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Arc Flash Result Analyzer

The purpose of the arc flash result analyzer is to provide an easy way to analyze the arc flash results from several scenarios. It is a difficult task to determine which scenario produces the
worst case results and thus manipulation of the results from several reports is needed in order to find the desired final results to be placed on arc flash labels or summaries.
The Arc Flash Result Analyzer (AFRA) has the ability to bring to view the results of all the different output reports and to filter them based on different conditions of special interest. The
analyzer is a powerful tool for exporting results to MS Excel in any fashion that you want since it allows you to select different input/output fields.
Please note that the AF report analyszer only shows reports generated using ANSI AF studies. Once IEC has an available guideline or adopts a guideline for AF calculations, the IEC
results will be added to the analyzer. The image below shows the AFRA
Report and Result Selections

Output Report
Select which Arc Flash study reports to compare by clicking on the check box. The results of the selected study report(s) will appear in the display table. You can check or uncheck all the
output reports displayed in this window.
Project Report
Select which project report(s) you would like to display in the Output Report selection window.
All Projects in Active Directory

This selection allows the user to compare reports from different projects that are located within the directory that the current (open) project file resides.
Active Project
This selection is defaulted to the open project file. This will limit you to all the reports generated from this project.
Sort
The arc flash report analyzer has some very powerful sorting capabilities which can be applied using different techniques. The sorting techniques which can be applied are described
below:
You are able to sort the data according to each column or by combination of columns in ascending or descending order. You can launch the sort utility from the Sort Button. For example,
one very useful way to present your results is to apply the maximum incident energy filter and then sort the results by Hazard Category first, then by ID as second criteria. This process is
shown below:
Another method to sort by column is by double clicking on the column name. This method is faster to use when sorting by a single column.
Note that if you sort the results by the connected bus field, then you can group all the results for the same faulted location. That is all the bus results, source pd, load pd and load terminal
results will be grouped together by the sorting tool.
Copy
The AF report analyzer has some very powerful copy/paste features to MS Excel. Simply select any combination of rows or cells and right click or press Ctrl+C to copy. Open a
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spreadsheet and paste accordingly. The process is shown below:
First select the fields or cells you want to copy and right click and select the “Copy” command:
Next open a spreadsheet and select the paste command. The data will be transferred exactly as it was selected.
Please note that a better way to send results to MS Excel is to use the Export function.
Export
Export Data to MS Excel from the AF report analyzer. With this tool you can perform your filtering of the results and then proceed to export the results to MS Excel by simply clicking on
the Export button. The process is described below:
First click on the export button. The AF report analyzer export function editor will come up:
Second enter the name of the MS Excel Spreadsheet that you want to create.
Last, click on the OK button and the analyzer will take care of the rest.
Please note that you must have installed MS Excel 2003 or higher for this feature to work properly.
Find
The program can find any of the faulted elements listed in the “ID” column. In order to do this, you can select a cell and click on the “Find” button.
Please note that selecting any other single cell on any row will find work similarly as selecting the cell on the ID column. The find function will not work if you select the entire row.
Please note that the find function locates the element in the active one-line diagram view.
Bus
Select the “Bus” check box to display the bus arc fault results in the display table.
Protective Device
Select the “Protective Device” check box to display the arc fault results for individual protective devices in the display table. This includes load and source protective devices.
Please note that you may choose not to show the load protective device results since they have typically the same results as those of the connected bus. To accomplish this, you can set the
following setting from the Options (Preferences):
“Report only Bus and Source PD = True”
This setting must be configured prior to generating the arc flash results. All Load protective device results will be ignored is this setting is enabled. The default setting is “False”.
Load Terminals
Select Load Terminals to display the results for arc faults at load terminals. The analyzer will report the load terminal results for all scenarios for which you included to generate load
terminal results. Please note that to include the load terminal results in the analyzer, you must generate the arc flash results with the following Options (Preferences) setting enabled:
“Calculate Load Terminal Arc Flash = True”
If you set this option to False (default setting), then ETAP will not generate arc flash results for load terminal locations.
Info
View general information pertaining to the devices selected. This information is typically the information that is reported in the input and summary pages of the study reports. The
information displayed for the protective devices and loads may come from the connected bus of that device. Please also note that when multiple reports are selected, the info fields are
taken from the reference report. Of course, it is highly unlikely that the input AF properties like the Gap and X-factor will be set differently for different scenarios. Most likely the
variations occur on protective device settings and/or fault current levels or system configurations. This is why it is practical to include only the reference report input data when comparing
multiple reports. You can check or uncheck all the information options to be displayed.
kV
Display the voltage rating of the element. This may be the bus nominal voltage, protective device rated voltage or the load rated voltage.
Type
Display the specific type of bus, protective device, or load (i.e. MCC, Switchgear, HVCB, Induction Mtr, etc).
Connected Bus
Display the bus ID of the bus connected to the protective device or load.
Bus Gap
Display the bus gap of each bus or connected bus. This is the gap between conductors or buses for the equipment at the fault location.
X Factor
Display the distance X Factor for each bus or connected bus. This value is a constant for each type of bus. There is no Distance X Factor for buses greater than 15 kV.
Grounding
Display if the bus or connected bus is grounded or not grounded.
Equipment Name
Display the equipment name of the device.
Working Distance
Display the working distance, which is used to calculate the incident energy, for each bus or connected bus.
LAB to Exp. Mov. Conductor

