Auto Protection & Coordination Software

Automated Protection & Coordination

Automated Protection & Coordination Design

Star™ Auto-Evaluation - Boosts Productivity & Saves Time
Star Automated Protection and Coordination Evaluation software provides automatic detection and evaluation of system protection and coordination / selectivity based on customized design criteria and industry guidelines.
Example of how to use Star Auto-Evaluation using the Analysis viewer and adjusting ST pickup
  • Reduces months of work to few hours
  • Quickly create TCC curves based on automated path of protection    
  • Easily identify false tripping and miscoordinations
  • Avoid mistakes and laborious reviews
  • Standardize on industry rules and guidelines for system protection & coordination
  • Gain insight to the scope of protection study at the front-end of the project

Auto Protection & Coordination Software Key Features

  • Automated & intelligent detection of protection zones
  • Automated Overcurrent Protection & Coordination Evaluation
  • Support of NEC, IEEE, IEC standards & industry practice rules
  • Customized evaluation criteria based on Star RuleBook™
  • Automatic selection of applicable fault locations
  • Calculation of through-fault currents
  • Selection of fault type for coordination evaluation
  • Automated display of applicable device TCC curves
  • Extensive condition & violation messages of evaluation criteria
  • Color-coded tabular & graphical display of results
  • Zone Selective Interlock scheme evaluation 
  • Interactive result viewer to correct & reevaluate violations
  • Easy-to-make reports from graphical snapshots & tabular results
List of protective conditions with based on Star Auto rulebook

Interactive Result Viewer

The evaluation results of protective device protection and coordination study are displayed in tabular and graphical format for easy and quick reference.

The Star Auto-Evaluation Viewer highlights detected violations and concerns of equipment protection and device coordination for possible correction and adjustment of protective device settings.

An expanded view of Star Auto-Evaluation Analysis Viewer with TCC curves

Protection & Coordination Rule Book

Protection rules are applied to evaluate the settings of the protective devices for equipment protection against possible damage. Coordination rules help identify the time-overcurrent conflicts between downstream and upstream protective devices to help you set the optimal setting.

ETAP Star RuleBook offers a set of default rules based on industry standards and guidelines. You can customized and apply different evaluation criteria rules based your company / industry practices.

Setting the star auto rulebooks for transformer Limits based on NEC Table450 3(A)

Videos

Star™ Auto-Evaluation: Automated Protection & Coordination Design

Star™ Auto-Evaluation: Automated Protection & Coordination Design

This presentation will highlight how Star Auto-Evaluation software can improve your system design, safety, reliability and operation. Validate protective device settings for equipment protection, identify mis-coordination and fix zone selectivity issues, apply industry rules for system protection & coordination and significantly increase efficiency, accuracy, and design consistency.

Literature

Viewing a TCC in Star

Viewing a TCC in Star

Viewing a TCC in Star

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