On July 23, 2012, ETAP kicked-off its
Annual Partner Summit for its global network of Business, Strategic, and Technology Partners. This interactive Global Summit refines the vision, objectives, and goals for its partner ecosystem, and provides training, support, information sharing, and collaboration venues for the development and execution of successful partnering.
ETAP System Integrators, Solution Providers, Education, and Technology Partners delivered engaging business and technical presentations covering a wide range of topics including; Partner Program, Partnering Success Stories, ETAP product and road map updates, ETAP Real Time, ETAP Product Showcases, Smart Data Centers, Smart Grid and Microgrid Solutions, Intelligent Load Shedding and Real-Time applications.
The agenda included partnership building and teaming opportunities through a number of social events and networking opportunities as well, that was enjoyed by all.
On May 23, 2012, ETAP Canada Ltd., an Authorized ETAP Representative, hosted a 4-hour ETAP 101 simulcast, broadcast live from ETAP’s corporate headquarters in California for its Canadian audience.
This first of a kind event from ETAP Canada Ltd. was viewed from PC, Boardrooms, and at six separate Cineplex Theatres located throughout Canada. Participants attending the theater venue networked with peers, enjoyed the presentation in an engaging large screen format, and snacked on complimentary food and beverages.
ETAP 101 Seminars provide an introduction to the Design, Analysis, and Operation of Power Systems. Participants gained a better understanding of how to solve some of the challenges of power systems design and operation, and how ETAP Software simplifies and speeds work. Topics covered included:
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ETAP recently donated an ETAP power-lab software package valued at nearly $125,000 to
West Virginia University Institute of Technology. This donation includes a lifetime license allowing up to 20 students to work concurrently on projects, studies, and research. ETAP’s giving program promotes the pursuit of academic excellence and the advancement of power systems studies.
“The ETAP software package is one of the leading packages used both nationally and internationally by the well-renowned electrical power systems industries,” explained Dr. Surinder Ram, professor of electrical and computer engineering, who facilitated the donation.
The academic edition of ETAP Enterprise Solution provides educational institutions with access to the latest technology for the design, modeling, simulation and operation of electrical power systems. Blending ETAP into standard power system curriculum gives students an excellent opportunity to learn and apply essential power system concepts utilizing the most sophisticated electrical engineering software package available for offline solutions.
Dr. Stephen Goodman, chair of the department of electrical and computer engineering, said, “We’re grateful for this gift since it allows us to bring more of the latest technology into our classrooms.”
The ETAP software is used for both instruction and research in power system courses in the Electrical Engineering Department at Louisiana State University. Most of the students taking these courses are seniors or graduate students. A large number of students in the power system area are now being exposed to the software at LSU thanks to the generosity of ETAP.
Introduction of ETAP is taught in the senior/graduate level course “Power System Modeling and Analysis with Laboratory.” In the laboratory part, power system analysis is performed using this software for load-flow, fault analysis, compensator design, and transmission line studies.
ETAP is utilized as a teaching tool at the graduate level courses. Courses such as “Advance Power System Protection” intimately integrate the software into the subject matter. ETAP software is also aids graduate students in performing power system studies on several research projects including:
- Renewable effects on distribution lines
- Network protector study
- Fault diagnostics agent for distribution lines
- Reliability of power systems with penetration of renewable sources
“We are truly grateful for OTI’s support and look forward to our continued partnership,” said Tammy Abshire, CFRE Associate Director of Development & Stewardship, LSU College of Engineering.
The nuclear industry has a high level of regulatory standards that are met by ETAP’s strict quality measures, evident in the fact that, in the US, ETAP is the only High Impact power system analysis software approved for nuclear use.
ETAP is Verified and Validated (V&V) against field results, real system measurements, established programs, and hand calculations in order to ensure its technical accuracy. Each release of ETAP undergoes a complete V&V process using hundreds of test cases for each and every calculation module.
ETAP is driven to constantly be refined and enhanced for the nuclear community. ETAP annually hosts the ETAP Nuclear Utility User Conference in order for attendees to discuss project experiences and the capability for ETAP to optimize nuclear utility power systems. This year’s conference takes place June 21-23, followed by a symposium on June 24.
The United States is home to 64 nuclear power plants which are responsible for producing approximately 20% of the nation’s electricity. The important nature of nuclear power plants is unmistakable, which makes it all the more significant that 94% of U.S. nuclear plants use ETAP electrical engineering software to manage their power systems.
ETAP prides itself in providing superior engineering services and is proud to be the software of choice for nuclear power systems management across the United States.
ETAP is celebrating 25 years of expertise in power analysis and automation utilized for electrical engineering projects worldwide. Over 100,000 licenses have been issued in over 100 countries for power systems encompassing everything from generation to utilization.
Incorporated in 1986, OTI released the first version of ETAP power system analysis and design software. Since then, major milestones and achievements by the company include nuclear certification, the development and launch of ETAP Real-Time™ Power Management System, ISO 9001 certification, High Impact certification, and continuous improvements in software features and functionality up to and including the upcoming release – ETAP 11.
