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arc flash analysis software

Reduce Risk, Improve Safety, Enforce Compliance
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Industry Leader in Comprehensive Arc Flash Software Solutions
ETAP Arc Flash Analysis software brings you new and enhanced capabilities which allow for faster and easier performance of arc flash hazard analysis. Identify and analyze high risk arc flash areas in your electrical system with greater flexibility by simulating various incident energy mitigation methods.

Arc Flash is a completely integrated module that solves multiple scenarios to determine worst-case incident energy levels. It also produces professional reports and high quality arc flash labels at a press of a button.

Most Capable & User-Friendly
arc flash hazard assessment solution
 
  • IEEE 1584a 2004
  • NFPA 70E 2000, 2004, & 2009
  • 1-Phase, 3-Phase, & UPS Systems Calculations
  • Enclosed & Open Air Equipment
  • Integrated with ETAP Short-Circuit ANSI / IEC
  • Integrated with ETAP Star Device Coordination
  • Work Permits & Data Sheets
  • Arc Flash Result Analyzer
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Complies with Standards...
  • IEEE 1584a 2004
  • IEEE 1584 2002
  • NEC 110.6
  • NESC
  • NFPA 70E 2009
  • CSA Z462 2008
  • OSHA 29 CFR 1910
  • ASTM D 120-02a
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automated arc flash analysis
  • Automatically determine the Arcing Fault Clearing Time
  • Instant determination of the flash protection, prohibited, restricted, & limited approach boundaries according to NFPA 70E
  • Determine individual arcing current contributions
  • Generate arc flash labels for every incoming main circuit breaker cubicle, load circuit breaker, & motor starter bucket
  • Generate arc flash labels for every load terminal point including induction motors, synchronous motors, capacitor banks, & static loads
 
IEEE & NFPA Features

The following capabilities are available to comply with IEEE and NFPA guidelines:

  • Limit the incident energy based on maximum fault
    clearing time (e.g., two seconds)
  • Built-in empirical equation range limits alerts &
    grounding configurations
  • Automatically distinguish between load & line side protective devices
  • User-definable & typical IEEE Equipment Gap between conductors for buses & X-factors (based on IEEE 1584)
  • Automatically handle Incident Energy calculation for LV buses (e.g., 208 volts) fed by transformers rated less than 125 kVA
  • Automatically assign hazard category for LV (<240 volts) with bolted current less than 10 kA
 
Simple Operation
  • Run multiple arc flash simulations with one-click & analyze all of the different results in minutes
  • Define your own parameters or use system-calculated results to determine the incident energy
  • Use the Quick Incident Energy Calculator to analyze “what if” scenarios at every bus
a comprehensive arc flash safety program
 
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capabilities
  • Automatic consideration of generator AC decay & decrement curve
  • AC Motor short circuit current decay handling
  • Time varying fault clearing time calculation short circuit current decay
  • Arc flash calculations for 3-phase & 1-phase panel / UPS systems
  • Extended search past the point of multiple upstream source
  • Radial & multiple source system handling
  • Automatic or user-defined source protective device search algorithm option
  • Modeling of differential relays, maintenance mode switches, & arc flash photo-sensors
  • Zone Selective Interlock Protection (ZSIP) representation
  • Generate IEEE 1584 & NFPA 70E look-up table results for different working distances & generate simple summary reports to communicate the results to personnel
  • Alerts for PPE ATPV rating violations (maximum allowable PPE arc rating alerts)
  • Comprehensive library of protective devices
 
arc flash result analyzer
The Arc Flash Result Analyzer is a time-saving tool that allows you to compare and analyze different reports coming from different projects, within the same directory, in a single display. You can compare the results of general information about the project or more specific information such as the results contained from buses, protective devices, or load terminals in an arc flash study.
  • Sort results from different studies by multiple criteria
  • Find the worst-case incident energy results
  • Quickly isolate & identify arc flash mis-coordination
  • Find which protective devices failed to operate
  • Filter out & analyze only the higher hazard category results
  • Filter out all equipment with % Ia variation problems
  • Locate slow responding protective devices
  • Export customized AF results to Excel reports
  • Analyze the results in Metric or English units
  • Color code & filter results by category
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work permits & data sheets
  • Customizable energized electrical work permits
  • Custom data sheets to communicate arc flash study parameters
  • Defining hazard categories based on NFPA 70E or your safety program requirements
  • Generate IEEE 1584 & NFPA 70E look-up table results for different working distances
  • Generate simple summary reports to communicate arc flash results to personnel
  • Alerts for PPE ATPV rating violations (maximum allowable PPE arc rating alerts)
  • Find the safest mode of operation for maintenance work
 
reporting
  • Calculated results are displayed automatically on the one-line diagram
  • Print assorted sizes (4"x 6", 4"x 4", 3"x 3") of arc flash labels to Brady® Label printers or DuraLabel® Pro printers
  • Print arc flash labels to Avery® Permanent Durable ID templates
  • Print labels in multiple languages
  • Plot incident energy vs. time & arcing current in Star (for coordination)
  • MS Excel reports for bus & individual protective device arc flash analysis results
  • Hundreds of customizable arc flash label templates are available
arc flash labels | ETAP arc flash analysis software Multiple Language Arc Flash Labels: Automatically generate and print arc flash labels in English, Spanish, Portuguese, & French
   
arc flash brady labels and duralabel | ETAP arc flash analysis software Label Printer Support: ETAP supports different label printers including Brady® Label & DuraLabel® Pro and high quality material Avery® Labels
Global Data Entry for Equipment
Speed up data entry for your arc flash projects by globally applying arc flash analysis data based on equipment type and voltage rating.
  • Global definition of arc flash analysis data eliminates the need to specify this information in each bus
  • Global definition of working distance, bus gaps, approach boundaries, & voltage-rated glove classes
  • Specify Arc Flash Analysis Data based on IEEE 1584 2002 or user-defined values
  • Globally select Shock Hazard Analysis Data based on NFPA 70E 2004, 2009 or user-defined settings
  • Globally change the class settings given by ASTM D 120-02a Standard for voltage-rated protective gloves
  • Updates can be made globally without having to modify each bus editor individually
Motor Contributions & Low Voltage Equipment Handling
ETAP makes it easier to specify considerations that should be applied to low voltage equipment such as motors and transformers based on NFPA 70E 2009 & IEEE 1584.
 
  • Consider motor fault current decay during the arc flash calculation
  • Automatically exclude small motor contributions entirely from the simulation
  • Automatically identify & exclude transformers with relatively low voltage & kVA
  • Assign a hazard category to these types of equipments automatically based on fault current ranges
motor contributions and low voltage equipment handling hazard category for low voltage equipment
Safety managers, engineers, maintenance staff, and consultants
benefit from these solutions with speed and ease.