Display the limited approach boundary of exposed movable conductors for each bus or connected bus. This is the approach limit at a distance from an exposed live part that is movable
within which a shock hazard exists.
LAB to Fixed Part

Display the limited approach boundary of fixed circuit parts for each bus or connected bus. This is the approach limit at a distance from an exposed live part that is fixed within which a
shock hazard exists.
RAB
Display the restricted approach boundary of the bus or the connected bus. This is the approach limit at a distance from an exposed live part within which there is an increased risk of shock
due to electrical arc combined with inadvertent movement, for personnel working in close proximity to the live part.
PAB
Display the prohibited approach boundary of the bus or the connected bus. This is the approach limit at a distance from an exposed live part within which work is considered the same as
making contact with the live part.
Available PPE Protection

Display the maximum “Allowable” ATPV rating of the personal protective equipment which is used for tasks at this location. Typically this value should be set to Cat 2 or 4 levels. The
program will generate a warning flag if the incident energy calculated from the arc flash study exceeds this limit. This value of energy is also very useful for plotting on a TCC curve. The
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units for this field are cal/cm .
Glove V-rating
Maximum Insulated glove voltage rating per ASTM D120-02a (2006) standard. Please note that if your safety program requires a higher voltage rating to be used, then the user-defined
voltage-rated glove feature can be used.
Glove Class
Insulated glove class per ASTM D120-02a (2006) standard.
Results
This section determines which calculation values are displayed in the results windows. The results displayed are determined by either the output reports selected or the different analysis
filters selected. You can check or uncheck all the result options to be displayed.
The following are descriptions of each field which can be displayed in the results window:
Total Incident Energy

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Display the total incident energy (cal/cm ). This value is the most important piece of information which is obtained from the calculation. It represents the total energy released by the fault
up to the final fault clearing time (Final FCT).
Incident Energy 1
Incident energy accumulated during the first stage (0 to 4 cycles) (cal/cm2). This energy represents the energy accumulated during the subtransient current stage. If you are running AF
using the half cycle method, then this is the only value that will be reported.
Incident Energy 2
Incident energy accumulated during the second stage (4 to typically 30 cycles) (cal/cm2). This energy value represents the energy accumulated during the transient current stage. If the
fault clearing time is less than 4 cycles, then this result may be zero (i.e. the arc fault did not last long enough to accumulate energy during this stage). If you are running AF using the 1.5
to 4 cycle method, then this is the only value that will be reported.
Incident Energy 3
Incident energy accumulated during the third stage (typically 30 to final fault clearing time) (cal/cm2). This energy value represents the energy accumulated during the steady-state current
stage. If the fault clearing time is less than the steady-state current time in cycles, then this result may be zero (i.e. the arc fault did not last long enough to accumulate energy during this
stage).
PPE Description
Description of the required Personal Protective Equipment required for performing energized work based on the determined hazard category. This PPE is determined based on the total
incident energy accumulated during the arc fault.
FPB
The Flash Protection Boundary (ft/m) is the distance at which the energy exposure is less than or equal to 1.2 cal/cm2 (typically the onset of a second degree burn). This boundary is
always determined based on the total incident energy accumulated over all stages of the fault.
Hazard Category
Hazard/Risk category based on either NFPA 70E or user-defined tables. The risk category is always determined based on the total incident energy.
Final FCT
The Final Fault Clearing Time (FCT) is the time at which the final source protective device operates to completely de-energize the arc fault. ETAP assumes that all sources must be
completely de-energized before the arc fault can be completely extinguished.
Ia at FCT
Total Fault Location Arcing current magnitude (without subtraction) flowing at the stage in which the fault extinguished. Depending on the estimated fault clearing time, this current
magnitude is the total current which could flow in the circuit assuming that no protective device has operated. Of course ETAP will reduce the current as each protective device operates if
you use the incident energy subtraction method, but this value is always printed as the total value for reference purposes only.
Source PD ID
This is the ID of the last source protective device to operate to de-energize the fault. For radial systems, this is the first device which operates which is capable of de-energizing the fault.
%Ia Variation
This is the arcing current variation in percent. It is only applied for systems with nominal voltage less than 1.0 kV. The variation is considered for faults at the bus, source protective
devices or load terminals.
FCT 1
Duration of the first stage of incident energy collection (sec/cycles)
FCT 2
Duration of the second stage of incident energy collection (sec/cycles)
FCT 3
Duration of the third stage of incident energy collection (sec/cycles)
Exceeds Max FCT

