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The Future of Power System

Engineering & Operation Today

ETAP 12 release is the latest upgrade of the market-leading

electrical power system design and operation software. The new

analysis features and enhanced capabilities effectively enable

optimized design, increasing safety, quality, and productivity.

ETAP 12 Faster Than Real-TimeTM solution provides for better

decision making, improved operations management, cost

saving, and compliancy.

As the industrys market leader, ETAP delivers the future of

power systems engineering and operation - today.

Innovation

Automation

Collaboration

New Features

& Capabilities

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Elements & Database

Auto-Connect

Automatic equipment connection mode

Automated selection of available pins

Auto connection to closest highlighted

element

Auto Disconnect & Reconnect

Switching Device

Interlock Enforcer Auto enforcement of switching

interlock logics

Automatic pre & post switchinglogicverication

Interlock based on circuit breakerpositions or meter readings

Automaticinterlockconictchecking

Ability to model cascade control of

switching devices

Active monitoring of switching interlock

violations

Switching plan validation against

hazardous actions

Integrated operation with Switching

Sequence Management

Cable Manager

Batch cable management

Customizable cable reports

Multi-cable sizing & shock protection

evaluation

Intelligentsearch/ltering

Cable System

Automatic cable sequence

impedance calculation

Cable Constants

Cable Armor thermal calculation

Cable Sheath thermal calculation

Calculations based on BS 5467,

BS 7671 & IEC 60364s

Multiple Language Support

Interface & Help File in six languages:

- English - Chinese

- Portuguese - Japanese- Russian - Spanish

Output reports in seven languages:

- English - Chinese- Portuguese - Japanese

- Russian - Spanish

- German

Photovoltaic (PV) Panels

Discrete DC PV panel element

Constant current source modeling

Model individual PV panels

Detailed modeling considers string

cables & combiner boxes

AC & DC system analysis

Extensive Manufacturer / Model library

Modeling based on P-V & I-V curves

License Borrowing

Network license checkout

License Borrowing Manager

Flexible License Borrowing duration

LicenseCongurationUtility

Polyline Textbox

Freehand polyline shapes & styles

Graphicallydenerevisionboundaries

Dynamic textbox object

Save with OLV Templates

Data Exchange - DataX Legacy program conversion to ETAP

Automatic one-line creation

Protective device library mapping

Convertusingnativeleformats

Built-in conversions for SKM

Dapper & Captor, PSSE,EasyPower

Project Merge

Multi-user project management

Parallel ETAP project development

Self contained snapshots of the

parent & branch projects

Merge Base & Revision Data

Merge TCCs Views

Transformer

2W & 3W buried Delta transformer

Calculation of zero sequence based on

test data

Core & Shell type construction

3L, 4L & 5L models

Engineering Libraries

NewVeried&Validatedlibrarydata

4,800 newly added library devices:

- Circuit Breakers - Relays- Trip Devices - Fuses

- Cables - Harmonic Source

Interharmonics

Interharmonic modeling & simulation

Performvoltageickerlimitationstudies

Interharmonic distortion indices: IEC 61000

Handling of harmonics up to 250th order

Automatic interharmonic frequency generat

Auto harmonic spectrum generation: IEEE

Adjustable harmonic current base

Adaptive Newtown-Raphson method

Open Phase Fault

Series fault or open phase condition model

Load Flow

Adaptive Newton-Raphson method

Fast convergence for systems with negligib

impedance

Handling of transmission series compensat

AC Arc Flash Analysis

3 & 1-Phase Arc Flash Sequence-of-Opera

Graphical display of protective device tripsequence

Vericationofdevicedutypriortoarcash

calculations

Enhanced source protective device capabil

Enhanced Arc Flash result analyzer

User-denedincidentenergycorrectionfac

Enhanced display of results on the one-line

diagram

DC Arc Flash Analysis

Maximum power method

Stokes & Oppenlander method Paukert me

Determine incident energy

Assessarcashprotectionboundary

Customizearcashlabels

DC Arc Flash result analyzer

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Predictive simulation from web clients

Dynamicalarmnotication

Enhanced web dashboards

Geospatial HMI views with real-time data

Unifed Architecture

Web-based visualization & control

Thin client support via IEC 62541 standards

Secured communication for web clients

Intelligent Fast Load Shedding

Breaker failure detection & management

Analysis Modules

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