, zone-interlocking, photo-sensing, and other special
instantaneous protecton schemes.
Inducton motors can be included, excluded, or included for a user-defned tme.
Automatcally accumulates energy from parallel contributons that clear at diferent tmes.
Compare results from multple project scenarios in a single table.
Opton to check upstream protectve devices for mis-coordinaton.
Interface Optons
Simple to use tabular interface for system design, PPE selecton, and reviewing study results.
Summary and detail view enables complete bus by bus examinaton of study data.
Pre-populated library of protectve clothing allows user-defned PPE additons.
Bus and branch arcing fault values are automatcally calculated and trip tmes are automatcally
determined from the protectve device setngs.
Arc Flash labels are automatcally produced to comply with NEC 110.16 labeling requirements and
can be printed to several standard size label sheets.
Create custom labels in any size with user-defned logos, text, comments, feld placement, and local
language support.
Report selected bus locatons using custom queries or go-to functon.
Full featured reportng including bus report, line-side report, and load-side report.
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Arc Flash Evaluaton
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Benefts
Design safer power systems by calculatng equipment ratngs per ANSI standards.
Save tme by automatcally applying ANSI C37 and IEEE 141 multplying factors to generators
and motors.
Increase efciency with custom data reportng featuring X/R, E/X or E/Z methods and values for
the applicaton of low, medium, and high voltage breakers.
Communicate efectvely with quality reports.
A_FAULT provides fault calculatons in full compliance with the ANSI
C37 standards. It ofers separate solutons for low, medium and high
voltage systems and for symmetrical, momentary and interruptng
calculatons as defned in the standards.
For medium and high voltage systems, the momentary and
interruptng values may be calculated using either the E/X or E/Z
methods permited by the standards. Both AC and DC decrement
curves required by the total current rated standard (C37.5) and the
symmetrical rated standard (C37.010) are used by the program.
ANSI_FAULT
Features
Reports three-phase, single-line to ground, line to line, and double line to ground fault values.
Reports values for both total current and symmetrical rated breakers.
Models transformer primary and secondary taps and of nominal rated voltages.
Use either AC/DC, DC only, interpolated or no AC decay optons.
Reports calculated remote/local status for each generator.
Interruptng study reports total and symmetrical 2, 3, 5, 8 and 30 cycle values.
Complies with ANSI standards and IEEE recommended procedures.
Provides separate network solutons for reportng X/R values.
Momentary and interruptng studies can report E/X or E/Z values.
Low voltage study complies with ANSI C37.13.
Momentary and interruptng studies comply with ANSI C37.010 and C37.5.
Custom reports using datablocks or crystal reports.
Display study results on the one-line.
User defned pre-fault voltage.
Opton to report 30-cycle results in Complete or Summary format.
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ANSI_FAULT
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PTW IEC_60909 calculates short-circuit currents using the
equivalent voltage source as required by the IEC 60909 standard.
With PTW IEC 60909, three-phase and unbalanced fault dutes for
electrical power systems are calculated in compliance with the IEC
60909 standards for low, medium, and high voltage systems.
Benefts
Design safer systems utlizing IEC rated equipment by
complying with IEC 60909 standard for short circuit
current determinaton.
Improve accuracy by using load fow results or the voltage
factor table to assign system prefault voltages for minimum
and maximum fault level calculatons.
Eliminate duplicate entry by sharing the same project
database and one-line diagrams with other PTW
study modules.
Communicate efectvely with one-line datablocks and
tabular reports.
IEC_60909 Short Circuit Study
Features
Three phase, single-line to earth, double-line to earth, and line to line faults.
Earth return current for single-line and double line to earth faults.
Optons to use load fow results or the voltage factor table for assigning system prefault voltages.
Models transformer and generator neutral impedances.
Models transformer taps in all three sequence networks.
Complete representaton of the positve, negatve, and zero sequence networks.
Calculates near/far and meshed/non-meshed status for each source.
Reports positve, negatve, and zero sequence Thevenin impedance at each bus.
Reports total inital symmetrical current Ik, and apparent power Sk.
Reports total peak current, Ip.
Reports total asymmetrical breaking current, Ib at four diferent user defned tmes.
Reports symmetrical breaking current, Ib at four user defned tmes.
Reports total aperiodic component of short circuit current, idc at four user defned tmes.
Reports steady state symmetrical current, Ik at four user defned tmes.
Reports steady state symmetrical apparent power, Sk.
Reports Ib, and Idc for single phase to ground fault at four diferent user defned tmes.
Reports system branch contributons to each fault locaton.
