simplifying Power Systems Analysis & Design

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INTEGRATED SOFTWARE FOR POWER ENGINEERS

Design and analyze electrical power systems with the powerful and
flexible features found in SKM’s Power*Tools software, the world’s
leading integrated power analysis software package. SKM has been
bringing efficiencies to design processes for more than 40 years.
Interactive graphics, rigorous calculations and a powerful database
efficiently organize, process, and display information. Used by over
40,000 engineers worldwide, Power*Tools offers robust design tools
and powerful modeling and documentation capabilities.

Unique Feature Links can automatically open any internal or

external files and documents with ease.
Comprehensive Library

• 11,000 unique library models! Intelligent One-line diagrams Automate Design &
• 4,000 breaker models Documentation
• 3,500 relay models
• 750 fuse models • Multiple one-line diagrams can be associated with each project
• Extensive equipment libraries for better system organization and presentation.
for cables, transformers, • Datablocks let you define custom formats to dynamically
generators, governors, excitor, display input data and study results on your one-line diagrams.
motors and more! • Powerful drawing tools quickly create a structured, interactive
one-line diagram system model.
• Templates saves time by replicating components or portions of
a power system for insertion 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.
• Automatically expand and collapse areas of the one-line
diagrams to create custom drawings that best communicate the
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• User-defined textblocks can be placed on the one-line diagrams to display notes, output
reports and load schedules.
• Links to internal and external files and documents provide versatility.
• Powerful querying capability to search components based on custom criteria.
• De-energized portions of the one-line are automatically color-coded.
• Dynamic symbols indicate automatic transfer switch position and transformer connections.
• User-definable symbols and annotation allow you to customize your one-line diagrams.

Component Editor Provides Efficient 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.
• Automatically generate one-line diagrams from system data entered through the
Component Editor.
• Equipment list expands to show connections between system components allowing
easy navigation.
• 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 association, etc.

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Integrated Studies Provide Maximum Efficiency

• 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 (Traditional, ANSI,
IEC), Demand Load Study, Load Flow, Feeder and Transformer
Sizing, Motor Starting, Load Schedules, Protective Coordination,
Equipment Evaluation, Arc Flash, Reliability, Transient Stability,
DC Systems, Single-Phase and Unbalanced Three-phase studies,
Ground Grid Design, 3-D Cable Pulling, and more.

Arc Flash Labels

• Choose from over 60
predefined labels!
• Create your own labels
with custom company
logos, text, pictures,
and more!
• Design labels in
different languages.
• Print to virtually any
inkjet, laser, or vinyl
label printer.

Queries Simplify Data Management

• Queries automate the selection of common groups such as all LV
transformers, equipment at a selected voltage level, cables with
greater than 3% voltage drop, etc.
• Numerous pre-defined queries are provided for convenience.
• Easily define custom queries to organize data into manageable
groups. Base your criteria on any combination of input data and
study results.
• View query results either from one-line diagrams or the
Component Editor

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Libraries Save Time, Automate Data Entry, and Standardize Designs

• User-definable libraries for cables, transformers, loads, motors, and protective devices ensure
consistency and minimize data entry.
• Customize libraries to precisely model equipment from the manufacturer’s 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-definable governors, exciters, power
system stabilizers, frequency-sensitive loads, protective devices, harmonic sources, reliability
failure rates, DC components, and transmission line configurations.

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 file
formats for use with spreadsheets, databases and presentation software.
• Export report files 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 portions of the system to be defined separately and merged together.

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Powerful One-lines!

• One-line templates
allow quick insertion
of frequently used
configurations!
• Use Legend tags to
group and identify Plot or Print to any Windows Printer
areas/zones of interest.
• Place Links on one-line • Print one-line diagrams, TCC drawings, reports, title blocks, and logos
drawings to instantly to a single formatted page.
jump to other one- • Print one-line diagrams on multiple pages or automatically shrink to
lines, TCCs, reports, fit a single page.
pdf documents, or any • Print all or selected groups of One-lines, TCCs, and reports with a
other external files! single Group Print function.
• Data states quickly • Print or plot to various paper sizes, including full size plotters.
identify components • Print comprehensive reports of input data and study results.
where input data is • Display input data and study results on the drawing for
complete, verified, detailed presentation.
estimated, or • Compatible with any printer or plotter configured for Windows.
incomplete at a glance.

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Document System Components in Efficient Schedule Formats

• Panels, MCC, Switchboards.

• User-Defined Schedule Formats for Cables, Transformers, Motors, Loads, and Protection.
• Custom Formatted Crystal Reports for printing or exporting.

Study/Case Manager Stores and Compares Studies

• The PTW Study/Case Manager is the ultimate • Print directly or export to common file formats.
tool for storing and comparing study results. • Annotate plots with custom notes.
• Display any combination of variables from • Plot in actual values or per unit.
multiple studies/cases on a single graph. • Full control of axis ranges.
• Communicate results more efficiently with • Full control of plot colors.
graphical comparisons. • Print multiple curves and reports together in
• Design better systems by comparing alternatives. a custom Form Print layout.
• Save time with copy/paste of existing cases.

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Scenario Manager Compares Multiple System Configurations

• Switch quickly between different project operating states.

• Each revision highlights components and component data that
differs from the base project saving you time through visual
feedback and better organization.
• Output results are stored with each revision for automated comparison.
• Changes in the base project can be promoted to all revisions.
• Copy and rename existing revision as starting point for new revision.
• Revisions can include new components and deleted components
as well as state, connections, and data changes to
existing components.

Calculators Save Time!

• Transmission Line Impedance

• Cable Parameters
• Motor Parameters
• Transformer Impedance
• Neutral Impedance
• Per Unit Conversions
• Phase to Sequence
Conversion states

Unique Feature Comparison Table for Revisions

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Integrated Arc Flash Calculations Improve Safety and Compliance

• Arc Flash automatically calculates arcing fault currents, determines protective device trip times,
and reports incident energy, flash boundary, and PPE in convenient label formats.
• Full compliance with IEEE 1584, NFPA 70E, OSHA, CSA-Z462, NEC, and NESC 2007.
• Current-limiting equations may be used to improve analysis accuracy.
• Option to check upstream protective devices for mis-coordination.
• Automatically accumulates energy from parallel contributions that clear at different times.

