Caneco Electrical


Caneco Electrical

Specialized LV, PV, and HV electrical design software for buildings and infrastructure projects

Available now for France, Spain and German compliance standards.


Overview

Caneco Electrical is dedicated to the design of low voltage (LV), photovoltaic (PV), and high voltage (HV) installations. Subscription to this software is offered as an add-on for Caneco. Caneco Electrical PV is also offered as a standalone package.

Caneco Electrical brings together advanced electrical network design, calculation, and documentation within a connected engineering environment. With integrated regional standards and extensive manufacturer equipment databases, it helps engineers streamline complex calculations, improve design accuracy, and generate detailed compliance reports for inspection and commissioning.

Caneco Electrical includes dedicated PV and LV modules, with high-voltage capabilities planned for a future release:

PV Module

Tailored to the design of photovoltaic installations, including AC and DC systems, EV charging infrastructure, and battery storage projects. The module supports alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) calculations with built-in regional compliance. Available in France, Spain, and Germany, it supports applicable German, French (NF C 15-100, NF C 15-712, and NF C 13-200), and IEC standards.

LV Module

The LV Module brings advanced low-voltage network design and calculation into Caneco Electrical, combining multi-source electrical design, automatic cable and protection sizing, selectivity, and coordination within a unified engineering environment.

With dedicated Electrical Panels, Network Explorer, and Switchboard Single-Line Diagrams, engineers can navigate, design, and manage electrical networks more efficiently. Enhanced calculation capabilities, photovoltaic integration, and interoperability with Caneco BT improve accuracy, productivity, and data continuity throughout the engineering workflow.

Supports French NF C 15-100, Spanish REBT, German VDE, and IEC standards.

HV Module – Coming Soon

Planned to extend Caneco Electrical's engineering capabilities to medium-voltage installations in France, including cable sizing, protection selection, and MV switchgear engineering between the transformer and the delivery substation, in accordance with NF C 13-200.

Subscription Options

Caneco Electrical Standalone Package
Annual Subscription

Standalone package for the design of grid-tied and islanded photovoltaic installations, including cable sizing and protection device calculations

Benefits

  • Design and calculate with greater confidence.

Combine multi-source electrical network design, cable and protection sizing, selectivity, and coordination in one connected engineering environment. Apply regional electrical standards to improve calculation reliability and compliance.

  • Work smarter across the electrical engineering workflow.

Navigate electrical networks more intuitively with dedicated Electrical Panels, Network Explorer, and Switchboard Single-Line Diagrams. Reduce repetitive tasks and accelerate engineering decisions with integrated calculation and design tools.

  • Connect your engineering data and collaborate more effectively.

Improve continuity between electrical design, calculation, and documentation through interoperability with Caneco BT. Cloud-enabled project management and collaboration capabilities help engineering teams share information and work more efficiently.

  • Adapt your software to your engineering needs.

Choose dedicated PV and LV modules to address different project requirements, with high-voltage engineering capabilities planned for a future release. Benefit from continuous software improvements, expanding engineering capabilities, and evolving standards support.

Core capabilities

Caneco Electrical provides essential capabilities to streamline project management, collaboration, equipment selection, and engineering documentation across its modules:

Project Manager: Centralize and organize electrical engineering projects, manage files, share project information, and control read and write access for improved collaboration and project governance.

Project Viewer: Enable project stakeholders to review electrical schematics, calculation results, and engineering reports, facilitating collaboration and more informed project decisions.

Multi-Manufacturer Database: Access an extensive selection of electrical equipment from multiple manufacturers to support accurate component selection, engineering calculations, and project design.

Calculation Report Editing: Customize and organize calculation reports to deliver clear, comprehensive engineering documentation, simplify technical reviews, and facilitate collaboration with inspection and commissioning teams.