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IEC_60909 Short Circuit Study
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The IEC_61363 Short Circuit Study module calculates the
current that fows in an electrical power system under abnormal
conditons. These currents must be calculated in order to
adequately specify electrical apparatus withstand and interrupt
ratngs and selectvely coordinate tme current characteristcs of
electrical protectve devices.
The IEC 61363 Short Circuit study represents conditons that may
afect typical marine or ofshore installatons more signifcantly
than land-based systems, due to more emphasis on generator and
motor decay.
The calculaton methods are intended for use on unmeshed
three-phase AC systems operatng at 50Hz or 60Hz; having any
system voltage specifed in IEC 60092-201 table 2; having one
or more diferent voltage levels; comprising generators, motors,
transformers, reactors, cables and converter units; having their
neutral point connected to the ships hull through an impedance;
or having their neutral point isolated from the ships hull.
Benefts
Save tme by easily obtaining the short circuit magnitude at each point in the power system.
Design safer systems by comparing the calculated fault current to the ratngs of installed equipment.
Increase design reliability by supportng proper selecton of circuit protecton equipment for
protecton and coordinaton.
Reports AC and DC fault currents for 4 user defned tmes.
Reports zero crossing tme of
total current.
IEC_61363 Short Circuit Study
Interface Optons
Use existng IEC 60909 input data with minimum IEC 61363 specifc data required.
Study report optons to include diferent levels of calculaton detail.
Optons to use Load Flow Results, Per Unit U0 (I0=0), or Rated U0 and I0 as the inital
voltage and current.
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IEC_61363 Short Circuit Study
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The Equipment Evaluaton Study module compares protectve
device ratngs against short-circuit calculatons. The program also
checks for missing input data and compares contnuous ratngs
to calculated design and operatng conditons. Equipment that
fails the evaluaton are reported in table form and color-coded
in one-line diagrams. As with all PTW study modules, Equipment
Evaluaton uses the same project database, integratng all balanced
and unbalanced/single-phase study modules, and allowing you to
examine existng projects without additonal input requirements.
Benefts
Design safer and more cost efectve power systems.
Reduces mistakes by systematcally comparing contnuous and short circuit currents to
equipment ratngs.
Save tme by making all de-ratng adjustments and by summarizing all necessary data into a
single easy-to-read table.
Save tme by fagging equipment that is in the marginal range or failed in the ratng checks.
Save tme by running all related studies in a single mouse-click.
Increases fexibility by allowing user-defned criteria for pass/marginal/fail.
Increases fexibility by evaluatng short circuit ratngs, contnuous ratngs, or both.
Communicate designs more efectvely with professional reports and annotated
one-line diagrams.
Equipment Evaluaton
Interface Optons
Intuitve graphical interface enables navigaton of device type and generaton of study
results and reports.
Study results can be printed in a concise report format or exported to an Excel
compatble spreadsheet.
Choose from Equipment Evaluaton reports and Datablocks or graphically identfy
equipment that fails the evaluaton in a color-coded one-line diagram.
Clear and concise reportng of all equipment in a system enables easy diagnosis of
potental problems. Sort results by device type, status, bus, voltage, ampacity, and more.
Input data evaluaton and reportng to identfy missing data or errors in input data.
Study Optons
Contnuous ratng checks includes cables, transformers, transmission lines, buses,
generators, protectve devices, panels, and protectve devices on individual panel circuits.
Short circuit interruptng and withstand ratng checks for protectve devices, buses,
and schedules.
Choose between balanced and unbalanced study results, protecton, and non-protecton
device types.
Choose between bus or branch fault study results from ANSI, IEC, or comprehensive fault
analysis methods for evaluaton.
Equipment evaluatons can be performed based upon used-defned limits or
system defaults.
Considers X/R ratos when evaluatng low voltage protectve devices.
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The Transient Motor Startng Analysis module (TMS) is a state-of-
the-art tme simulaton program to analyze all aspects of motor
startng problems accurately.
TMS models up to 1500 motors dynamically throughout startng,
stopping, or reactng to load changes. In order to completely
examine motor startng problems, TMS has the capability to
dynamically represent motors which are already online at the
beginning of the simulaton.
The complete network is contnuously modeled throughout the
tme simulaton in order to properly represent the interactons
between motors and to be able to examine the efects of statc
loads, transformer taps, generator voltage set points, and all other
network parameters.
TMS Output
Bus voltage
Motor voltage
Motor rotor current
Load torque
Motor speed
Motor stator current
Motor torque
Acceleratng torque
Motor slip
Reactve power (kVAR)
Power factor
Real power (kW)
Total power (kVA)
Benefts
Quickly examine and evaluate motors in your system for a variety of situatons including; group
motors startng, motor startng with diferent system load confguratons, motor start heatng
problems, and evaluaton of up to 9 motor starter types for reduced voltage startng schemes.