Extensive Documentation and Tutorials Reduce Learning Time

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DAPPER Studies

DAPPER is an integrated set of modules for Three-Phase Power

System Design and Analysis including rigorous load flow and
voltage drop calculations, impact motor starting, traditional fault
analysis, demand and design load analysis, feeder, raceway and
transformer sizing, and panel, MCC, and switchboard
schedule specification.

Benefits

• Generate better designs by comparing alternatives quickly.

• Improve accuracy with DAPPER’s rigorous solution methods.
• Save time by sharing a common project database and interface.
• Improve consistency with standard design libraries.
• Design safer systems by comparing calculations with short
circuit and continuous ratings.
• Communicate designs effectively with presentation quality
graphics, reports, and equipment schedules.

Load Flow/Voltage Drop

With DAPPER, users can calculate the voltage drop on each feeder and transformer branch, voltage on
each bus, projected power flow, and losses in the power system.

This program may be used for conventional voltage drop analysis, loss analysis, power factor studies,
capacitor placement, long-line charging
effects, impact loading for motor
starting studies, generator sizing, and
for cogeneration analysis.

With DAPPER, a single load flow

program models loop and radial power
systems. Double precision sparse matrix
current injection solutions are used
for faster, more accurate convergence.
This allows for better modeling of ill
conditioned systems.
Load flow study results are automatically displayed on the one-line diagram and
in tabular report form.
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• Models radial, loop, and multiple independent systems.

• Models utility and generator equivalent impedance calculated from short circuit duty.
• Models up to 50 utilities/swing bus generators, 400 regulated, and unregulated co-generators.
• User definable per unit driving voltage at each utility and swing bus generator.
• Models transformer primary and secondary taps and off nominal rated voltages.
• Model load tap change transformer and zig-zag transformer.
• Model static var compensator, dynamic var compensator, and power factor correction equipment.
• Full transmission line modeling with built in line parameter calculators.
• Models any combination of motor and non-motor loads with global and/or local load factors.
• Models any combination 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 flow in kW, kVAR, kVA, and Amps.
• Reports branch loss in kW, kVAR, kVA, and total system losses.
• User definable report criteria for bus and branch voltage drops.
• Percentage voltage drops based on system voltage per ANSI standards.
• Double precision calculations improve solution accuracy.
• Rapid solution convergence.
• Suitable for impact motor starting, capacitor placement, and power factor studies.
• Load flow results validated to match with benchmark calculations and IEEE examples.

Comprehensive Fault Analysis

The DAPPER Comprehensive Fault Analysis program provides a network solution of three-phase, single-line to
ground, line-to line, and double line to ground fault currents; RMS momentary fault currents; asymmetrical
fault duties at three, five, and eight cycles; the positive, negative, and zero sequence impedance values
between each fault location, and
contributions from utilities, generators,
and motors. At each fault location, the
direction, X/R, and magnitude of fault
currents are reported, thus providing a
clear view of the conditions 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 time.
• Asymmetrical values reported as peak or RMS values.
• Models two and three winding transformer taps, phase shift, and off nominal rated voltages.
• Asymmetrical exponential DC decay is based on X/R to each contribution.
• Reports Thevenin equivalent impedance and X/R at the faulted bus.
• Detailed and summary reporting options.
• Reports bus voltages and branch flows 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.
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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 calculations
are based upon the global application of demand and
design factors and the complex addition of loads, to
properly account for the differences between load
types. This method assures complete compliance with
local and national electric code requirements while
permitting flexibility in design for special applications.

The demand load information can be used directly

by the DAPPER sizing and load flow modules. This
data calculation procedure greatly simplifies the user
interface while providing rigorous analytical results.

• Reports Connected, Demand, and Design loads.

• All load calculations account for individual load power factors.
• Automatically creates input load data for Load Flow and Voltage Drop Studies.
• Automatically creates loads for sizing feeders and transformers.
• System demand loads calculated using methods recognized by the NEC.
• Automatically tracks largest motor fed by each bus to meet NEC requirements.
• Automatic compliance with NEC and local codes for multi-level load diversity.
• Sensitivity studies, future load growth studies and load diversity studies by scaling load
factors globally.
• “What if” analysis of loading conditions, i.e. light loading versus normal loading, or
winter versus summer loading.
• Meet utility company requirements for providing a load summary by load type for
connected, demand, and design loads at each utility bus.
• Generate sufficient information for sizing feeders, transformers, and other elements of
the power system.

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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-defined criteria for conductor material, voltage level, insulation type, and environmental
conditions. Transformer primary and secondary feeders are sized to the transformer full load as specified 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.
• Option to comply with the IEE wiring regulations for international wiring installation.
• Suitable for impact motor starting, capacitor placement and power factor studies.
• Load flow results validated to match with benchmark calculations and IEEE examples.

Load Schedules
The DAPPER Load Schedule module provides detailed documentation of load fed through Panels, Motor
Control Centers (MCCs) and Switchboards. Input is simplified through the use of libraries and copy and paste
functions. The schedules can be displayed, printed, and exported in a variety of different formats.

• Schedules are automatically updated with available short circuit values and sub-feed totals.
• Panel & switch board schedules are automatically generated from connected branch loads.
• MCC schedules can reference a default design library for automatic selection of feeder and
raceway sizes, or the complete cable library for more detailed specification.

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CAPTOR

CAPTOR produces time versus current coordination drawings

with one-line diagrams and setting reports. It lets you coordinate
protective devices with interactive 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
utility, industrial, commercial, manufacturing, and process systems.
Devices may be plotted at any voltage, current or application
frequency. The most comprehensive library containing protective
devices from all of the popular equipment manufacturers is
included.
CAPTOR’s advanced device modeling and curve fitting techniques
make library additions fast and easy.
CAPTOR contains manufacturer specific selective coordination
tables and allows searches for up-to-down and down-to-up
selective coordination pairs.