This is a warning flag which indicates if the final fault clearing time exceeds the maximum allowed value.
Not All PDs have FCT

This check box will be used in a future release of ETAP. Currently, this option is not handled.
Total Ibf at FCT

Total bolted current at the stage in which the arc fault is expected to clear (kA)
Total Ibf”
Total bolted fault subtransient current for a fault at the bus/source pd/load terminal (kA)
Total Ibf’
Total transient bolted fault short-circuit current for a fault at the bus/source pd/load terminal (kA)
Total Ibf
Total steady-state bolted fault short-circuit current for a fault at the bus/source pd/load terminal (kA)
Total Ia”
Total subtransient arcing fault current for a fault at the bus/source pd/load terminal (kA)
Total Ia’
Total transient arcing fault current for a fault at the bus/source pd/load terminal (kA)
Total Ia
Total steady-state arcing fault current for a fault at the bus/source pd/load terminal (kA)
Source PD Ibf at FCT

Bolted short-circuit current which would flow through the last operating source protective device at the time it de-energizes the fault (kA)
Source PD Ibf”
Subtransient short-circuit current which would flow through the source protective device for a bolted fault
Source PD Ibf’
Transient short-circuit current which would flow through the source protective device for a bolted fault
Source PD Ibf
Steady-state short-circuit current which would flow through the source protective device for a bolted fault
Souce PD Ia at FCT
Arcing current which flows through the last operating source protective device at the time it de-energizes the fault (kA)
Source PD Ia”
Subtransient arcing current which flows through the source protective device (kA)
Source PD Ia’
Transient arcing current which flows through the source protective device (kA)
Source PD Ia
Steady-state arcing current which flows through the source protective device (kA)
Source Trip Relay ID

ID or name of the relay which operates the protective device which clears the arc fault
Source Trip Relay Type

Type of relay that trips the source protective device (i.e. overcurrent, differential, etc)
Trip Time
Time it takes the relay to operate (sec/cycles)
Open Time
Rated opening time of the source protective device breaker/contact
PD Ibf at FCT
Bolted fault current which would flow through the protective device during the expected fault clearing time stage (kA)
PD Ibf”
Bolted fault Subtransient current contribution used to determine the equivalent arcing current which would flow/come from this element (kA)
PD Ibf’
Bolted fault Transient current contribution used to determine the equivalent arcing current which would flow/come from this element (kA)
PD Ibf
Bolted fault steady-state current contribution used to determine the equivalent arcing current which would flow/come from this element (kA)
PD Ia at FCT
Arcing current contribution passing through the protective device during the stage at which the arc fault is expected to clear (kA).
PD Ia”
Subtransient arcing current contribution which flows from this element towards a fault at the bus (kA)
PD Ia’
Transient arcing current contribution which flows from this element towards a fault at the bus (kA)
PD Ia
Steady-state arcing current contribution which flows from this element towards a fault at the bus (kA)
Total PD FCT
Total opening time of the protective device for the arc fault (sec/cycles)
PD FCT 1
Time duration of stage one of the arc fault (sec/cycles)
PD FCT 2
Time duration of stage two of the arc fault (sec/cycles)
PD FCT 3
Time duration of stage three of the arc fault (sec/cycles)
Force Cat for LV Equip

Warning flag which indicates that the program assigned a default NFPA 70E risk category for this low voltage location.
CLF Method
This field displays the method used to determine the current limiting operation time of a fuse. The following table describes the values of this flag:
Condition Value of Comments

“CLF
Method”
Flag
No CLF method is 0 If the ‘Current Limiting Fuse Operation’ check
used. box is unchecked or if the regular TCC
method is used.
Let-Through 1 If the Peak Let-Through curves Method has
Curve Method has been used to determine the FCT.
been used.
TCC curve is 2 If the “bottom of the TCC curve method has
used. been used to determine the FCT.
IEEE 1584 3 If the “IEEE 1584 Equations” were used to
Equations are determine the incident energy.
used.
Effect of Main PD Isolation

This field or flag can be used to determine the effect of the Main PD Isolation on the FCT.
Device Duty Alert