Design efcient systems by determining optmal tming of staggered motor startng and re-
acceleraton schemes.
Customize solutons with adjustable source voltage, include/exclude utlity source equivalent
impedance, and user defnable tme step for analysis.
Communicate designs efectvely with professional graphics and reports.
TMS
Features
Compare alternatve designs graphically on a single plot.
Analyze torque speed characteristcs of motors in actual system operaton.
Analyze motor load changes.
Determine voltage dip impact of motor startng.
Determine motor acceleratng tmes.
Allow modeling of sources
Create user defned graphical data for loads and motors.
Includes typical models for pumps, fans, compressors, grinders, blowers, and MG sets.
Evaluate the interacton between multple motors during startng conditons.
Evaluate motor startng with diferent system load conditons and network confguratons.
Evaluate motor startng heatng problems (l
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Evaluate applicaton of reduced voltage starters.
Determine the optmal tming of staggered motor startng and re-acceleraton schemes.
Determine the impact of motor startng on other online motors.
The tme related output data includes: bus voltage, motor speed, motor slip, motor torque, load torque,
acceleratng torque, stator voltage, stator current, input power, VARs, power factor, and rotor current.
Time and voltage dependent switching is provided to start or trip motors or to enact motor load changes.
Switch motors based on group and priority in motor group acceleraton setup.
Excel reports of selected plot channels
Soluton Modeling
Models stator and rotor circuits of multple motors with the entre system network in order to model
interacton between motors.
Load models include torque-speed equatons for fans, pumps, linear functons of speed, and user
specifed torque speed curves.
Utlizes a load fow soluton to model multple motors within the full network for each tme step.
Network may include any combinaton of constant kVA loads, constant current loads, and constant
impedance loads as well as generators which can schedule power and voltage within VAR limits.
Motor Starter Optons
Series resistance
Series reactance
Solid state, current limit
Solid state, voltage ramp
Solid state, current ramp
Full voltage
Auto transformer
Part winding
Star-delta
Shunt capacitors
Variable frequency drives (VFD)
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TMS
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HI_WAVE simulates resonance and harmonic distorton in
industrial, commercial, and utlity power systems. New power
systems may be examined before they are built and the harmonic
efects addressed during the design. Existng power systems may
be studied and correctve flter designs evaluated before they are
installed. Every bus and branch in the power system may be
quickly evaluated for harmonic content and for resonant
impedance characteristcs.
Harmonic current and voltage sources may be defned at multple
locatons in the power system. Capacitor banks, single tune flters
and high pass flters may be included in the voltage and current
distorton evaluaton, impedance resonance scans, and in harmonic
load fow results.
Any type of system design, with any combinaton of voltage
levels may be evaluated with this highly interactve, user
friendly sofware.
Benefts
Save tme and money by troubleshootng harmonic problems and evaluatng alternatve
solutons quickly.
Improve power system reliability by identfying potental resonance conditons and minimizing
harmonic distorton.
Minimize I
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R heatng losses and increase equipment life.
Save money and improve designs by predictng resonance, distorton and flter efectveness
before the system is built.
HI_WAVE
Features
Large library of feeders, transformers, and harmonic sources.
Models radial, loop systems, and multple independent systems with multple voltage levels.
Models harmonic voltage sources at buses, and/or current sources at loads and motors.
Automatc modeling of all standard transformer connectons, phase shif, and triplet harmonic paths.
Automatc modeling of positve, negatve and zero sequence networks.
User-defnable utlity harmonic impedance.
Models all flters and capacitors in harmonic load fow.
Models loads as series RL or parallel RL at harmonic frequencies.
Models non-linear frequency dependent efects for cables and transmission lines.
Models non-linear frequency dependent efects for transformers.
Harmonic source phase angles included in calculatons.
Single tune and high pass flter design calculators.
Calculate telephone interference factors (TIF, IT).
Frequency spectrum and locus plots for current and voltage distorton.
Up to 20 steps per harmonic order frequency scan for all system resonance points with self or
mutual impedance optons.
Graphical results for voltage and current wave distorton.
Graphical results for voltage and current frequency spectrum in log or linear scale.
Graphical results for impedance frequency scan in log or linear scale.
Comparison of multple studies on the same graph.
Detailed reports for distorton and frequency scan.
Advanced sparse matrix and current injecton techniques provide extremely fast soluton tmes.
Comprehensive documentaton with teaching tutorial.
Opton to specify Point of Common Coupling (PCC) defnitons.
