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star protective device coordination software
intuitive, intelligent, integrated
protective device coordination | ETAP Star device coordination software

The Most Comprehensive Device Protection &
Coordination Analysis Software Solutions
ETAP Star device protection and coordination program provides an intuitive and logical approach to Time Current Characteristic (TCC) analysis with features and capabilities such as graphical user interface, true-to-the-form protective devices modeling, extensive Verified & Validated (V&V) device library, embedded analysis modules, and integrated, rule-based design.

Using intelligent one-line diagrams, comprehensive device libraries, and a three-dimensional database, ETAP Star offers insight into troubleshooting false trips, relay mis-operation, and mis-coordination.
  • Device Coordination & Selectivity
  • Sequence-of-Operation
  • Verified & Validated Library
  • Relay Test Set Interface
protective device coordination | ETAP Star device coordination software
device protection coordination & selectivity
 
protective device coordination | ETAP Star device coordination software
StarView Toolbar
 
Capabilities
  • AC & DC coordination
  • ANSI & IEC coordination & protection standards
  • Phase & ground coordination modes
  • Graphically adjustable device settings
  • Comprehensive V&V device libraries
  • Integrated with one-line diagram
  • Intelligent alert view for troubleshooting
  • Embedded short circuit analysis
  • Embedded motor acceleration analysis
  • Modeling of multi-function & multi-level relays
  • Virtual animation of sequence-of-operation playback
  • Normalized plots shifted based on fault contributions
  • Flexible user-definable display & plot options
  • Extensive damage curve modeling & plotting
  • Professional time current characteristic plots
  • Detailed device setting reports
  • Built-in interface with relay test set
 
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Protective Device Handling
  • High impedance & percentage
    differential relay (87)
  • Phase, ground, & directional overcurrent
    relay (51/50, 67)
  • Detailed implementation of voltage
    restraint & control relay (51V)
  • Comprehensive modeling of electronic
    & hydraulic reclosers (79)
  • Overload relay - CT based & Inline relays (49)
  • Comprehensive relay interlocks
 
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One Action Resulting in a Complete Solution
 
Features
  • Illustrate system wide coordination
  • Click & drag curves to adjust settings
  • Automatic current & voltage scaling
  • Customizable TCC curve layout with embedded one-line diagram
  • Automatic layout of the one-line diagram in Star TCC View
  • Integration of short circuit analysis with protective devices
  • Motor starting curves based on motor acceleration studies
  • Integration of arc flash analysis results on Star TCC View
  • Multi-axis time current curves
  • Automated color sequencing of curves
  • Graphical curve tracker with cross lines & time
    gap tools
  • Time difference calculator
  • Adjustable magnifying-glass zoom view
  • User-definable curves & fault arrows
  • Transformer damage curve & inrush curve modeling
  • Generator decrement & damage curves
  • Multiple motor starting curves based on starting voltage
  • Motor & stator damage curves
  • Automatic clipping of curve based on calculated or user-defined fault current
  • Minimum fault calculation & TCC marker
  • Comprehensive print functionality, legends, & device labeling
  • Batch print TCC plots & diagrams for various paper sizes
  • Graphical printing & plotting
  • Customizable reports
Benefits
  • Enables system engineers to easily & efficiently perform protective device coordination studies
  • Provide an accurate & realistic operating characteristic, time, & state of protective devices
  • Offers insight into troubleshooting false trips, relay misoperation, & mis-coordination
  • Aids system engineers & planners to quickly realize possible design issues & make informed decisions
 
Intelligent Alert View
With ETAP Star you can troubleshoot your device coordination studies for any Star View. The Alert View button on the Star View provides a summary of alerts or messages (low priority alerts) that provides hints as to how and why a particular device curve is not being displayed or missing information regarding a device.
 
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Star Alert View
 
Panel System Protective Device
ETAP provides the capability to plot the time current characteristic curves for the main disconnect circuit breaker and fuse as well as the branch circuit protective device curves.
 
Star Plot Options
Star Plot Options tool provides all the necessary options to customize the display of the Star TCC curve. You can customize the display of current and time axes, legend, grid, curve plotting properties, and more.
 
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Graphical Adjustment
Device curves can be graphically adjusted in the Star View. Handles are provided on the device characteristic curves to identify adjustable regions. Available ranges for a selected curve can be displayed and identified by clicking the Hide/ Show Range button. The available ranges are grayed out when an adjustable curve is selected.
 
protective device coordination | ETAP Star device coordination software zoom view
Zoom to New Window
 
 
 
 
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Graphical Adjustment of Curves
 
fully integrated module
 
Integration of Arc Flash Analysis &
Star View

ETAP Arc Flash is a fully integrated module that takes advantage of all the capabilities already built into Star. The program calculates the individual arcing current contributions and arc fault clearing time of all the protective devices involved in the arc fault by interfacing with Star.

The calculated and allowable incident energy curves can be plotted in Star View as a function of time and current.
 
protective device coordination | ETAP Star tcc and arc flash results
TCC and Arc Flash Results
 
Multiple Motor Starting & Damage Curves

A motor starting curve can be plotted on a Star view for
the purpose of determining overload settings for motor protection devices. Constant Terminal Voltage can be used to plot the motor starting curve based on a constant voltage at the motor terminal.

The motor curves have been enhanced by including stator damage curve or running overload curve into Star. Stator curves can be plotted based on multiples of machine full-load amps or actual amp values.
 
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Motor Starting / Damage Curve
Generator Decrement Curve
Star provides plotting of the generator decrement curve and display both the symmetrical and asymmetrical decrement curve based on generator no-load or full-load conditions. Excitation system field forcing capability, used to speed up the response of the generator, is also considered when plotting the generator decrement curve.
 
protective device coordination | ETAP Star device protection software
Generator Decrement Curve
 
 
 
Device Settings Report
Star Device Coordination Reports Manager provides
comprehensive and customizable device setting reports. The manager allows you to preview and print the protective device setting data, using the Crystal Reports® format or Microsoft Excel® format..
 
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Device Setting Report: Customize reports and export to Microsoft® Excel
 
protective device coordination - device protection software Microsoft Excel export

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