This field indicates the locations with possible short-circuit over duty conditions.
Correction Factor
This field indicates the incident energy correction factor for low voltage calculations.
Tie-PD Bus Types

This field indicates whether or not the bus types across a tie-pd are identical or different.
Filter Results By
This section allows you to filter results based on special conditions which the program determined during the calculation.
Incident Energy
Filter the results based on incident energy values.
Max
Show only the results of the scenario which produced the worst-case incident energy exposure for each location.
Min
Show only the results of the scenario which produced the minimum incident energy exposure for each location
The following logic applies to the incident energy filter:
1. If the check box “Incident Energy” is selected, then the Max and Min Radio toggle field should be enabled. The default position of the Incident Energy check box should be as
unchecked. Selecting this box should enable the Max/Min filters
2. The default position of the filter is set to Max. This means that the filter will find the highest incident energy values for every bus, protective device and or load terminal amongst all
the different output reports (scenarios).
3. The Min Incident Energy Filter is designed to do exactly the opposite of the Max filter. It is looking for the minimum incident energy value (not including “0”) amongst all the
selected output reports for every faulted element.
4. When the Incident Energy Filter Max or Min filters are enabled, the name of the configuration and the output report ID are always displayed. This hleps to identify which
configuration or scenario produces the worst or minimum incident energy values.
5. By DEFAULT the following fields should be checked and displayed when the Incident Energy Max/Min filter is enabled:
a. Total Incident Energy
b. Hazard Category
c. FPB
d. Output Report
e. Configuration
f. Total FCT
g. Source PD ID (even though the image above does not show it as selected)
h. % Ia Variation
6. If the Incident Energy Filter is selected, the “Ref.” toggle radio box on the Output Report window is hidden. However, if you choose to show information from the “Info” window, it
will come from the reference report.
FCT Not Determined

Indicate which arc fault locations are potential hazards because the protective device did not operate. This applies to arc faults at the bus, source protective devices or load terminals.
The following logic applies to the FCT Not Determined filter:
1. If the “FCT Not Determined” filter is enabled and the “Bus” result selection check box is selected, then the program only shows the bus elements for which the program failed to
find a fault clearing time (FCT).
2. If the “FCT Not Determined” filter is enabled and the “Protective Device” and/or “Load Terminals” result selection check boxes are selected, then the program only shows the
results for the PDs and load terminals for which the program failed to find a fault clearing time.
%Ia Variation
Indicate which locations were determined to yield higher incident energy results because of potential arcing current variation (LV only).
The following logic applies to the %Ia Variation filter:
1. This filter is designed to detect problems caused by the posible variation of the arcing current magnitude for an arc fault at the buses. If the program determines that reduced current
may cause worse (or a lot higher) incident energy results, it generates a flag and lists this bus in the results window. The variation is only applied to low voltage buses.
2. The filter will also check for arcing current variation problems for an arc fault at the source protective devices or load terminals. Each one of these locations is treated separately.
This means that the program may indicate that the arcing current variation causes problems for a fault at the main source protective device, but not for a fault at the bus or load
terminals below. Each location is treated separately.
3. The program indicates that the variation flag or warning has been raised by printing the %Ia variation in the column called % Ia Variation. Typically the value will be 15% which
means 85% of the original current was used to determine the incident energy (as recommended by IEEE 1584 guidelines).
FCT by Secondary PD
Indicate which locations have potential coordination problems under arc fault conditions (i.e. first upstream protective device does not trip the first).
The following logic applies to the FCT by Secondary PD filter:
1. This filter applies for a fault at the bus, source PD, and load terminal.
Exceeds Max. FCT

The arc flash analysis “Exceeds Max. FCT” filter is designed to easily filter out any bus, protective device or load terminal fault which has a Fault Clearing Time higher than the maximum
allowed. Typically the maximum value is set by default to 2.0 seconds or 120 cycles.
The following logic applies to the Exceeds Max. FCT filter:
1. The filter detects this condition for faults at the bus, source PDs and load terminals. In other words the program generates a warning flag for each location with a clearing time
greater than the maximum.
2. The program displays the message “> Max. FCT” in the Exceeds Max FCT column of the result window whenever this condition is present.
3. The maximum FCT feature must be enabled in the AF page of the short-circuit study case editor for the flag and the filter to work.
Effect of Main PD Isolation on FCT

This filter can be used to filter results according to the effect of the Main PD Isolation feature. All results which are affected by this feature can be filtered automatically. The following
table shows the flag values and the conditions which are used by the program to set the flags.
AFRA Flag Conditions for setting the Main PD Isolation Flags

