ETAP study A PSA SIMPLIFIES DESIGN WORK.ppt

ETAP study A PSA SIMPLIFIES DESIGN WORK.ppt

1. PSA Software Simplifies Design work
Electricalsystemdesignisnobigsecret
Itisjustthatitistimeconsuming,
Technologyandpowersystemsoftwareshavefacilitated
theelectricaldesignprocessby:-
–automatingrepetitiveandtime-consumingtasks,
andby
–standardizingandmanagingdesigndata.

2. PSA Software Simplifies Design work
Itincreasesproductivityandeliminatesorminimizeserrors
comparedtothemanualdesign.
Mostsoftwareareusuallynotahands-off,totally
automatedones.
Thesearebeingusedtocheckthedesignsdeveloped.
Actuallytheycheckwhethercompetentdesignengineers
areontherighttrack.

3. PSA Software Simplifies Design work
AselectricalsystemdesignworkgrowsmorecomplexPC
basedcommercialelectricalpowersystemsoftwareoffers
agreatdealofhelp.
Facingmoretimeandbudgetconstraints,andtheneedto
gettingprojectsdesignedrightthefirsttime,engineerswill
havetouseelectricaldesignsoftware.
Thesoftwareisgivingusersmoretoolsthaneverto
–quicklyandaccuratelyperformcomplexcalculations
and
–design/evaluatesystemsforreal-worldapplications.

4. PSA Software Simplifies Design work
Inshortpowersystemsoftwarehaveactuallybecome
indispensableastheelectricalsystemandintegrationof
discretecomponentsofprojectsgrowmorecomplex.
Thedifferentbrandsofsoftwarehavereallyevolvedand
streamlinedthingscomparedtowhentheywerefirstused,
yearsago.
Thiswasn'talwaysthecasewhenthesetoolswasfirst
marketed.

5. PSA Software Simplifies Design work
Whentheystarted,thesesoftwaresoftenproduced
erroneousresultsthatwerequiteobvioustoanengineer.
Butnowthattheproductshavegonethroughthemilland,
they'remuchmorereliable
Mostofthepowersystemstudyengineerswhohaveseen
theemergenceofdesignsoftwarewillhaveseenthese
becomingmoreuser-friendlyandcapableovertheyears.

6. PSA Software Simplifies Design work
AftersettingupthesystemSLDcompletewithswitchgear,
cablesandothercomponents,thesoftwarechecksload
flows,andflagsoralertsoverloadedcircuitsorvoltage
violationsatplantbus.
Thesoftwarealsocalculatesshort-circuitratingsateach
pointinthesystemtohelpinselectingswitchgear,panel
boards,distributionequipmentandcableratings,andalso
performselectivecoordinationstudies.

7. PSA Software Simplifies Design work
Mostofthebrandedpowersystemsoftware,apartfrom
performingavarietyofcomplexcalculations,alsoreflects
emergingdesigntrends.
Theabilityofmoresoftwarepackagestoperformarcflash
analysisstandsasanexampleofsoftwaredevelopers'
effortstoaddimportantfunctionality.

8. PSA Software Simplifies Design work
Inelectricaldesign,thingstendtoevolve,andnew
concernswithrespecttodistributionsystemsemerges
Meansarenowbuiltintosomesoftwarepackagesto
calculatetheenergyreleasewhenapanelorswitchboard
failsthatcausesanarcflash.
Softwarewillcalculatethatenergyreleasebasedonshort-
circuitandprotectionsettingstudiesandprovide
informationastothetypeofprotectiveequipmentthat
personnelwillneedwhentheyworkonthesystem

9. PSA Software Simplifies Design work
Powersystemsoftwarehaveadvancedtolinktogetherwith
asuiteofmultipledisciplinesuiteofothersoftware
Electricalengineersareincreasinglyinterestedinbeing
abletomeshlinkelectricalworkwiththatofmechanical,
civil,piping,andotherdisciplines.
Thishasledthesoftwarecompaniestoadapttonew
electricaldesignsoftwareplatforms.

10. PSA Software Simplifies Design work
IntergraphCorp.'snewSmartPlantElectricalsoftware
offersbetterlinkagetotheSmartPlantplantdesignsuite,
givingusersawaytotietheirdesignsanddatabasesto
thosegeneratedbymechanical,piping,civil,andstructural
designers.
Theseinterlinkedpackageshaveenabledengineerstodo
standardthingsliketrackingcableruns,calculating
voltagedrops,andmaintainingequipmentloadlists,
Oneofthemainbenefitswillbetokeepeveryoneinvolved
inaprojectinthesamedatabaseratherthaninindividually
generatedspreadsheets

11. PSA Software Simplifies Design work
Everythingthatengineersdowillbecapturedinadatabase
andusedtoproducedrawings,templates,reports,
specificationsorwhateverisneeded.
Itwilltakecareofallthecalculations,trackrevisions,and
alertouruserstochangesinotherdesignsthatcould
affectourwork,suchasmotorsizes.
Theadvantageofusingthisnewapproachofinterlinked
softwareistogetallthedatabasestalkingtoeachother.

12. PSA Software Simplifies Design work
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