Ecodial V3.

38
Low-voltage
electrical installation
design software

Fupact and
variable speed
drive integrated

Building a New Electric World

Ecodial V3.38 complies with

the latest electrical standards, bringing
LV installation design software to a
new level of performance.

With Ecodial V3.38, design low

the easy way
Personalise your project

New standards
Ecodial V3.3 series have been approved
by the UTE.
It can be used to produce design les complying
with:
b the CENELEC R 064-003 European
calculation guide
b IEC 364 installation standards.
Any changes or amendments to these standards
will be covered by software updates made
available through your product support and/or
update contract.

You create your project with all the necessary general

information:
b one window to enter project data (project name,
customer name, etc.)
b another for the general electrical installation
characteristics used for the calculations (earthing
arrangement, cascading, etc.)
Default values can be modied and saved for future
projects.
All this information is used in the subsequent steps of
the design process and for the printout of the project
le. It can be modied at any time.

User friendly interface

b Unequalled exibility
b Extremely clear windows and menus
b On-line help

Higher performance

Create your diagram

b Adapts to user practices for maximum

effectiveness
b Perfect project design les every time
b Complete calculations

Operating principles
Build your installation diagram quickly and easily by
using standard electrical symbols from the toolbox
(e.g. transformer + conductor + protection).
You can even customise the toolbox by adding your
own group of symbols to the library.

Global electrical characteristics

Diagram

Circuit default value

Schneider Offer
Power sum

Association guide
Calculation

Display curves

Calculation result
Print and Export project

Optimise circuit-breaker curves

At any time, you can display the time-current curves
of the circuit-breakers to check discrimination between
any two devices. If necessary, optimise discrimination
by modifying the circuit-breaker settings. The new
curves are calculated and displayed immediately.

w-voltage electrical installations

Step-by-step calculation
Determine the source power
Just enter the current or power values for the various
loads and the applicable diversity factor in the power
sum window. Ecodial V3.38 calculates the required
source power, and can automatically balance single
phase loads on three phase boards.

The preliminary results are displayed for each circuit:

b cable cross-sections with corresponding sizing criteria
b protective devices, Isc max (1, 2 or 3-phase), Isc min (1 or 2-phase), earth fault
current, R, X, trip unit settings
b voltage drops, earth-fault protection
Different simulations can be carried out at this stage to optimise the design.
Ecodial V3.38 continuously checks the calculations and compliance with standards
(green ag beside circuit when the calculation has been successfull). For total
security, the calculation is stopped if an error is detected. Ecodial V3.38 also offers
total interactivity between the calculations and the diagram (any modication in one
is immediately reected in the other).

Print or export results

The Ecodial V3.38 print and export functions offer key features.
The nal results can be produced in three different forms:
b a complete printout, clearly presenting the project and demonstrating compliance
with standards. In addition to the calculation results, all the information required by
the installer or panel-builder is automatically included (cable lists, equipment lists,
device settings, etc.).
b export le containing the list of components
b export le in DXF or RTF format, for use by other software on the market.

Print the project design le

Display the results at any time
The results of some or all of the installation calculations
can be displayed:
b item names
b discrimination characteristics
b power sum (items + consumption + currents)
b results for calculated items.

b Fupact offer is perfectly integrated into

Ecodial
In Ecodial V3.38, the complete range of Fupact
is integrated: Fupact INF., Fupact ISFL and
Fupact ISFT. According to the Fupact offer,
users can choose their standards of fuses (BS,
Din or NFC). Ecodial V3.38 also takes Fupact
discrimination principles into account.
Now, Ecodial V3.38 brings to the users a wide
choice of fuses:
v Range: Fupact, GK1, GS1, LS1, Multi 9,
Diazed, aM, gG, gM
v Fuse-Combination Unit type: Switch
disconnector, disconnector, without FCU
v Fuse type (standard): DIN (or NH), NFC, BS
v Fuse model: aM, gG, gM, Diazed
v New representations:

SwitchDisconnector
disconnector
or fuse alone

Switchdisconnector
or fuse alone

Disconnector

b Variable speed integrated

Ecodial V 3.37 already carried out the new
products of the Altivar range: Altivar 11, 21, 31,
38, 61, 71. Ecodial V3.38 now also offers the
08, 28 & 68 Altivar series. These new products
enrich the motor starter catalogue. Users are
able to choose between direct on-line, start
delta, soft starters and variable speed drives.
b Among other features
v Reminder: A.52-10 to 13 IEC60364 table (current-carrying capacities in amperes) doesnt apply
any rated current value for CSA under 25 mm2 for F and G installation methods. Now Ecodial
calculates and optimises all CSA if the local installation standard allows it.
v The maximum voltage drop authorised by the IEC60364 standard is for information only. In Ecodial
V3.38, the users are allowed to enter their own value. However, if the voltage drop in the cable is
greater than the value recommended by the standard, a message is displayed.
v RCD protection for nal circuits supplying sockets may be present on the circuit with the socket
or on an upstream circuit. According IEC 60364 standard, Ecodial does not require additional RCD
protection for nal circuits supplying sockets.
v LV/LV transformer: Ecodial accepts all primary voltages and gives more information into the
calculation result like Transformer R phase, Transformer X phase, Primary ampere rating and
Secondary ampere rating.
For further details concerning
Ecodial V3.38, ask your Schneider Electric
representative for a free demonstration.

Schneider Electric Industries SAS

Postal address
Customer Software
Meylan
FF 38050 Grenoble Cedex 9
http://www.schneiderelectric.com
Rcs Nanterre B 954 503 439

b Recommended conguration
b PC with Pentium III processor 700 MHz or equivalent
b 128 Mb RAM
b System: Windows 2000, XP
b Screen: 1024x768 pixels (17' screen) or wider
b Compatible printer

As standards, specications and designs change from time to time, please ask for conrmation
of the information given in this publication.
This document has been
printed on ecological paper.

Conception : SIS, InsignStudio

Ralisation : InsignStudio
Impression : JPF Impression
11 / 2006