“Blank” This flag is set to blank for a bus, load PD or load terminal (directly connected load) arc flash result for the following conditions:
z The Main PD Isolation feature is not enabled (study case)

z The load has equipment cable
“Main PD is Isolated” This flag is set for a bus, load PD or load terminal (directly connected load) arc flash result for the following conditions:
z The Main PD Isolation feature is enabled (study case)

z The device Main Source PD is not Isolated
“Main PD is not Isolated” This flag is set for a bus, load PD or load terminal (directly connected load) arc flash result for the following conditions:

z The Isolation of the main PD does not affect the determination of the final FCT.
“Main PD Isolation affects This flag is set for a bus, load PD or load terminal (directly connected load) arc flash result for the following conditions:
FCT”
z The Isolation of the main PD affects the determination of the final FCT.
Device Duty Alerts

This filter can be used to filter results with Device Duty alerts. The analyzer will display the device duty alert with a brief comment about the type of alert being reported.
Filter Reports by Incident Energy Levels (Hazard Category)

The incident energy filter allows the user to filter out and color the incident energy results according to the level ranges defined in NFPA 70E 2000, 2004 and 2009 guidelines. This filter
obtains its current level definitions from the Project\Settings\Hazard/Risk Category editor definitions.
Hazard Category/ Incident Energy Level

This drop list allows the user to selected which group of category definitions to use and show in the filter selection window below. The default selection of this drop list is the new NFPA
70E 2009 category.
Show Colors Check Box

The show colors check box enables the coloring of the results according to the selected filter colors from the category filter selection window. If this checkbox is not selected, then the
coloring is not enabled.
NFPA 70E 2000

Show only the results for the scenarios which were categorized using NFPA 70E 2000 risk levels.
NFPA 70E 2004

NFPA 70E 2009

User-Defined Values
Show only the results for the scenarios which were categorized using user-defined risk levels.
CAT 0
Show the incident energy results for locations with risk category “0”
CAT 1
CAT 2
CAT 3
CAT 4
>CAT 4
Show the incident energy results for locations with risk category higher > 4.
Not Det.
Show the incident energy results for locations for which a hazard/risk assessment could not be determined.
Show Colors
Display the colors for each category in the results window of the analyzer.
Hazard Category Filter Selection Window

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This window displays the category ID, the Category Max limit (cal/cm ) and the color selection buttons for each category. To enable the colors, click in the color box to open the color
selection editor.
The default colors for the each of the categories are displayed in the following table:
The following specific logic applies to the incident energy filter:
1. The results window filters out any result which does not match with the levels selected in the incident energy level drop list. This means that if you ran some studies with the NFPA
70E 2000 and and some other studies with the NFPA 70E 2004 energy levels, but the drop list selection is NFPA 70E 2009, then the program only displays the reports which were
generated using the NFPA 70E 2009 selection in the AF Data Page of the short-circuit study case editor.
2. The “Not Det” option of the filter shows all the results for which the incident energy level could not be determined. One common cause of this condition is when the program fails
to determine the fault clearing time (i.e. “FCT not determined” condition). This means that enabling the results of the FCT not determined filter will most likely produce similar
results to those of this filter option.
Display Options
This section will be enabled in a future release of the program.
Actual Value
Actual operating values of the incident energy results
Differences with Ref.

Show the result difference between two scenarios
Skip if Same
Do not show results if they are the same in multiple scenarios.
FCT Unit
This section determines the measurement unit used to display the fault clearing time. Choose between cycles, seconds, or milliseconds.
Cycles
Display the fault clearing times in cycles.
Seconds
Display the fault clearing times in seconds.
Milliseconds
Display the fault clearing times in milliseconds.
AF Report Analyzer Reporting Tools

Standard Label
The label button is a very powerful tool which allows you to make selections for printing labels.
Before ETAP 7.0, you had to go to navigate through each output report and print each label depending on which report had the highest incident energy. With the Arc Flash Report
analyzer, this task has been tremendously simplified.
Now you can select to print individual labels from amongst dozens of different reports. The most common case for printing labels is described below:
1. Select the Filter Results By Maximum Incident Energy Filter