Benefits

• Design safer power systems by quickly and easily evaluating all devices for proper short circuit levels,
and application within acceptable voltage ratings.
• Save time with automatic TCC drawing and associated one-line creation from the main one-line
diagram interface.
• Design efficiently by using CAPTOR’s 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 effectively
with high quality graphical output
and custom formats.
• Automatically find selective
coordination pairs. There is no
longer a need to search through
long manufacturer tables!

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Features

• Use the branch fault current protective devices at a single user-defined fault location to
automatically terminate the curves and simulate sequential protection operations.
• Search across all TCCs or one-lines to identify which documents contain a specific device.
• Globally turn on/off device labels, short circuit flags, and datablocks for all TCCs in the project.
• Continuous display of TCC drawings with real-time graphical editing of device settings.
• An extensive library including thousands of protective devices created and validated by
electrical engineers.
• A flexible library for adding new device models makes it easy to add new devices and to match
setting descriptions.
• Custom output layouts to position TCC, one-line, setting sheet, and company logo on a single page.
• Option to group print all TCCs in a single action to printer, clipboard, Metafile, or PDF.
• Full control over colors, fill patterns, line weights, grid density, fonts, data display, and axis
scales for high quality output.
• TCC Drawings and the associated one-lines are generated automatically from the main one-
line or manually by adding new devices to a TCC.
• Plot multifunction relays and store both ‘as-found’ and ‘recommend’ settings, or ‘phase’ and
‘ground’ settings, and multiple protection functions in the same TCC.
• Supports Overcurrent, Differential, Directional, Summation, and Zone Interlocking
protection functions.
• Plot ANSI 49 functions of motor relays from Merlin Gerin, Startco, and SEL thermal curve and
rating methods.
• On-screen locator to quickly display and evaluate clearing times between devices.
• Adjust device settings graphically by dragging curve segments on the TCC drawing with your
mouse (movement is restricted to valid device settings).
• Display one-lines next to
TCC drawings and apply
different datablocks
in both areas.
• Export multiple TCCs to
DXF or AutoCAD Xrefs.
• Suitable for impact
motor starting, capacitor
placement and power
factor studies.
• Load flow results
validated to match with
benchmark calculations
and IEEE examples.
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Arc Flash Evaluation

PTW Arc Flash Evaluation calculates the incident energy and arc
flash boundary for each location in a power system. Arc Flash
saves time by automatically determining trip times from the
protective device settings and arcing fault current values. Incident
energy and arc flash boundaries are calculated following the
NFPA 70E, IEEE 1584, CSA-Z462, and NESC standards. Clothing
requirements are specified from a user-defined clothing library.
Clearing times can be automatically reduced based on current-
limiting capabilities.

Benefits

• 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 time with the fully integrated Short Circuit, Over-Current Coordination, Equipment Evaluation
and Arc Flash Evaluation modules working together with libraries of clothing levels, protective devices,
and bus ratings.
• 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 alternatives quickly and easily to establish an optimal design.
• Ability to perform Arc Flash Evaluation on AC and DC systems.
• Improve safety margins with user-definable arcing fault tolerances.
• Save time by automatically generating arc flash labels and work permits.
• Avoid potential fines, lost productivity, and increased insurance and litigation costs.

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Interface Options

• Simple to use tabular interface for system design, PPE selection, and reviewing study results.
• Summary and detail view enables complete bus by bus examination of study data.
• Pre-populated library of protective clothing allows user-defined PPE additions.
• Bus and branch arcing fault values are automatically calculated and trip times are automatically
determined from the protective device settings.
• Arc Flash labels are automatically 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-defined logos, text, comments, field placement, and local
language support.
• Report selected bus locations using custom queries or go-to function.
• Full featured reporting including bus report, line-side report, and load-side report.

Study Options

• Option to follow the NFPA 70E, IEEE 1584, CSA-Z462, and NESC standards.
• Option to report in English or Metric units.
• Fuses and breakers may be modeled as current limiting devices with user-defined equations.
• Allows representation of differential, zone-interlocking, photo-sensing, and other special
instantaneous protection schemes.
• Induction motors can be included, excluded, or included for a user-defined time.
• Automatically accumulates energy from parallel contributions that clear at different times.
• Compare results from multiple project scenarios in a single table.
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A_FAULT provides fault calculations in full compliance with the ANSI

C37 standards. It offers separate solutions for low, medium and high
voltage systems and for symmetrical, momentary and interrupting
calculations as defined in the standards.

For medium and high voltage systems, the momentary and

interrupting values may be calculated using either the E/X or E/Z
methods permitted 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.

Benefits

• Design safer power systems by calculating equipment ratings per ANSI standards.
• Save time by automatically applying ANSI C37 and IEEE 141 multiplying factors to generators
and motors.
• Increase efficiency with custom data reporting featuring X/R, E/X or E/Z methods and values for
the application of low, medium, and high voltage breakers.
• Communicate effectively with quality reports.

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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 off nominal rated voltages.
• Use either AC/DC, DC only, interpolated or no AC decay options.
• Reports calculated remote/local status for each generator.
• Interrupting study reports total and symmetrical 2, 3, 5, 8 and 30 cycle values.
• Complies with ANSI standards and IEEE recommended procedures.
• Provides separate network solutions for reporting X/R values.
• Momentary and interrupting studies can report E/X or E/Z values.
• Low voltage study complies with ANSI C37.13.
• Momentary and interrupting studies comply with ANSI C37.010 and C37.5.
• Custom reports using datablocks or crystal reports.
• Display study results on the one-line.
• User defined pre-fault voltage.
• Option to report 30-cycle results in Complete or Summary format.

