Operation Technology, Inc.

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ETAP PowerStation 4.0.0

December 2001
ETAP PowerStation is the most sophisticated engineering power system analysis tool on the market today. Thousands of hours of design and engineering experience have gone into the overall development of this software. We have combined state-of-the-art software development experience with real-life, practical engineering know-how to create an intelligent, yet user-friendly, engineering software.

Analysis Capabilities
The analysis capabilities available to you will depend on the configuration of modules purchased.

Load Flow

New double-precision Newton-Raphson method with current injection Phase-shifting transformer New summary output report on bus loadings and overload conditions New Alert View to display critical and marginal limit violations

Short-Circuit

CB Duty calculation based on the maximum-through fault current (ANSI) Phase-shifting transformer for ANSI unbalanced faults New Alert View to display critical and marginal limit violations New Arc Flash analysis program for determining incident energy and flash protective boundary (ANSI and IEC)

Harmonics

Filter Overloading I*T Index Phase-shifting transformer Customizable output reports using Crystal Reports format

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Transient Stability

Synchronous motor exciter/AVR system Automatic CB operation based on instantaneous relay settings Overcurrent (50/50G) Directional Overcurrent (67) Reverse Power (32) Motor Overcurrent (50M) Solid State Trip (SST) Loss of excitation action New plots for machine terminal impedance (for out-of-step relay setting) New plots for branch flows (MW, Mvar, MVA, and Amps) IEEE models for Power System Stabilizers (PSS) New manufacture models for exciters and governors User-defined Dynamic Models (UDM) interface for: Exciter/AVR Governor - Turbine Power System Stabilizer Complete integration with UDM for the Generator Start-Up program Phase-shifting transformer Segment (fractional) faults for cables and transmission lines Remote voltage control bus for all exciters

Libraries

Reliability Index Library Interruption Cost Library Expanded existing library data

Reliability Assessment Analysis NEW MODULE

Analysis includes protective device effects on fault isolation and load restoration such as replacement and alternative supply Radial, looped, and multiple isolated system configurations Model each component with its own reliability characteristics Implements the user-defined parameters and settings Calculate load point and bus reliability indices: Average Failure Rate [] Average Outage Duration [r] Annual Outage Duration [] Calculate system reliability indices: System Average Interruption Frequency Index [SAIFI] System Average Interruption Duration Index [SAIDI] Customer Average Interruption Duration Index [CAIDI] Average Service Availability Index [ASAI] Average Service Unavailability Index [ASUI] Calculate reliability cost/worth indices for load points, buses, and system: Expected Energy Not Supplied [EENS] Expected Interruption Cost [ECOST] Interrupted Energy Assessment Rate [IEAR] Rank element contributions to the cost/worth indices

Sensitivity analyses for EENSs and ECOSTs: Element contributions to the EENS and their rankings Element contributions to the ECOST and their rankings Customizable output reports using Crystal Reports format

Cable Ampacity

ICEA P-55-440 cable tray ampacity calculator (Stolpe Method)

User-Defined Dynamic Models (UDM) NEW MODULE

Build your own governor/turbine, exciter/AVR, and Power System Stabilizer control block diagrams for Transient Stability analysis Large selection of control blocks and elementary functions Stand-alone test model performance including isolated step response Complete integration with Generator Start-Up analysis Run-time compile within ETAP PowerStation Utilize models within the Transient Stability Program Select user-built models within generator editors Utilizes block diagrams generated by Simulink Implement system-wide operations such as load shedding, fast bus transfer, islanding, etc.

Motor Starting

Phase-shifting transformer

Ground Grid Systems NEW MODULE

Analysis includes four different methods IEEE 80 - 1986 IEEE 80 2000 IEEE 665 1995 Finite Element Graphic user interface for conductors and rods Graphic Soil View Handles irregular configurations of any shape Allows a two-layer soil model in addition to the surface material Unlimited conductors and rods Conductor segments can be oriented in any possible 3-D direction Complete integration with one-line diagram for elements placed on the grid and short-circuit values Calculates tolerable step and touch potentials Compares calculated step and touch potentials with tolerable limits Optimizes number of conductors with fixed rods Optimizes number of conductors and rods based on cost Calculate the maximum allowable current for conductors Compares allowable currents against fault currents Calculates ground system resistance Calculates ground potential rise (GPR) User-expandable conductor library Tabulates absolute, step, and touch potentials throughout the grid 3-D plot of grid configuration showing conductors and rods 3-D plots of absolute, step, and touch potentials

Customizable output reports using Crystal Reports format

Battery Discharge Analysis NEW MODULE

Calculate battery discharge using an existing battery or using a battery that is automatically sized by ETAP Battery discharge using DC Load Flow method or load summation method Generate plots and reports using Crystal Reports Use different diversity and correction factors such as, temperature, aging, initial capacity, and initial conditions Plots for battery duty cycle, voltage, capacity, current, power and characteristics Plots for branch flow, bus voltage, and bus loading

Optimal Power Flow

Generator fuel cost minimization Utility electricity cost minimization

Panel Systems NEW MODULE

3-phase 3-wire and 4-wire panels 1-phase 2-wire and 3-wire panels Graphic user interface Unlimited circuits with or without external connections Unlimited sub-panel connections External (graphical) load and branch connections Spreadsheet load modeling Column and standard layouts ANSI and IEC standard panels Extensive switching device libraries Comprehensive circuit feeder/cable libraries User-configurable defaults and layouts Dynamic sub-panel and main-panel schedule updates User selectable load types (LCL, NCL, warehouse, receptacle, hospitals, etc.) User modifiable demand and diversity factors (NEC and others) Ten loading categories per circuit Customizable panel schedules using Crystal Reports format Intelligent panel calculations Detailed panel loading summary

One-Line Diagrams

Single-Phase System (2 and 3 wires) Remote Connector Panel Systems Phase Adapter Ground Grid Systems New Relays Active X (Programmable Objects) XML Data Exchange

Operating Systems & Software Requirements

Microsoft Windows with Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher 98 (Second Edition) NT 4.0 (Service Pack 6 or higher) 2000 (Service Pack 2 or higher) Me XP

Minimum PC Requirements
Intel Pentium II 128 MB of RAM 500 MB available hard drive space 1024x768 resolution Parallel Port (stand-alone licensing only)

Recommended PC Configuration
Intel Pentium IV or higher 512 MB of RAM 2 GB hard disk 21" monitor with 1024x768 resolution Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher Parallel Port (stand-alone licensing only) Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional or XP Professional