2. Select the locations for which you want to print labels
3. Click on the Label button to open the Arc Flash Label Manager.
4. Select the language and template to user for printing. There are hundreds of predefined templates available and several languages to choose from depending on your location.
5. Click OK to generate the label.
6. Send the print job to your label printer (Brady or DuraLabel) or color laser jet printer.
The following logic applies for printing labels from the Arc Flash Report Analyzer:
1. If the maximum incident energy filter is not enabled and you are displaying results from multiple results, then the selection for printing the labels should be done either selecting a
column or only individual cells from each column. Selecting more than one result for each element caused the “Label” button to be disabled. Please see the image below:
2. If the Maximum Incident Energy Filter is enabled, then you can select the labels to be printed in almost any way you want. As long as a single cell or multiple cells are selected for
any element (row), causes the program to generate a label.
3. Pressing the Esc key on the keyboard allows you to deselect the cells. Pressing the Ctrl key on the keyboard allows you to select individual cells, rows or columns.
4. Simply selecting the entire ID column will force the program to generate labels for all elements displayed in the results window.
Custom Label
Labels are the end result of Arc Flash Studies. Many labels need to be customized according to different regulations or preferences (i.e. CSAZ462, NFPA 70E, NEC, ANSI Z535, etc).
Unfortunately, NFPA 70E has not standardized on any label template and thus there may be different interpretations of the same content.
To enable this button, valid fields must be selected. The logic to select valid fields is the same as printing standard labels. See above under Standard Label for logic on how to select valid
fields.
Click Custom Label to open the Custom Label template interface.
Custom Label Database

During the process of opening an Arc Flash Custom Template, ETAP creates an Excel Database Spreadsheet. The database contains fields needed to create a label. See below for details on
all fields exported to this database.
A message will appear that the Custom Label database is generating in the Arc Flash Report Analyzer.
Note- This feature might take several minutes to generate depending on the amount of fields selected.
The Custom Arc Flash Label templates and the Custom Label Database are saved in the ETAP folder. (By default, ETAP 7.1.0 is installed in the C Drive.)
C:\ETAP 710\Formats710\AF Custom Label Templates
Under this location, there is a folder called BACKUP. Inside the BACKUP folder, there are duplicates of the templates in case a user wants to revert back to the original label template.
C:\ETAP 710\Formats710\AF Custom Label Templates\BACKUP
In order to open a new template and use the same Custom Label Database generated previously, navigate to the location listed above using Windows Explorer. To see previews of the label
templates, see below under Custom Arc Flash Label Templates.
Once the label database is created from ETAP, the database and the label templates can be stored in any location. As long as the label template is linked to the database, the template will
import all the information from that label database. From there, ETAP is not needed to create new label templates.
Exported Fields in Custom Database

Below is the list of results generated to the Arc Flash Custom Database in chronological order. The description of each field is located in the Info section under the Arc Flash Report
Analyzer.
Note- Units for each field are updated based on the selection of the Project/Settings/Standards section in ETAP.
Fields that are Exported to the Custom Label Database Fields in chronological order
Device ID 1
Arc Flash Protection Boundary (ft) 2
Total Energy (cal/cm²) 3
Final FCT (cycles) 4
Working Distance (in) 5
Device Nominal or Rated kV 6
Hazard Category Level 7
Hazard Category ID 8
PPE Description 9
LAB to Exp. Mov. Conductor (ft) 10
LAB to Fixed Part (ft) 11
Restricted Approach Boundary (ft) 12
Prohibited Approach Boundary (ft) 13
Source PD ID 14
Source Trip Relay ID 15
Source Trip Relay Type 16
Glove Class 17
Glove V-rating (VAC) 18
Shock Hazard Present When 19
Print Mov or Fixed LAB 20
Project File Name 21
Date 22
Engineer 23
Contract Number 24
Equipment Name 25
System Frequency 26
Unit System 27
User Defined Text 28
Avail. PPE Protection (cal/cm²) 29
Hazard Disclaimer 30
Trip Time (cycles) 31
Open Time (cycles) 32
Total Ibf'' (kA) 33
Total Ia'' (kA) 34
% Ia Variation 35
Energy 1 (cal/cm²) 36
Equipment Type 39
Exceeds Max FCT 40
FCT 1 (cycles) 41
FCT 2 (cycles) 42
FCT 3 (cycles) 43
Not All PDs connected have FCT 44
PD Ia (kA) 45
PD Ia' (kA) 46
PD Ia'' (kA) 47
PD Ia at FCT (kA) 48
PD Ibf (kA) 49
PD Ibf' (kA) 50
PD Ibf'' (kA) 51
PD Ibf at FCT (kA) 52
Total Ia at FCT (kA) 53
Total Ia (kA) 54
Total Ia' (kA) 55
Total Ia" (kA) 56
Total Ibf at FCT (kA) 57
Total Ibf (kA) 58
Total Ibf' (kA) 59
Total Ibf" (kA) 60
Bus Gap (mm) 61
Connected Bus 62
Grounding 63
Hazard/Risk Categories 64
LV Equipment Forced Category Flag 65
Not First Upstream PD Clears Fault 66
PD FCT 1 (cycles) 67
Source PD Ia (kA) 70
Source PD Ia' (kA) 71
Source PD Ia'' (kA) 72
Source PD Ia at FCT (kA) 73
Source PD Ibf (kA) 74
Source PD Ibf' (kA) 75
Source PD Ibf'' (kA) 76
Source PD Ibf at FCT (kA) 77
Total PD FCT (cycles) 78
X Factor 79
Base kV 80
Nominal kV 81
Prefault Voltage in % Base kV 82
Prefault Voltage in % Bus Nom kV 83
Custom Arc Flash Label Templates