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IEC_60909 Short Circuit Study

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 duties for
electrical power systems are calculated in compliance with the IEC
60909 standards for low, medium, and high voltage systems.

Benefits

• Design safer systems utilizing IEC rated equipment by

complying with IEC 60909 standard for short circuit
current determination.
• Improve accuracy by using load flow results or the voltage
factor table to assign system prefault voltages for minimum
and maximum fault level calculations.
• Eliminate duplicate entry by sharing the same project
database and one-line diagrams with other PTW
study modules.
• Communicate effectively with one-line datablocks and
tabular reports.

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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.
• Options to use load flow 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 representation of the positive, negative, and zero sequence networks.
• Calculates near/far and meshed/non-meshed status for each source.
• Reports positive, negative, and zero sequence Thevenin impedance at each bus.
• Reports total initial symmetrical current I”k, and apparent power S”k.
• Reports total peak current, Ip.
• Reports total asymmetrical breaking current, Ib at four different user defined times.
• Reports symmetrical breaking current, Ib at four user defined times.
• Reports total aperiodic component of short circuit current, idc at four user defined times.
• Reports steady state symmetrical current, Ik at four user defined times.
• Reports steady state symmetrical apparent power, Sk.
• Reports Ib, and Idc for single phase to ground fault at four different user defined times.
• Reports system branch contributions to each fault location.

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IEC_61363 Short Circuit Study

The IEC_61363 Short Circuit Study module calculates the

current that flows in an electrical power system under abnormal
conditions. These currents must be calculated in order to
adequately specify electrical apparatus withstand and interrupt
ratings and selectively coordinate time current characteristics of
electrical protective devices.
The IEC 61363 Short Circuit study represents conditions that may
affect typical marine or offshore installations more significantly
than land-based systems, due to more emphasis on generator and
motor decay.
The calculation methods are intended for use on unmeshed
three-phase AC systems operating at 50Hz or 60Hz; having any
system voltage specified in IEC 60092-201 table 2; having one
or more different voltage levels; comprising generators, motors,
transformers, reactors, cables and converter units; having their
neutral point connected to the ship’s hull through an impedance;
or having their neutral point isolated from the ship’s hull.

Benefits

• Save time 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 ratings of installed equipment.
• Increase design reliability by supporting proper selection of circuit protection equipment for
protection and coordination.
• Reports AC and DC fault currents for 4 user defined times.
• Reports zero crossing time of
total current.

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Interface Options

• Use existing IEC 60909 input data with minimum IEC 61363 specific data required.
• Study report options to include different levels of calculation detail.

• Options to use Load Flow Results, Per Unit U0 (I0=0), or Rated U0 and I0 as the initial
voltage and current.

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Equipment Evaluation

The Equipment Evaluation Study module compares protective

device ratings against short-circuit calculations. The program also
checks for missing input data and compares continuous ratings
to calculated design and operating conditions. Equipment that
fails the evaluation are reported in table form and color-coded
in one-line diagrams. As with all PTW study modules, Equipment
Evaluation uses the same project database, integrating all balanced
and unbalanced/single-phase study modules, and allowing you to
examine existing projects without additional input requirements.

Benefits

• Design safer and more cost effective power systems.

• Reduces mistakes by systematically comparing continuous and short circuit currents to
equipment ratings.
• Save time by making all de-rating adjustments and by summarizing all necessary data into a
single easy-to-read table.
• Save time by flagging equipment that is in the marginal range or failed in the rating checks.
• Save time by running all related studies in a single mouse-click.
• Increases flexibility by allowing user-defined criteria for pass/marginal/fail.
• Increases flexibility by evaluating short circuit ratings, continuous ratings, or both.
• Communicate designs more effectively with professional reports and annotated
one-line diagrams.

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Interface Options

• Intuitive graphical interface enables navigation of device type and generation of study
results and reports.
• Study results can be printed in a concise report format or exported to an Excel
compatible spreadsheet.
• Choose from Equipment Evaluation reports and Datablocks or graphically identify
equipment that fails the evaluation in a color-coded one-line diagram.
• Clear and concise reporting of all equipment in a system enables easy diagnosis of
potential problems. Sort results by device type, status, bus, voltage, ampacity, and more.
• Input data evaluation and reporting to identify missing data or errors in input data.

Study Options

• Continuous rating checks includes cables, transformers, transmission lines, buses,

generators, protective devices, panels, and protective devices on individual panel circuits.
• Short circuit interrupting and withstand rating checks for protective devices, buses,
and schedules.
• Choose between balanced and unbalanced study results, protection, and non-protection
device types.
• Choose between bus or branch fault study results from ANSI, IEC, or comprehensive fault
analysis methods for evaluation.
• Equipment evaluations can be performed based upon used-defined limits or
system defaults.
• Considers X/R ratios when evaluating low voltage protective devices.

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TMS

The Transient Motor Starting Analysis module (TMS) is a state-of-

the-art time simulation program to analyze all aspects of motor
starting problems accurately.

TMS models up to 1500 motors dynamically throughout starting,

stopping, or reacting to load changes. In order to completely
examine motor starting problems, TMS has the capability to
dynamically represent motors which are already online at the
beginning of the simulation.

The complete network is continuously modeled throughout the

time simulation in order to properly represent the interactions
between motors and to be able to examine the effects of static
loads, transformer taps, generator voltage set points, and all other
network parameters.

Benefits
• Quickly examine and evaluate motors in your system for a variety of situations including; group
motors starting, motor starting with different system load configurations, motor start heating
problems, and evaluation of up to 9 motor starter types for reduced voltage starting schemes.
• Design efficient systems by determining optimal timing of staggered motor starting and re-
acceleration schemes.
• Customize solutions with adjustable source voltage, include/exclude utility source equivalent
impedance, and user definable time step for analysis.
• Communicate designs effectively with professional graphics and reports.