Compares calculated distortons for voltage and current at each harmonic and total distortons (THD)
at the Points of Common Coupling with the limits of the 1992 and 1996 IEEE 519 standards.
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PTW Unbalanced Studies simulates systems with single-phase,
two-phase and unbalanced three-phase load conditons. Phase and
sequence currents can be displayed for diferent operatng and load
conditons including open-phase and simultaneous faults.
Studies include demand load analysis, sizing, load fow/voltage
drop and short circuit. Reports also include three-phase and single-
phase panel schedules. Modeling includes single-phase, two-phase
and three-phase lines, transformers, loads, and capacitors as well
as single-phase mid-tap transformers.
Benefts
Design beter systems where single-phase distributon
and unbalanced conditons may exist.
Identfy undersized circuits caused by unbalanced loads
before problems occur.
Set negatve sequence relays based on unbalanced
fault and load simulatons to identfy problems that
would otherwise go undetected untl damage occurs.
Communicate designs more easily with professional
reports and graphs.
Evaluate alternatves quickly and easily to establish an
optmal design.
Interface Optons
Display phase or sequence values with magnitude only, magnitude and angle, magnitude and
power factor, or real and imaginary.
Display individual phase values, maximum phase, or phase summaton.
Represent any combinaton of 1-phase, 2-phase and 3-phase systems including systems with
mid-tap transformers.
Shares common interface with balanced DAPPER studies, harmonic analysis, transient stability,
equipment evaluaton, reliability, and CAPTOR protectve coordinaton modules.
Unbalanced & Single Phase Studies
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Analysis Optons
Connected, demand, and design load analysis for each phase.
Cable and transformer sizing based on design load of the largest phase.
Load fow and voltage drop through each 1-phase, 2-phase, and 3-phase branch.
Representaton of transformer automatc Load-Tap-Change (LTC) optons.
Representaton of mid-tap transformers.
Representaton of transformer no-load losses.
Short circuit calculatons including individual or simultaneous faults at diferent locatons and
on any phase combinatons.
Optonal capacitance to earth representaton.
Unbalanced load representaton in three-phase and single-phase panels and sub-feeds.
Cable parameter calculator.
Sequence to Phase and Phase to Sequence impedance conversions.
Transmission line parameter calculator including multple circuits, bundling, transpositon,
and line sag efects.
Opton to specify sub-transient or transient generator impedance.
Typical Applicatons
City distributon systems with three-phase and single-phase feeds.
Rural utlity distributon systems with three-phase and single-phase feeds.
Campus distributon systems.
Industrial plants to identfy normal and abnormal unbalanced conditons.
Commercial and insttutonal buildings with three-phase and single-phase loads and panels.
Setng negatve sequence relays to detect abnormal unbalanced conditons.
Sizing equipment to projected design loads on largest phase.
Short circuit, voltage drop or equipment sizing calculatons for any single-phase, three-phase,
or mixed-phase power system.
Unbalanced & Single Phase Studies
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PTW I*SIM is a program for transient stability analysis. It is
designed to simulate system response during and afer transient
disturbances such as faults, load changes, switching, motor
startng, loss of utlity, loss of generaton, loss of excitaton, and
blocked governor events. I*SIM is designed to study todays most
challenging simulaton problems in one convenient and
easy-to-use program.
Benefts
Simulate complicated disturbances and system responses to design safer and more reliable
power systems.
Save tme with built in IEEE standard exciter, turbine governor, power system stabilizers, statc
VAR compensator (SVC), and wind generator controller models.
Increase fexibility with a powerful graphical builder for user-defned controllers.
Save tme by running multple case scenarios from a single acton.
Communicate designs more easily with professional reports and graphs.
Evaluate alternatves quickly and easily to establish an optmal design.
Interface Optons
Graphical interface for system design, model selecton, and study results.
Stores multple study scenarios with dynamic events and output graphics for each project.
Expanding tree structure to manage study scenarios.
Copy, paste, and rename study scenarios to compare alternatve designs.
Run multple study scenarios as a single acton.
Compare results from multple scenarios on the same graph.
Plot phase and sequence voltage and current, speed, frequency, real and reactve power,
rotor angle, voltage angle, torque, Efd, Ifd, Ed, Ed, Eq, Eq, and more.
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Custom Models in User-Defned Library
Choose from over 100 standard models for machines, governors, exciters, power system stabilizers
(PSS), statc VAR compensator (SVC), loads, overcurrent relays, under voltage, under frequency
relays, and distance relays.
Graphical drag and drop interface for building custom control block diagrams.
Analysis Optons
Dynamic response to power system disturbances.
