Electrical Short Circuit Sotware?
Electrical Short Circuit Sotware?
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Does anyone know of a GOOD software package for short circuit calculations? Our company bought EDSA some time ago (hey, the sales-guy made it look so friendly)and we have since found that it has a pathetic "users manual" thus requiring several thousands of extra dollars for training.






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I use many softwares but none like Digsilent Power Factory
Visit: http://www.digsilent.de/
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Saltan: The short circuit studies are mainly for small (10 - 20 MW) hydroelecric projects. We generally do a short circuit study and use the results (in pspice) to do a TRV study.
Borti: We have a potential buyer for EDSA and the EDSA training costs are > $2000!
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DIgSILENT Power Factory is a powerful software!!
www.digsilent.de
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Regards,
Gene Hidalgo, PE
Senior Electrical Engineer
Federal Aviation Administration.
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(of which I used and tested earlier revisions for pre-release)
ETAP was created by downloading and copying/modifying the power analysis routines off of a main-frame computer used at Fluor corp., by a then employee and former college instructor, Farook Shakooh. It was kept in the original operating code format but for the PC user interface "pages" which were written in a more user-friendly code.
The company that its creator started, OTI, has slowly grown to be virtually a worldwide reference for distribution system design and testing.
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But what is definitely worthwhile is getting input from all users before you buy the new one. I have been lumbered with using a package that is great for the distribution planning boys, but is a complete dog for my transmission protection studies. (Gues who specified and bought it). The interfaces to the corporate databases are all set in concrete, so I just have to make do with fixes and work-arounds because the funds aren't there to support two sets.
DO NOT listen to those who reckon the program they are using is the bee's knees, unless you are sure their needs are the same as yours. And even then, be sure you know what compromises they are accepting, because they all require them.
Some things I would look for in a program would be:
1] can it do everything all users need
2] can it do most of what all users want
3] will it run on my platform (Windows, Linux, Unix, MacOS or whatever)
4] does it have restrictive licencing requirements, dongles, etc
5] can I get my system data into the database and maintain it?
6] can I convert my old data to the new format easily?
7] can I get data in and out (copy and paste, etc) using standard cross-application functions (eg OLE, ActiveX controls etc in Windows)
8] is it compatible with the network my machines are on?
Good luck!
Bung
Life is non-linear...
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