TMS Output
• Bus voltage
• Motor voltage
• Motor rotor current
• Load torque
• Motor speed
• Motor stator current
• Motor torque
• Accelerating torque
• Motor slip
• Reactive power (kVAR)
• Power factor
• Real power (kW)
• Total power (kVA)

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Features
• Compare alternative designs graphically on a single plot.
• Analyze torque speed characteristics of motors in actual system operation.
• Analyze motor load changes.
• Determine voltage dip impact of motor starting.
• Determine motor accelerating times.
• Allow modeling of sources
• Create user defined graphical data for loads and motors.
• Includes typical models for pumps, fans, compressors, grinders, blowers, and MG sets.
• Evaluate the interaction between multiple motors during starting conditions.
• Evaluate motor starting with different system load conditions and network configurations.
• Evaluate motor starting heating problems (l2t).
• Evaluate application of reduced voltage starters.
• Determine the optimal timing of staggered motor starting and re-acceleration schemes.
• Determine the impact of motor starting on other online motors.
• The time related output data includes: bus voltage, motor speed, motor slip, motor torque, load torque,
accelerating 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 acceleration setup.
• Excel reports of selected plot channels

Motor Starter Options

• 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)
Motor Group Acceleration Setup

Solution Modeling
• Models stator and rotor circuits of multiple motors with the entire system network in order to model
interaction between motors.
• Load models include torque-speed equations for fans, pumps, linear functions of speed, and user
specified torque speed curves.
• Utilizes a load flow solution to model multiple motors within the full network for each time step.
• Network may include any combination of constant kVA loads, constant current loads, and constant
impedance loads as well as generators which can schedule power and voltage within VAR limits.
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HI_WAVE

HI_WAVE simulates resonance and harmonic distortion in

industrial, commercial, and utility power systems. New power
systems may be examined before they are built and the harmonic
effects addressed during the design. Existing power systems may
be studied and corrective filter 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 characteristics.
Harmonic current and voltage sources may be defined at multiple
locations in the power system. Capacitor banks, single tune filters
and high pass filters may be included in the voltage and current
distortion evaluation, impedance resonance scans, and in harmonic
load flow results.
Any type of system design, with any combination of voltage
levels may be evaluated with this highly interactive, user
friendly software.

Benefits

• Save time and money by troubleshooting harmonic problems and evaluating alternative
solutions quickly.
• Improve power system reliability by identifying potential resonance conditions and minimizing
harmonic distortion.
• Minimize I2R heating losses and increase equipment life.
• Save money and improve designs by predicting resonance, distortion and filter effectiveness
before the system is built.

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Features
• Large library of feeders, transformers, and harmonic sources.
• Models radial, loop systems, and multiple independent systems with multiple voltage levels.
• Models harmonic voltage sources at buses, and/or current sources at loads and motors.
• Automatic modeling of all standard transformer connections, phase shift, and triplet harmonic paths.
• Automatic modeling of positive, negative and zero sequence networks.
• User-definable utility harmonic impedance.
• Models all filters and capacitors in harmonic load flow.
• Models loads as series RL or parallel RL at harmonic frequencies.
• Models non-linear frequency dependent effects for cables and transmission lines.
• Models non-linear frequency dependent effects for transformers.
• Harmonic source phase angles included in calculations.
• Single tune and high pass filter design calculators.
• Calculate telephone interference factors (TIF, IT).
• Frequency spectrum and locus plots for current and voltage distortion.
• Up to 20 steps per harmonic order frequency scan for all system resonance points with self or
mutual impedance options.
• Graphical results for voltage and current wave distortion.
• 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 multiple studies on the same graph.
• Detailed reports for distortion and frequency scan.
• Advanced sparse matrix and current injection techniques provide extremely fast solution times.
• Comprehensive documentation with teaching tutorial.
• Option to specify Point of Common Coupling (PCC) definitions.
• Compares calculated distortions for voltage and current at each harmonic and total distortions (THD)
at the Points of Common Coupling with the limits of the 1992 and 1996 IEEE 519 standards.

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Unbalanced & Single Phase Studies

PTW Unbalanced Studies simulates systems with single-phase,

two-phase and unbalanced three-phase load conditions. Phase and
sequence currents can be displayed for different operating and load
conditions including open-phase and simultaneous faults.

Studies include demand load analysis, sizing, load flow/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.

Benefits

• Design better systems where single-phase distribution

and unbalanced conditions may exist.
• Identify undersized circuits caused by unbalanced loads
before problems occur.
• Set negative sequence relays based on unbalanced
fault and load simulations to identify problems that
would otherwise go undetected until damage occurs.
• Communicate designs more easily with professional
reports and graphs.
• Evaluate alternatives quickly and easily to establish an
optimal design.

Interface Options

• 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 summation.
• Represent any combination 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 evaluation, reliability, and CAPTOR protective coordination modules.
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 Unbalanced & Single Phase Studies

Analysis Options

• Connected, demand, and design load analysis for each phase.

• Cable and transformer sizing based on design load of the largest phase.
• Load flow and voltage drop through each 1-phase, 2-phase, and 3-phase branch.
• Representation of transformer automatic Load-Tap-Change (LTC) options.
• Representation of mid-tap transformers.
• Representation of transformer no-load losses.
• Short circuit calculations including individual or simultaneous faults at different locations and
on any phase combinations.
• Optional capacitance to earth representation.
• Unbalanced load representation 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 multiple circuits, bundling, transposition,
and line sag effects.
• Option to specify sub-transient or transient generator impedance.

Typical Applications

• City distribution systems with three-phase and single-phase feeds.

• Rural utility distribution systems with three-phase and single-phase feeds.
• Campus distribution systems.
• Industrial plants to identify normal and abnormal unbalanced conditions.
• Commercial and institutional buildings with three-phase and single-phase loads and panels.
• Setting negative sequence relays to detect abnormal unbalanced conditions.
• Sizing equipment to projected design loads on largest phase.
• Short circuit, voltage drop or equipment sizing calculations for any single-phase, three-phase,
or mixed-phase power system.