Flux-level representaton of all machines including inducton motors and doubly fed inducton
generators in wind farms.
Full dynamic representaton of independent power systems (no infnite bus required).
Simulate fault conditons and fault clearing for three-phase, single line, double line bus faults,
and branch faults anywhere along the line.
Start, trip, and reclose on inducton motors.
Integrated motor parameter estmaton for fux-level model.
Frequency dependent network modeling with positve, negatve, and zero sequence networks.
Control event sequence with adjustable relay setngs.
Simulate load shedding, isolaton from utlity, transfer switching, loss of excitaton, blocked
governor, block load changes, motor startng, and fault conditons.
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PTW Distributon Reliability calculates reliability indices and
cost efects for alternatve system designs. Calculatons include
alternatve supplies, alternatve network confguratons, spare
equipment, tme to repair, and cost impact of lost producton.
Libraries for tme-adjusted component failure rates and costs are
provided to save tme and simplify system modeling.
Benefts
Design more reliable power systems.
Save costs by identfying and correctng system weaknesses
efciently and systematcally.
Save tme by using standard libraries of tme-adjusted failure
rates and costs.
Communicate designs more easily with professional reports
and graphs.
Evaluate alternatves quickly and easily to establish an optmal design.
Save tme with pre-defned utlity system confguraton selectons.
Distributon Reliability
Interface Optons
Shares common interface with balanced DAPPER studies, harmonic analysis, transient stability,
equipment evaluaton, and CAPTOR protectve coordinaton modules.
Expanding tree structure to manage and compare multple cases.
User-defned tme-based cost functon for each load lost in outage.
Repair tme specifcaton for each system component.
Replace tme and cost of spare specifcaton for each systems component.
Permanent, actve, and temporary failure rates for each transformer.
Permanent and actve failure rates for each cable and cable terminaton.
User-defnable library of standard component reliability data.
User-defnable library for default cost functon for loads lost in outage.
Study Optons
Repair, replace and switching optons automatcally evaluated.
Reliability indices reported at each load and each bus.
IEEE indices reported at each protectve device.
Optons to include or exclude switches, fuses and load reliability in calculatons.
Opton to repair or replace transformers.
Cost evaluatons for standard utlity supply confguraton alternatves.
User-defned weightng preferences for operaton, reliability, maintenance, recovery,
and cost factors.
User-defned aging factors for failure rate and repair tme.
Reliability reports include MTTF, Failure Rate, MTTR, Annual Outage, ENNS, ECOST.
Cost evaluaton reports include equipment lists and costs for utlity and distributon systems.
Cost evaluaton reports include summary value based on user-defned weightng factors.
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The DC System Analysis includes Batery Sizing, DC Load Flow, DC
Short Circuit (ANSI), and DC Short Circuit (IEC).
Comply with Industry Standards
Batery Sizing - IEEE standard 485 for sizing Lead-Acid bateries
and IEEE standard 1115-2000 for sizing Nickel-Cadmium bateries.
Determine the size of bateries to supply the worse case DC duty
cycle loads and AC emergency loads.
DC Load Flow - Calculates power, current, and voltage drop
profles. Represents constant kW, I, and Z load types, and evaluates
all loading conditons for duty cycle loads and AC emergency loads.
DC Short Circuit - ANSI standard 399 and 946. Calculates the inital
rate of rise and peak fault current.
DC Short Circuit - IEC standard 61660. Calculates the peak fault
current, tme constants, tme to peak, and steady state conditons.
Benefts
Save tme with an intuitve scenario manager interface.
Communicate designs efectvely with graphical and text base results.
Improve decisions by quickly comparing resultng curves from diferent scenarios.
Increase productvity by modeling both DC and AC systems in a single project.
Reduce mistakes by evaluatng all loading conditons and duty cycle loads.
Batery Sizing and Load Flow
automatcally calculates AC
emergency loads and their
impact on the DC system to
help you design safer and
more reliable systems.
Opton to include/exclude
source impedance for
bateries and swing
generators load fow studies.
DC Systems Analysis
DC Equipment Library
Batery Library - Rt Curve and Discharge Curve for Lead-Acid and Nickel-Cadmium bateries.
DC Generator Library - Name Plate data, Transient Resistance, and Inductance.
DC Motor Library - Name Plate data, Transient Resistance, and Inductance.
DC Component Types
Lead-Acid Batery
Nickel-Cadmium Batery
Rectfer
DC Cable
DC Bus/Node
DC Load
DC Motor
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PTW GroundMat is a program for substaton ground grid design
and analysis. It is designed to help optmize grid design or
reinforce existng grids of any shape. It uses a general-purpose
fnite element algorithm for potental analysis and graphical
facilites to validate ground system efciency.