Below are previews of some of the Arc Flash Label Templates that are provided.
Note- The templates seen below are duplicated for different types of headers. There are blank headers, danger headers and warning headers provided in the AF Custom Label Templates
folder.
4x6 Warning Header
4x6 Warning Header_NoHRC
4x6 Warning Header_Q3CanadianNoHRC
Create a New Custom Template
z Open Microsoft Word and create a new document.

z Go to Page Layout/Size/More Paper Sizes. Verify that the paper size is Custom Size.
z Enter the width and height.
Note-There is a preview on the bottom to ensure the correct paper size is selected.
z Select OK after entering paper size.
Note- If the default printer is selected to a standard printer, a message will appear about how the margins are set outside of the printable area of the page. Select Ignore.
z Go to Margins/Custom Margins and change the margins to 0”.
Note- The error pertaining to the margins and the printable area of the page will appear again. Select Ignore.
z Verify a 4x6 word document has been created for the label.
Link the AF Custom Label Database to a New Template
z Go to Mailings/ Select Recipients/Use Existing List.
z The program will ask to select a Data Source. Navigate to the Label Database which is located in:
C:\ETAP 710\Formats710\AF Custom Label Templates

Note- This location assumes that ETAP was installed in the C: Drive.
z A window named ‘Select Table’ will appear. Select the Arc Flash Report Analyzer table and select OK. This will link the AF Custom Label Database to the new template.
Insert Fields into the Label
z To insert fields to the label, draw a text box. The text box allows for easier formatting.
Note- Notice that there is an outline around the text box. To make the outline of the text box invisible, right click on the outline and select no color.
z Go to Mailings and select the Insert Merge Field drop down menu. This will give a list of the fields that can be added to the label.
z Notice that the field is now entered in the text box. To view the results, select the Preview Results button. To navigate to all entries, use the arrows located in the top toolbar.
View the Label Database:

In order to view the label database that was created from the Arc Flash Report Analyzer, select Edit Recipient List. This brings a window that contains the Custom Label database that is
currently linked to the Custom Label Template.
This window allows the user to view all the results listed in the database. Each field has a drop down option which allows the user to sort or hide certain fields.
To print the labels in alphabetical order, click on the Device ID arrow. A drop down menu will appear. Select Sort Ascending and click OK. Notice all the labels are in alphabetical order.
In order to not print any label that has a result “FCT Not Determined”, go to Edit Recipient List. From there, ‘Sort Ascending’ the Hazard Category Level field. Uncheck all the fields that
have the result FCT Not Determined and click OK. Navigate to all fields and notice that any label that has FCT Not Determined is no longer in the collection of labels.
Rules Applied to Each Custom Label

Placed in the header of each template is a rule that skips all records that have the Hazard Category listed as FCT Not Determined.
To add rule:
z Place cursor in the upper most portion of the label template

z Go to Rules/Skip Record If
z Preview results and navigate to all existing labels. Notice that you will still see a label that states “FCT Not Determined”. This is correct. Select ‘Finish & Merge’/ Edit
Individual Documents….
Increase the amount of significant figures
z Insert field into text box.

z Highlight field, right click and select ‘Toggle Field Codes”
z Insert ‘ \#0.0’ at the end of the field name. (There is a space after the field name. The bold simply indicates the field name.)
Note- The ‘0’ is a place holder. That means more significant figures can be inserted. For example, to have two decimal places, type in ‘ \#0.00’).
See below for example:
{ MERGEFIELD LAB_to_Exp_Mov_Conductor_ft \#0.0 }
Automatically change the units from English to Metric standard
z Draw a text box

z Type ‘ft’ in the text box.
z Highlight the text, select Rules/If…Then… Else….
Add a Picture to the Label