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I*SIM

PTW I*SIM is a program for transient stability analysis. It is

designed to simulate system response during and after transient
disturbances such as faults, load changes, switching, motor
starting, loss of utility, loss of generation, loss of excitation, and
blocked governor events. I*SIM is designed to study today’s most
challenging simulation problems in one convenient and
easy-to-use program.

Benefits

• Simulate complicated disturbances and system responses to design safer and more reliable
power systems.
• Save time with built in IEEE standard exciter, turbine governor, power system stabilizers, static
VAR compensator (SVC), and wind generator controller models.
• Increase flexibility with a powerful graphical builder for user-defined controllers.
• Save time by running multiple case scenarios from a single action.
• Communicate designs more easily with professional reports and graphs.
• Evaluate alternatives quickly and easily to establish an optimal design.

Interface Options

• Graphical interface for system design, model selection, and study results.
• Stores multiple 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 alternative designs.
• Run multiple study scenarios as a single action.
• Compare results from multiple scenarios on the same graph.
• Plot phase and sequence voltage and current, speed, frequency, real and reactive power,
rotor angle, voltage angle, torque, Efd, Ifd, Ed”, Ed’, Eq”, Eq’, and more.
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 I*SIM

Custom Models in User-Defined Library

• Choose from over 100 standard models for machines, governors, exciters, power system stabilizers
(PSS), static 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 Options

• Dynamic response to power system disturbances.

• Flux-level representation of all machines including induction motors and doubly fed induction
generators in wind farms.
• Full dynamic representation of independent power systems (no infinite bus required).
• Simulate fault conditions and fault clearing for three-phase, single line, double line bus faults,
and branch faults anywhere along the line.
• Start, trip, and reclose on induction motors.
• Integrated motor parameter estimation for flux-level model.
• Frequency dependent network modeling with positive, negative, and zero sequence networks.
• Control event sequence with adjustable relay settings.
• Simulate load shedding, isolation from utility, transfer switching, loss of excitation, blocked
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Distribution Reliability

PTW Distribution Reliability calculates reliability indices and

cost effects for alternative system designs. Calculations include
alternative supplies, alternative network configurations, spare
equipment, time to repair, and cost impact of lost production.
Libraries for time-adjusted component failure rates and costs are
provided to save time and simplify system modeling.

Benefits

• Design more reliable power systems.

• Save costs by identifying and correcting system weaknesses
efficiently and systematically.
• Save time by using standard libraries of time-adjusted failure
rates and costs.
• Communicate designs more easily with professional reports
and graphs.
• Evaluate alternatives quickly and easily to establish an optimal design.
• Save time with pre-defined utility system configuration selections.

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Interface Options

• Shares common interface with balanced DAPPER studies, harmonic analysis, transient stability,
equipment evaluation, and CAPTOR protective coordination modules.
• Expanding tree structure to manage and compare multiple cases.
• User-defined time-based cost function for each load lost in outage.
• Repair time specification for each system component.
• Replace time and cost of spare specification for each systems component.
• Permanent, active, and temporary failure rates for each transformer.
• Permanent and active failure rates for each cable and cable termination.
• User-definable library of standard component reliability data.
• User-definable library for default cost function for loads lost in outage.

Study Options

• Repair, replace and switching options automatically evaluated.

• Reliability indices reported at each load and each bus.
• IEEE indices reported at each protective device.
• Options to include or exclude switches, fuses and load reliability in calculations.
• Option to repair or replace transformers.
• Cost evaluations for standard utility supply configuration alternatives.
• User-defined weighting preferences for operation, reliability, maintenance, recovery,
and cost factors.
• User-defined aging factors for failure rate and repair time.
• Reliability reports include MTTF, Failure Rate, MTTR, Annual Outage, ENNS, ECOST.
• Cost evaluation reports include equipment lists and costs for utility and distribution systems.
• Cost evaluation reports include summary value based on user-defined weighting factors.
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DC Systems Analysis

The DC System Analysis includes Battery Sizing, DC Load Flow, DC

Short Circuit (ANSI), and DC Short Circuit (IEC).

Comply with Industry Standards

Battery Sizing - IEEE standard 485 for sizing Lead-Acid batteries

and IEEE standard 1115-2000 for sizing Nickel-Cadmium batteries.
Determine the size of batteries to supply the worse case DC duty
cycle loads and AC emergency loads.

DC Load Flow - Calculates power, current, and voltage drop

profiles. Represents constant kW, I, and Z load types, and evaluates
all loading conditions for duty cycle loads and AC emergency loads.

DC Short Circuit - ANSI standard 399 and 946. Calculates the initial
rate of rise and peak fault current.

DC Short Circuit - IEC standard 61660. Calculates the peak fault

current, time constants, time to peak, and steady state conditions.

Benefits

• Save time with an intuitive scenario manager interface.

• Communicate designs effectively with graphical and text base results.
• Improve decisions by quickly comparing resulting curves from different scenarios.
• Increase productivity by modeling both DC and AC systems in a single project.
• Reduce mistakes by evaluating all loading conditions and duty cycle loads.
• Battery Sizing and Load Flow
automatically calculates AC
emergency loads and their
impact on the DC system to
help you design safer and
more reliable systems.
• Option to include/exclude
source impedance for
batteries and swing
generators load flow studies.

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 DC Systems Analysis

DC Equipment Library

• Battery Library - Rt Curve and Discharge Curve for Lead-Acid and Nickel-Cadmium batteries.
• 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 Battery
• Nickel-Cadmium Battery
• Rectifier
• DC Cable
• DC Bus/Node
• DC Load
• DC Motor

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GroundMat

PTW GroundMat is a program for substation ground grid design

and analysis. It is designed to help optimize grid design or
reinforce existing grids of any shape. It uses a general-purpose
finite element algorithm for potential analysis and graphical
facilities to validate ground system efficiency.

Benefits

• Design safer and more cost effective ground grids.

• Save time with graphical entry and display.
• Communicate designs more easily with professional reports and graphs.
• Evaluate alternatives quickly and easily to establish an optimal design.
• Save time with design wizard capabilities.
• PTW GroundMat is an important tool every power system engineer should have.

