ETAP Electrical Engineering Community

ETAP Electrical Engineering Community

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Welcome to the ETAP Community. This group is for professionals in the power engineering industry who want to share their knowledge about ETAP electrical engineering... more »
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anvar K.

anvar

MCCB coordination - etap

hi, when we are doing MCCB coordination in etap, it is asking for a parameter called TCC( it is the maximum clipping current). but on ...

posted 10 days ago

Tarek G. 2 days ago • Edit • Anvar, RamaKrishna is correct in the definition of TCC. Can you: ... »
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Jonal R. Mahmood H. Tarek G.
ian B.

ian

ETAP

ETAP software is very powerful to simulation and analysis too, and very user friendly, anybody can help me for simulation Electrical ...

posted 1 month ago

Masoud B. 2 days ago • Edit • Dear ian ... »
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Alexander H. Masoud B.
Jonal R.

Jonal

ETAP cable editor problem

If I will input 4 sets 4c-70mm2 or any size as long as 4C cable. It always appear as 3sets in olive single line diagram. If I will input ...

posted 8 days ago

Jonal R. 2 days ago • Edit • I already got the answer from etap support. Actually it is not cable sets shown in OLV diagram. It is just a multiplier integers, say 5sets-4/c ... »
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Tarek G. Jonal R.
Ajith N.

Ajith

Am having two generator's 10MW and 15MW and the load I want to serve is 12MW.Suppose I am paralleling both generators then how could I...

posted 16 days ago

Ajith N. 3 days ago • Edit • dear hendrick, ... »
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Hendrik J. Ramakrishna C. Ajith N.
Elda V.

Elda

Governor Modelling "Diesel Generator" UG8

I am modeling a Diesel generating set (EDG) with the UG8 Governing System. I have a problem with my absolute rotor angle results. My ...

posted 26 days ago

Hendrik J. 3 days ago • Edit • the load sharing can be set on governor of each generator. ex. if you set one generator at droop mode and the other at isochronous mode, the ... »
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Sebastiano D. Ajith N. Hendrik J.
Shoukat R.

Shoukat

Very basic question...Why short circuit level is higher if using IEC than ANSI method? Kindly enlighten me.

posted 21 days ago

Shoukat R. 7 days ago • Edit • Thanks Mahmood, Amit & Jonal for your support »
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Mahmood H. Jonal R. Shoukat R.
Ajith N.

Ajith

In a phase neutral connection if I keep the tong tester in phase and neutral ideally i will be getting the same ampere current,but if i...

posted 13 days ago

Ajith N. 11 days ago • Edit • Can u please explain me the exact cause of tongtester showing zero? »
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Shrikant V. Ajith N.
Tim V.

Tim

I have attached a link from ETAP's Low Voltage Webinar on cables. This webinar mainly applies to British Standards and IEC users and...

http://etap.com/training/webinar/low-voltage-railway-signalling-power-systems/low-voltage-railway-signalling-power-systems.html

posted 14 days ago

anvar K. 10 days ago • Edit • anvar likes this. »
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Ajith N.

Ajith

Any body knows the principle of D.C tong tester?What is the fundamental principle for that?

posted 14 days ago

Ramakrishna C. 11 days ago • Edit • A simple hall effect device can be used to sense the dc magnetism in the DC tong tester and used to indicate the strength of the ... »
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Ramakrishna C.
Ajith N.

Ajith

In generating stations where we have multiple generators connected in parallel why do we consider frequency parameter to shed the load ?...

posted 15 days ago

Amit S. 13 days ago • Edit • Synchronous generator's rotational speed and frequency of supply are not different things. I don't think there is any issue with monitoring ... »
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Amit S. Ajith N. Amit S.
J. Keith T.

J. Keith

A default current multiplier for 3-winding transformer inrush point that ETAP gives is based on the FLA of Sec. How many inrush currents...

Should I correct the multiplier to calculate the inrush current based on the FLA rating of Prim.?

posted 2 months ago

Shailesh Kumar C. 13 days ago • Edit • Mr. Ajith Nair ... »
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Shailesh Kumar C. Ajith N. Shailesh Kumar C.
ABHISHEK K.

ABHISHEK

The fault current of a single phase to ground fault is greater than a three phase fault, though a three phase fault is the severest.Could...

posted 9 months ago

Daniel M. 14 days ago • Edit • Hi Ajith, ... »
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Ajith N. Akihito S. Daniel M.
Ajith N.

Ajith

We derate a cable.Why?? what is the main reason for increasing no.of runs when cable is running underground??

posted 16 days ago

Abhijeet B. 12 days ago • Edit • Size of an electrical conductor is mainly governed by its heat dissipation capacity. When a cable runs underground, the heat evacuation ... »
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Salman D. Ganeesh J. Abhijeet B.
Amit S.

Amit

Short circuit contribution by a fuse+contactor connected MV motor.

Dear Friends,
Can you please explain the short circuit current contribution by the motor in case of three phase fault on the bus. The ...

posted 15 days ago

Amit S. 15 days ago • Edit • Thank you Ahmad and Ajith. I got your point. »
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Ajith N. Ahmad M. Amit S.
ayman E.

ayman

Dear all, I need your help in ETAP 6 (its for my Masters Degree)

I designed this electrical grid cause I'm studying harmonics analysis,
I added wind turbine generators which are already modelled in the ...

posted 19 days ago

ayman E. 15 days ago • Edit • After lots of searching, I found out that in ETAP, the wind model is not considered as a harmonic source. ... »
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Sebastiano D. ayman E. ayman E.

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