Market share growth of ETAP in all sectors of power systems has been consistently strong, including 94% of operating United States nuclear plants standardizing on ETAP. OTI has grown to be the world’s largest power system analysis software company, supported by an expert team of engineers and scientists, and experienced sales, marketing, and support staff.
Over the past decade, the rapid growth of ETAP has resulted in the establishment of ETAP Automation™ and subsidiary offices worldwide, including Europe, the Middle East, India, and China. These OTI groups of companies offer local and regional sales and support of ETAP using highly-qualified teams of authorized representatives and partners.
OTI is committed to not only producing the most comprehensive power system available, but to educate users about the myriad of functionalities available in ETAP. To this end, OTI offers training courses around the globe that cater to various levels of power engineering, ETAP skill and familiarity. Each course is taught by a certified ETAP engineer so that students can gain maximum benefit from ETAP software.
“Our mission has always been to provide state-of-the-art products and superior engineering services,” said Farrokh Shokooh, President and CEO of OTI. “We have achieved this by combining advanced technologies with the highest standard in quality while meeting our customers’ needs. We will continue to develop innovative and flexible software solutions for the power industry that enable our customers to obtain their technology objectives.”
The University of Tennessee Chattanooga, College of Engineering and Computer Science department is the latest recipient of ETAP software to be used in the new ETAP-TVA Power Simulation Lab. Operation Technology, Inc, (OTI) gifted 40 ETAP licenses to the university in order to provide the students an opportunity to gain valuable hands on experience with the most widely used electrical engineering software in the power industry.
OTI partnered up with the Tennessee Valley Authority who initially proposed the development of a power lab.
The University of Tennessee is the region’s primary resource for educational, applied research, and service programs. The university recently received a $2.4 million grant from the Department of Energy to prepare electric power sector employees for smart grid applications and increase the number of engineers from undergraduate and graduate programs to support smart power applications. These factors combined to make UTC a logical choice for the implementation of an ETAP Power Lab.
OTI’s commitment to the future of power systems energy is no more evident than in this quote by
IEEE recently held it’s I&CPS Conference in beautiful Newport Beach, California, which is just a few miles from our headquarters in Irvine, CA. Held the week of May 2, the I&CPS conference attracted experts in the industrial application of electrical systems, including many of our own engineers. These professionals interacted with one another in a series of tutorials, technical paper presentations, and working group meetings.
ETAP was represented at the conference with a booth display and also hosted a hospitality event at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach. Over 50 conference attendees mingled with members of the ETAP team to exchange thoughts on power system protection, energy systems, and the multi-functionality of our software and services. It took place in a tented outdoor arbor area, complete with delicious food and a fantastic jazz band that had everyone dancing by night’s end.
On display during the hospitality event were demonstrations of ETAP and ETAP Real-Time™, including arc flash, short circuit, load shedding, and power management capabilities.
ETAP would like to thank everyone who came out to our hospitality event as well as IEEE for organizing this year’s successful I&CPS conference.
It’s no secret. Jobs are getting harder and harder to come by, especially so for recent graduates. This is just as true for electrical engineering graduates looking to start their career.
According to the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment growth rate of electrical engineers is 6% over the decade of 2006-2016. The projected 6% growth in electrical engineering is lower than the average for other occupations, meaning that it’s not getting any easier to be an electrical engineer.
Recent graduates might feel as though they don’t have the requisite experience to directly compete with older and highly qualified individuals, but ETAP has a solution. Fortunately for aspiring engineers, ETAP is being placed in universities worldwide in the form of Power Labs. ETAP Power Labs assist power engineering students in developing best practices and familiarizing themselves with the latest advances in power system analysis technology.
Our industry leading electrical engineering software helps give students a jumpstart on their peers in order to make them more competitive workforce candidates. By gaining valuable hands on experience with our comprehensive power system software, recent graduates will be able to even the field and brighten the prospects of starting their electrical engineering journey.
According to the United States Department of Energy, today’s power system is 99.97% reliable, but the remaining 0.03 percent costs a total of $150 billion a year. It’s a fact that if grids were just 5% more efficient, energy saving would be enough to permanently eliminate fuel and greenhouse gas emissions.
At one point it seemed inevitable that the future of power systems would be based on the Smart Grid. However, the energy crisis has forced the utilization of renewable and clean energy through small-scale Microgrids. Interaction of these two growing new technologies requires development of more complicated control strategies. In other words, while each Microgrid has to satisfy its own localized constraints and objectives, limitations and objectives enforced by the whole Smart Grid and/or other Microgrids enforce extended and more conservative constraints.
As a solution to all commitments and obligations of power systems, ETAP does not offer just one or two tools, but an enterprise solution to satisfy all interconnected and even interacting requirements of every power grid. Its ability to provide load and generation estimation, real time monitoring, forecasting, archiving, simulation and optimization make it the ideal brain for the smart acting grid.
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