Solution Algorithms

• Finite element analysis of the

ground conductors.
• Finite element analysis of the
ground rods.
• Grid conductor current
displacement using Matrix analysis.

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Analysis Options

• Calculate touch voltage, step voltage, and earth potential.

• Calculate grid potential and grid equivalent resistance.
• Report a bill of materials according to material types.
• Report current distributions in all grid conductors.
• Option to use IEEE standard 80 or IEC standard 479 for safety analysis.
• Earth model analysis from field measurements based on IEEE standard 80, Sunde method, or gradient method.
• User-definable fault current or fault current calculation.
• Ability to analyze multiple ground systems.
• Ability to analyze the potential rise for each grounding system including neighboring passive grids or rods.
• Safety analysis including surface materials, based on body weight and exposure time.
• Calculation of maximum permissible touch and step voltages.
• Comprehensive report for grid and rod configuration.
• Comprehensive report for surface potential analysis featuring station data and currents diffused to
ground by the grid elements.
• Danger point evaluation.

Interface Options

• 2D Grid Editor for graphical layout of grid conductors.

• Tree list for multiple grid groups.
• Multiple line segments available to form any station site shape.
• Create and store alternative 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/profile wizards to setup initial system.
• 3D/2D representation of grid and rod configuration.
• 3D display of touch voltage, step voltage, and earth potential plots.
• Report viewer for text reports.
• Cut, copy, and paste grid/rod segments in spreadsheet.
• Range-checking for simulation parameters.
• User-defined thresholds for danger area evaluation.
• User-defined color coding for graphical safety analysis.
• Metric and English units.
• Group print function.

Project Setup Options

• Equivalent ground fault calculator for fault current estimation.

• Store multiple 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 alternative designs.
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ArcCalc

ArcCalc calculates the incident energy and arc flash boundary for
any point in a power system. Minimum and maximum arcing short
circuit currents are calculated using broad tolerances to provide
conservative results with estimated system data.

ArcCalc saves time by automatically determining trip times

from the protective device settings. Incident energy, arc flash
boundaries, and PPE are calculated following the NFPA 70E, IEEE
1584, and CSA-Z462 standards.

Benefits

• Calculator-style interface makes complex calculations 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 alternatives quickly and easily to understand the possible hazard.
• Improve safety margins with user-definable arcing fault tolerances.
• Improve safety margins with user-definable fault source and impedance tolerances.
• Save time by automatically generating arc flash labels and work permits.
• Avoid potential fines, lost productivity, and increased insurance and litigation costs.

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 ArcCalc

Interface Options

• Simple calculator-style interface.

• Network one-line includes user-definable fault source, cable, transformer, and motor.
• Protection can be located anywhere on the one-line relative 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 protective device trip characteristics.
• One-line display annotated with input data, short circuit values, trip times, and flash hazard.
• Bus and branch arcing fault values are calculated, and trip times are automatically determined from
the protective device settings.
• Arc Flash labels are automatically produced
to comply with NEC 110.16 labeling
requirements and can be printed in any size.
• Create custom labels in any size with
user-defined logos, text, comments, field
placement, and local language support.

Study Options

• Option to follow the NFPA 70E,IEEE 1584,

and CSA-462 standards.
• Option to report in English or Metric units.
• Option to adjust arcing fault tolerance.
• Allows representation of differential, zone-
interlocking, photo-sensing, and other
special instantaneous protection schemes.
• Induction motors can be included for a user-
defined time.
• Maximum arc duration may be specified for
situations with long trip times.

ArcCalc versus Arc Flash Evaluation

ArcCalc calculates the incident energy and arc flash boundary and selects the Personal
Protection Equipment (PPE) for a single point in a simplified power system. Minimum and
maximum arcing short circuit currents are calculated using broad tolerances to provide
conservative results with estimated system data.

PTW Arc Flash Evaluation allows you to build a system model for your entire power system.
Once the system model is built, the Arc Flash module calculates the incident energy and flash
boundary at every location in the power system.

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CABLE-3D

CABLE quickly solves complex three-dimensional cable pulling

tension and sidewall pressure calculations, allowing you to make
rapid and accurate design decisions. Don’t leave installation to chance.

Benefits

• Eliminate costly cable damage.

• Save time with graphical entry
and display.
• Communicate designs more
easily with professional
reports and graphs.
• Evaluate alternatives quickly
and easily to establish an
optimal design.
• CABLE-3D is an important tool
every power system engineer,
designer, and contractor needs.

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 CABLE-3D

Analysis Options

• Calculates cumulative pulling tension through each pull profile.

• Calculates side wall pressure for each segment of the pull profile.
• Calculates jam ratios, clearances and percent fills.
• Automatically calculates forward and reverse pulls through each pull profile.
• Simulates single, triangular, cradled and diamond cable configurations.
• Suitable for any type of cable and pulling profile.

Interface Options

• Unlimited pulling profiles.

• Unlimited segments in each pulling profile.
• Cable, raceway and lubricant library.
• 3D graphical display.
• Extensive on-line help.
• Simple single-screen interface.

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PTW-Viewer

PTW Viewer is the perfect tool to provide an interactive electrical

model to your customers. Rather than paging through long reports,
your customers can display results on the interactive one-line,
view time-current curves, print arc flash labels, and many other
activities. With the Viewer there is no chance of inadvertent
modifications to the power system model.

Benefits

• Open, view, print, and export all study results from any project without a full version of PTW.
• Create new one-lines from existing components and expand the one-lines.
• Modify or create new datablocks and apply them to any one-line and TCC.
• Adjust component position in existing one-lines and add annotations.
• View different 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.

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 PTW-Viewer

• Access to the Component Editor to view specifications of each component for all designs
and projects.

• View tabular and graphical representations of completed studies.

