ETAP® Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary

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.”

ETAP Automation India Demonstrates Best Practices and Implementation Methodologies to the India Power Sector at India Electricity 2010

ETAP Automation India at India Electricity 2010

ETAP Automation participated in India Electricity 2010 on Dec 9, 10, 11, to showcase its products and solutions for the Indian power market.  India Electricity is one of the biggest events focused on India power sector, organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Ministry of Power (MoP) together.

The staff at ETAP Automation focused their India Electricity display and demonstrations on power system simulation using ETAP, and power plant automation solutions using ETAP Real-Time™.   ETAP Real-Time software provides intelligent power monitoring, energy management, system optimization, and real-time prediction. Through continuous monitoring, simulation, and optimization of electrical, process, manufacturing, and management systems that are in place, ETAP Real-Time reduces downtime losses.  Features such as the Energy Management System, Intelligent Load Shedding, the Distribution Management System, and Smart Grid Systems give the ETAP Automation team in India the edge over the competition.

ETAP Automation also gave visitors a sneak peak at ETAP’s upcoming release on Solar and Wind power modeling.

Our ETAP Automation Office in Dubai: Serving the Middle East with Power Engineering Solutions

ETAP Automation™ Dubai

The Middle East is a region full of power engineering talent and creativity. ETAP recognizes this and devotes much time and consideration to aiding both veteran and newly minted power engineers. Power System Engineering workshops are being held throughout the region, with our two most current ones having taken place in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

These workshops cover crucial material such as:

AC System Modeling, Load Flow Analysis, Short Circuit Analysis, Device Coordination, Sequence of Operation, Arc Flash Hazard Analysis, Motor Acceleration Analysis, Transient Stability, Predictive Simulation, and Real-Time Overviews.

Each of these topics caters to the daily needs of modern power engineers. In addition to fostering the minds of those already interested in ETAP, we are trying to spread awareness of our unique enterprise software solution by exhibiting at tradeshows in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. These tradeshows showcase ETAP and provide you with fresh perspectives of our software. In turn, we can continue to develop ETAP to fit your needs. Furthermore, with our ETAP Automation™ office being situated in Dubai, our Middle East customers are guaranteed local support and engineering consulting.