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Discover a New Ecosystem for Protection and Asset Management of Complex Power Systems with ETAP

Discover a New Ecosystem for Protection and Asset Management of Complex Power Systems with ETAP

Learn about the unique challenges faced by engineers and operators to ensure the health and maintenance of their electrical systems, and how ETAP’s eProtect protection and asset software, and ETAP Digital Twin enable utilities and power system operators to achieve a higher level of reliability, efficiency, and safety in their operations. You’ll learn how how the effective integration of hardware resolves many of the complexities of relay protection setting management.

​Learn How to Simplify Electrical System Analysis with ETAP Digital Twin & Electric Copilot

​Learn How to Simplify Electrical System Analysis with ETAP Digital Twin & Electric Copilot

Learn how ETAP's Simplified Electrical Digital Twin and Electric Copilot™ are helping to solve the key challenges being faced in electrical design and analysis, such as increasing system complexity, aging infrastructure, demand for real-time data, regulatory pressure, and skill gaps. The product demonstration illustrates the innovative and newest features of ETAP, including new modeling functionality, document tagging, composite networks, component classification, advanced preferences, and artificial intelligence with Electric Copilot. 

Learn About Integrating Wind Turbines for FPSO Optimal BESS Sizing using ETAP & PSCAD Co-simulation

Learn About Integrating Wind Turbines for FPSO Optimal BESS Sizing using ETAP & PSCAD Co-simulation

The transition towards sustainable energy sources is driving innovative solutions in the offshore oil and gas industry. The presentation delves into the integration of a Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) into an existing Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel to reduce carbon emissions. The technical and operational challenges of this integration are discussed, including load balancing, intermittency of wind energy, transformer energization, motor starting, protection coordination, and maintaining operational reliability. The study utilizes simulations with tools like HOMERPRO, ETAP, and PSCAD to assess the technical feasibility of integrating the WTG and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) into the FPSO power system. Various studies, including load flow, short circuit, motor acceleration, transient stability, voltage ride through, harmonic analysis, protection coordination, and transformer energization are conducted to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed system. There is great potential for reducing the operational carbon footprint of FPSOs by incorporating renewable energy sources and using software simulations to address the complexities and considerations involved in such integration.

How to Optimize Green Hydrogen Projects Using ETAP and Digital Twin Technology for Efficiency

How to Optimize Green Hydrogen Projects Using ETAP and Digital Twin Technology for Efficiency

This case study focuses on a green hydrogen project that applied a digital twin solution. The project is a 1.4 gigawatt wind farm in China, involving green hydrogen and ammonia manufacturing, with an estimated investment of $1-2 billion. The customer recognized the need for a software solution to optimize their processes and was looking for comprehensive coverage from power management to process management. The project's objectives included sizing optimization to reduce CapEx costs, process verification and optimization, and digital tools for control system specifications and electrolyzer selection. The digital continuity and unified digital solution offered by Schneider Electric encompassed feasibility study, detailed design, and future operation and maintenance stages. The project's complexity required linking power and process data, utilizing ETAP and AVEVA software solutions for modeling and simulation, and employing digital twin technology for process control. The proposed approach included utilizing ETAP for energy transition engineering, emphasizing the value of ETAP software applications, and leveraging software services to ensure the success of the implementation. The study also highlighted the value of digital continuity and building trust with the client to ensure the success of the project.

Drakenstein Municipality's Digital Transformation: ETAP ADMS for Efficient Electrical Network

Drakenstein Municipality's Digital Transformation: ETAP ADMS for Efficient Electrical Network

Drakenstein is a municipality in the western Cape province of West Africa supporting the electrical needs of 5 towns and close to 300,000 people. With limited visibility for our existing electrical network, the decision was made to upgrade the legacy equipment. With this, our vision is to embark on a digital journey to improve network efficiencies, reduce downtime, time of outages, and inadvertent tripping. In this case study, the phased approach to this transformation will be discussed, and the use of ETAP applications, analysis modules and the implementation of a digital twin to design and model the new electrical network. The presentation covers the use of ETAP load flow, short circuit, protection and relay coordination studies and subsequent hardware design planning and visualization using ETAP PSMS.

Learn How Weidmueller Improves Manufacturing Efficiency with the SEE Electrical Software Suite

Learn How Weidmueller Improves Manufacturing Efficiency with the SEE Electrical Software Suite

Weidmueller is a pioneer of industrial connectivity, with customers around the world involved in building electrical control cabinets. In this case study, you’ll gain a better understanding of the complexities and bottlenecks in a traditional manufacturing workflow, and how Weidmueller has applied new strategies that work with software solutions such as SEE Electrical to improve efficiency at various phases. The demonstration includes the data engineering connection with ETAP SEE Electrical, SEE Electrical Expert, and SEE 3D Panel+, and how these tools are used by customers to greatly improve wire processing and panel building.

Learn How TVA Uses Python & ETAP for Degraded Voltage Analysis and Motor Starting in Nuclear Plants

Learn How TVA Uses Python & ETAP for Degraded Voltage Analysis and Motor Starting in Nuclear Plants

Nuclear plants in the United States are governed by federal regulations requiring that the electrical power system provide sufficient capacity and capability to the nuclear plant. As part of this analysis, traditional approaches to manually perform single motor start calculations can be tedious and time-consuming. Also, the manual evaluation of the data can easily introduce errors. This presentation takes a closer look at degraded voltage relays (DVRS) and an approach to simulation used by the TVA that is holistic, using ETAP to easily combine the study cases, the revisions, and the configurations into repeatable studies. The demonstration includes the use of an efficient solution using Python code with ETAP to run the studies and evaluate the resultant data.

How ETAP is Used to Optimize Electrical Systems and Improve Asset Management at Kuwait Oil Company

How ETAP is Used to Optimize Electrical Systems and Improve Asset Management at Kuwait Oil Company

This presentation discusses the Electrical Information Management System (EIMS) in use at Kuwait Oil Company, a power reservation model-based integration solution designed for oil and gas production. The aim was to achieve flexible and configurable approval workflows, integrated with user access management and various notification methods, to optimize operation, enhance visualization, and improve asset management within their complex electrical networks. Their EIMS integrates smart meters with ETAP and GIS, enabling efficient communication, real-time updates, and enhanced reliability of the electrical system. The pilot project includes real-time power monitoring, reduced site visits, expedited workflow, and centralized management of work order processes. The presentation also covers the challenges faced in power reservation planning and the specific ETAP solutions implemented, including NetPM and ETAP eWeb.

Transformación de Schneider Electric: Mejora de la eficiencia en la fabricación con SEE Electrical

Transformación de Schneider Electric: Mejora de la eficiencia en la fabricación con SEE Electrical

Al identificar una oportunidad para mejorar la calidad y la eficiencia en la fabricación, Schneider Electric Power System North America buscó un enfoque integrado para los procesos de diseño eléctrico y cableado. Encontraron la solución en ETAP SEE Electrical y comenzaron su proceso de transformación.
En esta demostración, descubrirá cómo Schneider Electric evaluó nuevos métodos en comparación con sus flujos de trabajo existentes. Como resultado, SEE Electrical Expert y SEE 3D Panel se están implementando en sus instalaciones de fabricación para ofrecer diseños de ingeniería más sólidos, mientras que SEE One Panel ha sido adoptado para automatizar la fabricación con máquinas de cableado.