COURSE OVERVIEW

 

The purpose of this course is to develop a thorough understanding of ETAP’s capabilities and analytical techniques to solve a variety of power system practical problems. This hands-on course provides the skills, knowledge, and techniques necessary to become proficient in ETAP to conduct power system studies, from modeling to analysis. 

 

Along with the essentials of ETAP user interface capabilities, this course will cover power system component modeling (electrical sources, branches, loads, protective d evices, etc.), one-line diagram, libraries (data and interface), 3-dimensional database (presentation, configuration, and engineering Data revisioning), report manager, etc. 

 

The fundamental power system studies (load flow and short circuit) will be covered including input data requirements, study methods, and result analysis. The cable sizing feature of ETAP will be explained considering a variety of standards, installation type, and ambient conditions. In addition, this course comprises other essential system studies such as power system protection and relay coordination using time-current curves, and arc flash analysis based on NFPA and IEEE standards. 

 

As part of this course, other topics including dynamic and static motor starting based on motor characteristics and load behavior will be explained. Harmonic modeling and filter sizing will also be covered. The study approach for designing the ground grid system based on standard and user-defined configurations will be provided. The rest of this course will go over underground raceway systems including conduit and duct bank modeling, temperature analysis and cable ampacity calculation.