etapPy™

Scripting & Study Automation using Python™

etapPy™ Python Scripting

ETAP-Python API & IDE - Create & Execute Python Scripts

Increased Productivity with Scripting & Program Automation in Python™

Python scripting is integrated into the ETAP power system analysis software to provide automation and extend reporting and plotting capabilities.

etapPy-Product

Efficiently perform batch analysis, automate running studies, retrieve project information, and create customized plots through Python’s built-in Integrated Development and Learning Environment (IDLE).

  • Integration of ETAP & Python Scripting
  • etapPy offers continuously-evolving modules designed for study automation and reporting.
  • Custom plots and reports can be produced from automated study results

Key Features

  • Python API to allow running batch studies in ETAP
  • Get project data into Python
    • Bus names
    • Element names
    • Configurations
    • Revisions
    • One-line diagram XML
  • Study automation considers revisions, configurations, study cases and more
  • Supported studies:
    • Harmonic Analysis
    • Unbalanced Load Flow
    • Load Flow
    • Transient Stability
    • Motor Starting
    • Time Domain Unbalanced Load Flow
    • Voltage Stability
    • Short Circuit
    • Star Sequence-of-Operation
    • Any study pre-defined in ETAP's Scenario Wizard 
  • Use the built-in Python IDE that ships with ETAP or use the IDE of your choice such as Visual Studio and PyCharm.
  • Scripts execute against ETAP instances running on local or remote machines
  • Parallelize simulations over multiple ETAP machines on the same network
  • Reporting scripts use pre-defined Excel template files to arrange data for supported modules:
    • Voltage Stability
    • Time Domain Unified Power Flow
    • Train – eTraX
    • Grid Code - Harmonics
etapPy-Study-view

    Videos

    Learn how TVA uses Python and ETAP for degraded voltage analysis & motor starting in nuclear plants

    Learn how TVA uses Python and ETAP for degraded voltage analysis & 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.

    Literature

    White Papers

    Training & Events

    ETAP Training

    Training & Events

    Get an in-depth insight to our electrical engineering software by requesting a training course that suits you.

    Discover Now

    Try_demo_banner

    Explore ETAP Today

    Take a test drive of ETAP free for 30 days to experience for yourself the capabilities
    of ETAP solutions. Try out ETAP’s extensive collection of modules and analysis results
    on this cloud-based demo platform - anytime and anywhere. Start your online demo today!

    Try ETAP Demo