POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS

POSTLAB 06
INTRODUCTION TO ETAP
CREATING A NEW PROJECT (SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM)
Double clicking ETAP 7.00(OLVI) load flow analysis. Give your project name and then press
OK button. Press this icon to open a new project.



HOW TO RUN THE LOAD FLOW:
From the above tool bar, we have an option of load flow analysis . Click to this button
then click (run load flow) that appears on right align options.

RESULTS OF DISPLAY OPTIONS:
Click to this display option that will provide number of outcomes. They are as under:
Voltage
Power flows
Load term based KV
Flow results
Voltage drop
Branch losses
Meters
UPS systems
Here we have a display option window:

HOW TO GENERATE A LOAD FLOW REPORT:
A Load flow report can be generated by clicking the report manager icon .

This dialog box will open that provides you pdf report of your project.
ALERT VIEW:
To view or modify the Alert settings,open the Short Circuit Study Case editor to the Alert
page. Check the Marginal box and change the limit to 70%. Also, click the Auto Display
button and then click OK. When the Marginal box is checked, all devices that have been
exceeded by this limit, but remain under 100% rating will appear in the Alert View in the
Marginal category. Devices that have been exceeded by 100% of rating will always be
flagged, and will appear in the Critical category of the Alert View.

HOW TO RUN A SHORTCIRCUIT ANALYSIS:

Press the edit mode , then press the icon of short circuit analysis .
Select the component where you want to put the fault, then press right mouse button and
select fault option.

OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE ON SHORT CIRCUIT ANALYSIS PANE:

RUN 3-PHASE device duty, run panel 1-phase system device duty, run LL,LLG,LG (3-phase 0.5
cycle),, run LL,LLG,LG (3-phase 1.5 -- 4 cycle), , run LL,LLG,LG (3-phase 30 cycle) ARC flash,
display options, alert view and report manager.