• PTW Viewer is a tool that can be used by anyone to easily grasp the content of an existing power
system model without having to purchase the full PTW software package!
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SKM Power*Tools for Windows
INTEGRATED SOFTWARE FOR POWER ENGINEERS

SKM
Interface Power*Tools Competition
• Multiple one-line diagrams can be associated with each project for better YES NO
system organization and presentation.
• Datablocks define custom formats for viewing and printing input data and YES NO
study results on one-line diagrams and TCCs.
• User-defined queries select and display groups of data with common attributes. YES NO
• Component Editor to display and edit components from scrolling list.
• Data Probe to display interactive full size datablock. YES NO
• Interchangeable ANSI, IEC, and custom symbols. YES NO
• Automatically expand and collapse areas of the one-line diagrams to create YES NO
custom drawings that best communicate the system design and study results. YES NO
• User-defined textblocks can be placed on one-line diagrams to display notes,
study reports, and load schedules.
• Context sensitive on-line help with linked examples. YES FEW
• Project Revision and Scenario Manager for “what if” comparisons.
YES FEW
YES NO
Studies
• Protective coordination fully integrated with one-line diagram and YES NO
component editor interface.
• Arc Flash calculations fully integrated with protective coordination YES NO
and fault studies.
• Selective Coordination allow searches for up-to-down and down-to-up YES NO
equipment pairs.
• User-definable levels of upstream mis-coordination in Arc Flash. YES NO
• Fault analysis options for traditional, ANSI, and IEC methods. YES FEW
• Efficient current injection power flow solutions. YES FEW
• Demand load analysis for reporting connected, demand and design loads for YES NO
global diversity and sizing calculations.
• Feeder and transformer sizing calculations. YES FEW
• Dynamic Motor Starting calculations. YES FEW
• Integrated Panel, MCC, and Switchboard Load Schedules. YES FEW
• Integrated Single-Phase and Unbalanced 3-Phase Studies for Demand Load, YES NO
Load Flow, Short Circuit, and Panel Schedules.
• Integrated DC Studies. YES FEW
• Integrated Transient Stability Studies and User-defined models. YES NO
• Integrated Harmonic Analysis. YES FEW

Compatibility
• Multi-user network support. YES FEW
• User-defined Import/Export data templates. YES NO
• Export to Windows Metafile, DXF, and ASCII compatible files. YES FEW

Reporting
• Output form options to print one-line diagrams, reports, and TCC drawings to YES NO
custom formatted page layout.
• Printing support for shrink to fit or multi-page output. YES NO
• Custom report formats through Crystal Reports. YES FEW
• Custom spreadsheet formats for reports, tables, and schedules. YES NO
• Group print function to print selected group of one-lines, labels, TCCs, and YES NO
reports in custom form layout (batch printing).

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 Electrical Engineering Software
DAPPER® Integrated Electrical Analysis Software
Comprehensive Three Phase and Unbalanced Short-Circuit Studies, Load Flow Study, Demand Load Study, Feeder and Transformer Sizing Study,
Impact Motor Starting Study, and Load Schedules.

CAPTOR® Time-Overcurrent Coordination

Graphical Time-Overcurrent Coordination. Integrated with one-lines, short-circuit modules, Equipment Evaluation, and Arc Flash.
Comprehensive protective device library.

Arc Flash Evaluation

Calculates the incident energy and arc flash boundary for each bus in the system. Trip times are automatically determined from the protective
device settings and arcing fault current values. Incident energy and arc flash boundaries are calculated based on accumulated fault values. Clothing
requirements are specified from a user-defined clothing library. Clearing times can be reduced based on current-limiting capabilities. Complies with
OSHA, NFPA 70E, NEC 110.16, and IEEE 1584 requirements. Generates custom labels and work permits. Also available as ArcCalc, a simplified 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 solutions for low, medium and high voltage systems and
for symmetrical, momentary and interrupting calculations.

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 Evaluation Report

Automatically compares short-circuit ratings, withstand ratings. Applies de-rating adjustments and user defined pass/ marginal/failed criteria.
Includes error checking for input data and topology.

TMS Transient Motor Starting Simulation

Time-based motor starting simulation with graphical output. Includes reduced voltage and capacitor starting, graphical motor and load models.

HI_WAVE Harmonic Investigation and Filter Design

Frequency Scan, Harmonic Current, Voltage Distortion, Harmonic Load Flow and Interactive Filter Design.

UNBALANCED/SINGLE PHASE STUDIES

Load flow, short-circuit, demand load analysis, sizing, and load schedules. Reports single-phase loads and unbalanced operating conditions including
phase and sequence currents and voltages.

I*SIM Dynamic Simulation and Transient Stability

Dynamic Response to Power System Electro-Mechanical Disturbances, Generator Sizing and Stability, Flux Level Machine Representation. User
Defined 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 distribution systems with either radial or loop configuration. 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 alternative designs.

DC Systems Analysis
Battery Sizing, Load Flow, & Short Circuit Analysis. Evaluate all loading conditions for DC duty cycle loads and AC emergency loads. Complies with IEEE
std. 485, 1115, 399, 946, and IEC std. 61660.

GROUND MAT Substation Ground Grid Design and Analysis

Optimizes grid design using general purpose finite element algorithm for potential analysis and graphical facilities to validate grounding
systems efficiency.

IEE Wiring regulation Sizing

Integrates the rules and data tables from the IEE Wiring Regulation to size cables based on the design loads of the power system. Automatically select
the correct table from the IEE Wiring Regulation and pick the proper cable size.

CABLE-3D
Solves complex three-dimensional cable pulling tension and sidewall pressure calculations.

PTW VIEWER
Read-only version of PTW for displaying, printing, and exporting 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.

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 WHO BENEFITS FROM PTW?
Any engineer or designer who needs to:
Design new electrical power systems
Document an existing power system
Check available system fault currents
Check system protective coordination
Summarize system loads and size equipment
Evaluate capacitor size and placement
Evaluate generator stability and protection
Study harmonic sensitivity
Study motor starting effects
Document Arc Flash hazard levels

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