Caneco BT

Improve precision, maintain compliance & automate complex LV installation projects

Overview

Automated design software for low-voltage electrical installations that carries the ELIE BT 2025, a French standard certifying that its calculation engine complies with current technical standards. The software also offers compliance support for a wide range of other international standards.

Caneco BT integrates the various tasks of electrical work into a single solution, including circuit calculation and sizing, power electrical schematics, cabinet design, and bill of materials reporting. Included with the software is an extensive multi-manufacturer database that allows you to design electrical installations using real-world equipment specifications rather than just generic values. This content is a collaboration with key manufacturer partners, and is a core part of solution, enabling the software to automatically select the most economical and compliant components. Learn more about the Caneco Manufacturing Partner Catalogs.

Subscription Options

Caneco BT / Caneco Grow Subscription

Annual subscription

Unlimited power rating and advanced features to efficiently design using low-voltage (LV) calculations and seamlessly deliver specifications for any project.

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What's New and Key Features

Latest Enhancements
- Automatic consideration of high-power EVSE charging stations without requiring a residual current device (when not needed)
- New Mode 4 field added to terminal devices BOM for improved EVSE project management
- Compliance and Additional Results tabs enhanced to improve readability and speed up result analysis
- Clearer and more structured labels in the general single-line diagram
- Optimized management of non-catalog protection devices, for greater study flexibility
- New NF EN 50708-2-1 HV/LV Transformer catalog dedicated to the French market
- Optimized export to SEE Electrical™
- New 2026 manufacturer catalogs progressively available through AlpiUpdate and etap.com Downloads area
- Updated manufacturer data to support more reliable equipment selection and project documentation
- Update to the NF C 15-100 standard (2024 edition)
- New current-carrying capacity tables (Iz)
- New numbering for cable routing / installation methods
- Updated management of grouping factors (correction factors)
- Management of custom styles and circuit blocks when updating a project from an older version. (To ensure compliance with the latest NF C standards, the proposed grouping factors must be re-checked and updated.)
- Graphical optimization of the primary single-line diagram and printouts
- Simplified export to EPB Rapsody™ and SEE Electrical™
Optimized Circuit Calculation and Sizing
- Calculate cables and protections by accounting for all electrotechnical parameters of the installation
- Optimize the electrical system by factoring in cascading (back-up protection) when selecting protective devices
- Access a wide range of design-assist functions - from power demand assessment and selectivity/discrimination diagnostics to phase balancing, and more
- Perform electrical calculations according to over 17 standards, including current national and international regulations (NF C 15-100, HD 384, IEC 60364, etc.)
Auto-Generate Electrical Schematics
- Automatically generate the distribution board and primary single-line diagrams for an electrical installation
- Transform calculations created in Caneco BT automatically into a multi-line enclosure schematic in SEE Electrical Expert or SEE Electrical using a seamless communication bridge
Multi-Manufacturer Technical and Pricing Content
- Access a library of multi-manufacturer technical catalogs, continuously curated and expanded for over 30 years
- Leverage multi-manufacturer configurators to accessorize protective devices without errors
- Utilize a regularly-updated pricing database (includes 30 manufacturers) focused on protections, cables, and enclosures
Automated Prefabricated Enclosures
- Automatic selection of the correctly-sized, modular manufacturer kit enclosures based on defined and calculated protective devices
- For each electrical panel, use the multi-manufacturer enclosure configurator to include a complete bill of materials
Install Cost and Quote Reporting
- Utilize the comprehensive referenced bill of materials for enclosures and protective devices
- Define cost prices with integrated discount management
- Calculate the total price quote for the installation
Maintain Manufacturer Neutrality using a Patented Method
- Meet the neutrality requirements of public tenders and consultants. PGO is a new patented and proprietary method that allows you to select a preferred manufacturer for the design phase and generate a neutral, detailed DCE (Tender Document Package) that contains no references to specific brands or their products. PGO is an internationally registered trademark and a French patented technology.

Benefits

Quality and Compliance
Eliminate the need for manual data re-entry, thereby reducing the risk of errors.

Time Savings
Shorten design time through simplified data entry and automated document generation.

Cost Reduction
Automatically determine the most economical sizing in accordance with current standards.

International Standards and Languages
Ensure compliance on international projects with a calculation engine integrated with 17 international standards, manufacturer equipment catalogs tailored to each country, and multi-language options (7 user-interface languages).

Interoperability
Accelerate project delivery through data continuity, with interfaces with major CAD software, including SEE Electrical Expert and SEE Electrical, data links to other software, and export options for use with manufacturer-specific software.

Challenges

Electrical engineering design offices face numerous challenges.

Complying with constantly evolving standards
Ensuring correct installation sizing
Optimizing projects technically and economically
Guaranteeing protection selectivity/discrimination
Producing reliable documentation
Adapting to modifications throughout the design process

Caneco BT resolves these challenges by automating these complex tasks, improving precision, accelerating responsiveness, ensuring compliance, and reducing lead times.