Benefts
Design safer and more cost efectve ground grids.
Save tme with graphical entry and display.
Communicate designs more easily with professional reports and graphs.
Evaluate alternatves quickly and easily to establish an optmal design.
Save tme with design wizard capabilites.
PTW GroundMat is an important tool every power system engineer should have.
Soluton Algorithms
Finite element analysis of the
ground conductors.
Finite element analysis of the
ground rods.
Grid conductor current
displacement using Matrix analysis.
GroundMat
Analysis Optons
Calculate touch voltage, step voltage, and earth potental.
Calculate grid potental and grid equivalent resistance.
Report a bill of materials according to material types.
Report current distributons in all grid conductors.
Opton to use IEEE standard 80 or IEC standard 479 for safety analysis.
Earth model analysis from feld measurements based on IEEE standard 80, Sunde method, or gradient method.
User-defnable fault current or fault current calculaton.
Ability to analyze multple ground systems.
Ability to analyze the potental rise for each grounding system including neighboring passive grids or rods.
Safety analysis including surface materials, based on body weight and exposure tme.
Calculaton of maximum permissible touch and step voltages.
Comprehensive report for grid and rod confguraton.
Comprehensive report for surface potental analysis featuring staton data and currents difused to
ground by the grid elements.
Danger point evaluaton.
Interface Optons
2D Grid Editor for graphical layout of grid conductors.
Tree list for multple grid groups.
Multple line segments available to form any staton site shape.
Create and store alternatve designs with a simple copy/paste.
Data entry for grid and rods in spreadsheet format.
Data entry for earth model in spreadsheet format.
Grid/rod/profle wizards to setup inital system.
3D/2D representaton of grid and rod confguraton.
3D display of touch voltage, step voltage, and earth potental plots.
Report viewer for text reports.
Cut, copy, and paste grid/rod segments in spreadsheet.
Range-checking for simulaton parameters.
User-defned thresholds for danger area evaluaton.
User-defned color coding for graphical safety analysis.
Metric and English units.
Group print functon.
Project Setup Optons
Equivalent ground fault calculator for fault current estmaton.
Store multple study revisions for each project.
Expanding tree structure to manage project revisions.
Input data and output results saved for each study.
Copy, paste, and rename study revisions to compare alternatve designs.
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ArcCalc calculates the incident energy and arc fash boundary for
any point in a power system. Minimum and maximum arcing short
circuit currents are calculated using broad tolerances to provide
conservatve results with estmated system data.
ArcCalc saves tme by automatcally determining trip tmes
from the protectve device setngs. Incident energy, arc fash
boundaries, and PPE are calculated following the NFPA 70E, IEEE
1584, and CSA-Z462 standards.
Benefts
Calculator-style interface makes complex calculatons easy to understand.
Provide a safer working environment by specifying the proper level of PPE.
Wearing inadequate clothing is dangerous for obvious reasons, but wearing too much
clothing is dangerous due to limited mobility and visibility.
Design safer power systems while insuring compliance with NEC 110.16, OSHA, NFPA
70E, IEEE 1584, and CSA-Z462 standards.
Evaluate alternatves quickly and easily to understand the possible hazard.
Improve safety margins with user-defnable arcing fault tolerances.
Improve safety margins with user-defnable fault source and impedance tolerances.
Save tme by automatcally generatng arc fash labels and work permits.
Avoid potental fnes, lost productvity, and increased insurance and litgaton costs.
ArcCalc
Interface Optons
Simple calculator-style interface.
Network one-line includes user-defnable fault source, cable, transformer, and motor.
Protecton can be located anywhere on the one-line relatve to the equipment bus.
Intelligent default data for fault sources, transformers, cables, and motors.
Intelligent default data for arcing fault variables including bus gap and working distance.
Comprehensive library with thousands of validated protectve device trip characteristcs.
One-line display annotated with input data, short circuit values, trip tmes, and fash hazard.
Bus and branch arcing fault values are calculated, and trip tmes are automatcally determined from
the protectve device setngs.
Arc Flash labels are automatcally produced
to comply with NEC 110.16 labeling
requirements and can be printed in any size.
Create custom labels in any size with
user-defned logos, text, comments, feld
placement, and local language support.
Study Optons
Opton to follow the NFPA 70E,IEEE 1584,
and CSA-462 standards.
Opton to report in English or Metric units.
Opton to adjust arcing fault tolerance.
Allows representaton of diferental, zone-
interlocking, photo-sensing, and other
special instantaneous protecton schemes.