Features in detail with product roadmap

  • Latest Improvements

      October 2026: Low Voltage Module

      LV Network Design & Calculation

      • New Low Voltage Module integrating electrical network design and calculation within Caneco Electrical
      • Multi-source LV network design and calculation
      • Cable and protection sizing
      • Advanced selectivity and coordination capabilities
      • Standards-based calculation workflows
      • Network-centric design and navigation

      Electrical Panel & Network Navigation

      • New Electrical Panel object for structuring electrical networks
      • Dedicated Network Explorer for navigating panels, busbars, circuits and connected equipment
      • Synchronization between Network Explorer and the single-line diagram
      • Switchboard Single-Line Diagram for managing incoming and outgoing circuits
      • Direct access to circuit and component characteristics

      Advanced Calculation & Protection

      • Circuit-level calculation options for selectivity, limitation effect and upstream coordination
      • Ir / In sizing mode for cable and switching-device dimensioning
      • Differential selectivity results in the results palette and calculation note
      • Management and sizing of supported open LV loop networks according to operating modes
      • Enhanced protection and distribution-equipment selection, including neutral-pole settings, three-level cascading, busbar trunking and harmonic-aware busbar selection
      • Support for direct-on-line motor protection devices

      Photovoltaic & Phase Management

      • Support for single-phase PV inverters and inverter-chargers in three-phase installations
      • Manual or automatic phase allocation for supported PV equipment
      • Manual or automatic phase assignment for single-phase loads

      Interoperability & Performance

      • Create Caneco BT projects from supported Caneco Electrical boards
      • Interoperability with Caneco BT 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026
      • Improved performance when opening and working with large projects
      • Faster generation of calculation notes for large projects
      • New curve-display and selectivity-management tool

      Q1–Q2 2026:

      New Equipment

      • UPS
      • LV-LV Transformer
      • Capacitor Bank

      Productivity & Documentation

      • Detailed Compliance Report
      • Create and Organize Project Templates
      • AI Datasheet Analyzer – Automatic Equipment Reference Recognition
      • Customizable Calculation Report
      • Collaborate with Site Teams Directly from Caneco Electrical

      Q1 2025:

    • General performance updates
    • UI/UX improvements for diagram input
    • gR and gS fuse support
    • Improved indirect contact management
    • Limitation and tripping curves
    • EV charging (IRVE) diagramming with manual equipment reference entry
    • Improved circuit breaker selection
    • Management of setting steps
    • Ability to add circuits from distribution within the diagram

    • Q2–Q3 2025:

    • Battery support: integrate storage as an inverter-battery charger power supply
    • Selectivity curves and tables
    • Cascading (backup protection) curves
    • UPS component support
    • Enhanced reporting and tables
    • Interoperability improvements
  • Photovoltaic (PV) Module
    • Supports PV power plants and PV canopies
    • Diagramming content includes PV panels, inverters, power optimizers, surge protection, EV charging systems, and more
    • Continuously updated manufacturer databases for inverters and solar panels
    • Provides compliance status for cable and protection sizing
    • Includes a limitation class for selected circuit breakers to optimize cable sizing
    • Includes a drawing module for the Enedis Connection Diagram
    • Supports 800 V fuses, circuit breakers, and gR/gS fuses
  • Low Voltage (LV) Module
    • Multi-source LV network design and calculation
    • Cable sizing and automatic selection of protective devices
    • Selectivity, coordination and circuit-level calculation options
    • Electrical Panel and Network Explorer for structured network navigation
    • Switchboard Single-Line Diagram for circuit management
    • Ir / In sizing modes and differential selectivity
    • Open LV loop management according to operating modes
    • Single-phase PV integration and phase allocation in three-phase networks
    • Enhanced protection and distribution-equipment selection
    • Interoperability with Caneco BT
    • Supports installations connected to the LV distribution network
  • High Voltage (HV) Module
    • Supports installations connected to the MV network up to the delivery substation
    • HV cable sizing between the transformer and the point of delivery (POD)
    • Automatic sizing and selection of HV switchgear and HV fuses between the transformer and the point of delivery

More about Caneco Electrical PV

  • Caneco Electrical Wins 3-Category Award for PV Module: ETAP announces its 2024 Power Technology Excellence Awards for sustainability, R&D, and technology achievements with its solar expansion electrical design module. Learn more here.

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  • Read the interview with the France Sales Director and the PV Product Manager about the PV Module by clicking on the following link: Learn more here.

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