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Understanding Arc-Flash Calculations: Overcoming Challenges of Short-Circuit Standards

Understanding Arc-Flash Calculations: Overcoming Challenges of Short-Circuit Standards

Are you curious about the limitations of short-circuit standards and their inadequacy in addressing arc-flash incident energy calculations? In this presentation, we will review the challenges posed by these standards with an emphasis on IEC 60909-2016 and provide you with an explanation of ETAP arc-flash solutions to these limitations.

How to safeguard workers and elevate Arc Flash Hazard Analysis to new heights with ArcBlok™ and ETAP

How to safeguard workers and elevate Arc Flash Hazard Analysis to new heights with ArcBlok™ and ETAP

When it comes to running an arc flash hazard analysis study, it's crucial to identify equipment that may expose workers to high incident energy. One of the most hazardous areas is where line side arcing faults can occur. To address this challenge, Annex 0.2.3 of the 70E 2021 standard outlines various industry-accepted incident energy mitigation techniques. However, not all methods effectively tackle line side arcing faults. During the demonstration, you will acquire valuable knowledge on NFPA 70E  endorsed mitigation techniques as well as details on ETAP modeling of the ArcBlok technology. 

What's New in ETAP 2023 - Introduction to New Product Modules & Enhancements

What's New in ETAP 2023 - Introduction to New Product Modules & Enhancements

ETAP 2023 version 22.5 offers innovative solutions and features with numerous enhancements and time-saving improvements, empowering ETAP customers with technology and best practices to be safer, more reliable, efficient, compliant, and sustainable.

How ETAP Transient Stability Addresses Needs & Challenges for a Resilient, Reliable & Secure Grid

How ETAP Transient Stability Addresses Needs & Challenges for a Resilient, Reliable & Secure Grid

As more Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are added and mixed into the grid, the need to effectively evaluate and validate the dynamic response of power systems has become essential for grid resiliency, reliability, and security. In this webinar, learn how ETAP's Transient Stability module addresses the needs and challenges of stability studies for power systems with DERs. The module provides comprehensive analysis of the system's behavior during disturbances, enabling engineers to make informed decisions for improving system stability and ensuring grid reliability.

Smart City ADMS: Case Study of Egypt’s New Administrative Capital

Smart City ADMS: Case Study of Egypt’s New Administrative Capital

Cities of the future will soon account for 90% of the world’s population growth and 75% of its energy consumption. The pressure on critical resources will increase. The New Administrative Capital in Egypt launched one of the country’s most ambitious development projects to date, setting standards in smart city living is ADMS. ETAP ADMS will manage, control, visualize and optimize power distribution required to run critical smart services for city operators, citizens, workers, and visitors alike. Learn how ETAP ADMS is utilized to support long-term sustainable, efficient smart city services that will support a safer, more innovative, and more prosperous Egypt. 

eTraX™ – Solución de potencia de tracción ferroviaria

eTraX™ – Solución de potencia de tracción ferroviaria

This webinar introduces the latest ETAP solution for analysis and operation of Rail Traction Systems. eTraX includes the most accurate, user-friendly and flexible software tools for analyzing and managing low and medium voltage rail power systems. Using advanced geospatial asset information, eTraX allows for the modeling, simulation, prediction and optimization of rail infrastructure.

Phase to Phase Fault Debacle: Fault Lasted 1.7s/108 Cycles. Protection Studies are quite Challenging

Phase to Phase Fault Debacle: Fault Lasted 1.7s/108 Cycles. Protection Studies are quite Challenging

How a failure, to properly perform protection studies, led to a significant substation safety incident and outage. ​Understanding minimum and maximum fault current values are critical in this case study. The shortcomings led to a fault not being removed fast enough.  Short circuit impedances are very valuable, it is critical to have the right cables and impedances of the equipment. An excellent learning from this case study is that line to line arc flash fault exists much longer at medium voltage level. In low voltage we do not see those type of line-to-line arc flash faults because line to line arc flash fault will rapidly turn into a three-phase fault. The arc flash calculator is a great tool to estimate incident energy.  The arc flash calculator shows both methods:  below 15 kv we can use IEEE 1584-2018 to calculate incident energy at 15 Kv, and above our fault calculated method can calculate calories exposure during the fault.

High-Voltage Arc Flash for Overhead Conductor Systems

High-Voltage Arc Flash for Overhead Conductor Systems

Arc flash analysis extends well beyond the scope of IEEE 1584 and NFPA 70E methodology for transmission, distribution and renewable energy systems. For many years, the industry has been lacking an “all-in-one” solution for performing arc flash analysis on DC, LV, MV and HV AC systems. ETAP ArcFault™ provides a validated method for performing arc fault simulations in T&D open-air overhead conductor systems plus it provides two methods to determine the incident energy for arc-flash in 3-phase enclosed equipment for 15 to 38 kV renewable energy collector systems. This presentation explains the background and methods for arc fault simulations and explains how ETAP ArcFault helps utilities comply with OSHA requirements to perform arc-flash analysis for systems voltage above 1.0 kV.