Inducton motors can be included for a user-
defned tme.
Maximum arc duraton may be specifed for
situatons with long trip tmes.
ArcCalc versus Arc Flash Evaluaton
ArcCalc calculates the incident energy and arc fash boundary and selects the Personal
Protecton Equipment (PPE) for a single point in a simplifed power system. Minimum and
maximum arcing short circuit currents are calculated using broad tolerances to provide
conservatve results with estmated system data.
PTW Arc Flash Evaluaton allows you to build a system model for your entre power system.
Once the system model is built, the Arc Flash module calculates the incident energy and fash
boundary at every locaton in the power system.
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CABLE quickly solves complex three-dimensional cable pulling
tension and sidewall pressure calculatons, allowing you to make
rapid and accurate design decisions. Dont leave installaton to chance.
Benefts
Eliminate costly cable damage.
Save tme with graphical entry
and display.
Communicate designs more
easily with professional
reports and graphs.
Evaluate alternatves quickly
and easily to establish an
optmal design.
CABLE-3D is an important tool
every power system engineer,
designer, and contractor needs.
CABLE-3D
Analysis Optons
Calculates cumulatve pulling tension through each pull profle.
Calculates side wall pressure for each segment of the pull profle.
Calculates jam ratos, clearances and percent flls.
Automatcally calculates forward and reverse pulls through each pull profle.
Simulates single, triangular, cradled and diamond cable confguratons.
Suitable for any type of cable and pulling profle.
Interface Optons
Unlimited pulling profles.
Unlimited segments in each pulling profle.
Cable, raceway and lubricant library.
3D graphical display.
Extensive on-line help.
Simple single-screen interface.
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PTW Viewer is the perfect tool to provide an interactve electrical
model to your customers. Rather than paging through long reports,
your customers can display results on the interactve one-line,
view tme-current curves, print arc fash labels, and many other
actvites. With the Viewer there is no chance of inadvertent
modifcatons to the power system model.
Benefts
Open, view, print, and export all study results from any project without a full version of PTW.
Create new one-lines from existng components and expand the one-lines.
Modify or create new datablocks and apply them to any one-line and TCC.
Adjust component positon in existng one-lines and add annotatons.
View diferent scenarios created from the base project and compare the results of mulitple
scenarios in the DataVisualizer.
Create customized Arc Flash labels, print Warning Labels and Work Permits.
PTW-Viewer
Access to the Component Editor to view specifcatons of each component for all designs
and projects.
View tabular and graphical representatons of completed studies.
PTW Viewer is a tool that can be used by anyone to easily grasp the content of an existng power
system model without having to purchase the full PTW sofware package!
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Interface
Multple one-line diagrams can be associated with each project for beter
system organizaton and presentaton.
Datablocks defne custom formats for viewing and printng input data and
study results on one-line diagrams and TCCs.
User-defned queries select and display groups of data with common atributes.
Component Editor to display and edit components from scrolling list.
Data Probe to display interactve full size datablock.
Interchangeable ANSI, IEC, and custom symbols.
Automatcally expand and collapse areas of the one-line diagrams to create
custom drawings that best communicate the system design and study results.
User-defned textblocks can be placed on one-line diagrams to display notes,
study reports, and load schedules.
Context sensitve on-line help with linked examples.
Project Revision and Scenario Manager for what if comparisons.
Studies
Protectve coordinaton fully integrated with one-line diagram and
component editor interface.
Arc Flash calculatons fully integrated with protectve coordinaton
and fault studies.
Selectve Coordinaton allow searches for up-to-down and down-to-up
equipment pairs.
User-defnable levels of upstream mis-coordinaton in Arc Flash.
Fault analysis optons for traditonal, ANSI, and IEC methods.
Efcient current injecton power fow solutons.
Demand load analysis for reportng connected, demand and design loads for
global diversity and sizing calculatons.
Feeder and transformer sizing calculatons.
Dynamic Motor Startng calculatons.
Integrated Panel, MCC, and Switchboard Load Schedules.
Integrated Single-Phase and Unbalanced 3-Phase Studies for Demand Load,
Load Flow, Short Circuit, and Panel Schedules.
Integrated DC Studies.
Integrated Transient Stability Studies and User-defned models.
Integrated Harmonic Analysis.
Compatbility
Mult-user network support.
User-defned Import/Export data templates.
Export to Windows Metafle, DXF, and ASCII compatble fles.
Reportng
Output form optons to print one-line diagrams, reports, and TCC drawings to
custom formated page layout.
Printng support for shrink to ft or mult-page output.
Custom report formats through Crystal Reports.
Custom spreadsheet formats for reports, tables, and schedules.
Group print functon to print selected group of one-lines, labels, TCCs, and
reports in custom form layout (batch printng).
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DAPPER Integrated Electrical Analysis Sofware
Comprehensive Three Phase and Unbalanced Short-Circuit Studies, Load Flow Study, Demand Load Study, Feeder and Transformer Sizing Study,
Impact Motor Startng Study, and Load Schedules.
CAPTOR Time-Overcurrent Coordinaton
Graphical Time-Overcurrent Coordinaton. Integrated with one-lines, short-circuit modules, Equipment Evaluaton, and Arc Flash.
Comprehensive protectve device library.
ARC FLASH EVALUATION
Calculates the incident energy and arc fash boundary for each bus in the system. Trip tmes are automatcally determined from the protectve
device setngs and arcing fault current values. Incident energy and arc fash boundaries are calculated based on accumulated fault values. Clothing
requirements are specifed from a user-defned clothing library. Clearing tmes can be reduced based on current-limitng capabilites. Complies with
OSHA, NFPA 70E, NEC 110.16, and IEEE 1584 requirements. Generates custom labels and work permits. Also available as ArcCalc, a simplifed stand-
alone Arc Flash calculator.
A_FAULT ANSI Short-Circuit Study
Three Phase and Unbalanced Short-Circuit based on the ANSI/IEEE C37 Standards. Separate solutons for low, medium and high voltage systems and
for symmetrical, momentary and interruptng calculatons.
IEC_FAULT IEC Short-Circuit Study 909 or 363
Three Phase and Unbalanced Short-Circuit Study based on the IEC 60909 or IEC 61363 Standards.
EqUIPMENT EVALUATION Equipment Evaluaton Report
Automatcally compares short-circuit ratngs, withstand ratngs. Applies de-ratng adjustments and user defned pass/ marginal/failed criteria.
Includes error checking for input data and topology.
TMS Transient Motor Startng Simulaton
Time-based motor startng simulaton with graphical output. Includes reduced voltage and capacitor startng, graphical motor and load models.
HI_WAVE Harmonic Investgaton and Filter Design
Frequency Scan, Harmonic Current, Voltage Distorton, Harmonic Load Flow and Interactve Filter Design.
UNBALANCED/SINGLE PHASE STUDIES
Load fow, short-circuit, demand load analysis, sizing, and load schedules. Reports single-phase loads and unbalanced operatng conditons including
phase and sequence currents and voltages.
I*SIM Dynamic Simulaton and Transient Stability
Dynamic Response to Power System Electro-Mechanical Disturbances, Generator Sizing and Stability, Flux Level Machine Representaton. User
Defned Graphical Models for Exciter, Turbine Governor, PSS, and other controllers.
DISTRIBUTION RELIABILITY Reliability Analysis
Calculates the reliability indices of individual load points and the overall distributon systems with either radial or loop confguraton. Includes Load
Point MTTF, Failure/Year, MTTR, Annual Outage, EENS, ECOST, and other IEEE indices. Cost-related factors and aging factors are included in the
analysis to compare alternatve designs.
DC SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
Batery Sizing, Load Flow, & Short Circuit Analysis. Evaluate all loading conditons for DC duty cycle loads and AC emergency loads. Complies with IEEE
std. 485, 1115, 399, 946, and IEC std. 61660.
GROUND MAT Substaton Ground Grid Design and Analysis
Optmizes grid design using general purpose fnite element algorithm for potental analysis and graphical facilites to validate grounding
systems efciency.
IEE Wiring regulaton Sizing
Integrates the rules and data tables from the IEE Wiring Regulaton to size cables based on the design loads of the power system. Automatcally select
the correct table from the IEE Wiring Regulaton and pick the proper cable size.
CABLE-3D
Solves complex three-dimensional cable pulling tension and sidewall pressure calculatons.
PTW VIEWER
Read-only version of PTW for displaying, printng, and exportng all study results. Create or expand one-lines and apply datablocks. View Time-Current
Curves. View and create customized Arc Flash Labels and Work Permits.
Printed In Taiwan
Electrical Engineering Software
Design new electrical power systems
Document an existng power system
Check available system fault currents
Check system protectve coordinaton
Summarize system loads and size equipment
Evaluate capacitor size and placement
Evaluate generator stability and protecton
Study harmonic sensitvity
Study motor startng efects
Document Arc Flash hazard levels
WHO BENEFITS FROM PTW?
Any engineer or designer who needs to:
CEE Relays Ltd.
www.ceerelays.co.uk
Tel: +44 1753 576477
Fax: +44 1753 825661