First, the layout of the picture must be “In Front of Text”. This allows the picture to be placed anywhere in the label without moving or shifting the text. To set the label to default, go to
Word Options/Advanced. There is a section called Cut, copy and paste. Change the setting for the ‘Insert/paste pictures as:’ field to ‘In Front of Text’.
Work Permit
A work permit is part of the NFPA 70E Guidelines. It is required if you are to perform work on energized equipment. It contains information about the shock hazard and the arc flash
analysis results. The work permit needs to be generated for individual bus arc flash results. It is launched from the report analyzer. Customize the report analyzer to fit the requirements of
each project.
The Energized Electrical Work Permit Editor can be accessed from the Arc Flash Report Analyzer by clicing on the Work Permit Button. Please note that the work permit will be printed
for several buses if they are selected; however, typical work permits would be created one at a time. The following image shows how to access the work permit editor from the AFRA:
Note the two rows that were selected, represent two different work permits.
Once clicking on the Work Permit button, a Save As window will generate. This allows to create a new or open an existing work permit template. If creating a new template, type the name
in the file name path and click Save. This will save the work permit document based on the name given in the file name. If opening an existing work permit template, navigate to the file
and click Save. An alert message will appear stating to overwrite the existing file. What this means is that the buses, protective devices, or load terminals arc flash analysis results that have
been highlighted in the Arc Flash Report Analyzer will be updated in Part II in the work permit editor. Note that the description in the editor will not be changed.
Reset
The reset button will bring back the original settings of the work permit. In other words, this deletes all the descriptions in the Work Permit. This information cannot be retrieved once this
is selected.
Open
Open an existing work permit template.
Save
Save all edits made in the work permit editor.
Print
Click to print document. If there was more than one row selected in the Arc Flash Report Analyzer window, more than one work permit will be printed.
OK
Navigate out of the work permit editor. This automatically saves any changes made.
Cancel
When clicking cancel, this does not save any changes made to the editor window and navigates back to the Arc Flash Report Analyzer window.
Electrical Work Permit PART I:

Part 1 of the electrical work permit can contain up to five different questions and answers. The first three questions must be included by default into the editor since they correspond to the
wording of the questions as they appear in NFPA 70E 2004 Annex J “Energized Electrical Work Permit”.
The user is free to modify the items as needed for their particular application of the work permit. In fact, the user is capable of enabling (selecting the check boxes) three additional items to
be shown in the editor for this section. Note that 3000 characters are allowed in each question and answer field.
Electrical Work Permit PART II:

Part II of the electrical work permit can contain up to 15 different questions and answers. The first 9 questions must be included by default into the editor since they correspond to the
wording of the questions as they appear in NFPA 70E 2004 Annex J “Energized Electrical Work Permit”.
The user is free to modify the items as needed for their particular application of the work permit. In fact, the user is capable of enabling (selecting the check boxes) six additional items to
be shown in the editor for this section.
The data for the bus or PD selected in the work permit editor includes the following fields:
z BusID
z Incident Energy
z Hazard/Risk Category
z FPB (ft)
z Nominal Voltage
z Output Report Name
z Limited Approach Boundary
z Restricted Approach Boundary
z Prohibited Approach Boundary
z Required PPE Level
z Glove V-Rating
z Glove Class
z Working Distance
Part II of the electrical permit can contain up to 3 different Electrically Qualified Person signatures.
Electrical Work Permit PART III:

Part III of the electrical work permit can contain up to 4 different approval signatures and one general note field. The format correspond to the “Approval section” as they appear in NFPA
70E 2004 Annex J “Energized Electrical Work Permit”.
Reset
The reset button will bring back the original settings of the work permit. In other words, this deletes all the descriptions in the Work Permit. This information cannot be retrieved once this
is selected.
Open
To open an existing work permit template.
Save
To save all edits made in the work permit editor.
Print
Click to print document. If there was more than one row selected in the Arc Flash Report Analyzer window, more than one work permit will be printed.
OK
To navigate out of the work permit editor. This automatically saves any changes made.
Cancel
When clicking Cancel, this does not save any changes made to the editor window and will navigate back to the Arc Flash Report Analyzer window.
Data Sheet
The Data Sheet is an enhanced version of the arc flash analysis report. It gives detailed description of what selections were made in the SC study case and how the bus results were
obtained.
To access the Data sheet, navigate to the Arc Flash Report Analyzer. Select the entire row of any bus and click on the Data Sheet button located on the bottom right corner. From there, an
Arc Flash Data Sheet Report Manager window will generate. Select the report and click OK. A report will be created based on how the bus arc flash results were obtained such as what
type of bus fault current method was used, what type of system grounding, what PPE Hazard/Risk Categories were chosen and so forth. More details are listed below.
Note: If multiple reports are filtered by Incident Energy Max or Min, the data sheet button will not be active.
Below is the generated Data Sheet report. There are 6 sections that describe how the bus results were obtained.
Project/System Data
Describes how the project data was set based on the project settings. Information such as project location, the project standard, unit system of the project, what date the report was ran, and
report name are located in this section.
Arc Flash Summary Results for this Location

The bus arc flash analysis results described are based on the report listed in the Project/System Data. It states Shock Hazard Voltage, Incident Energy, FCT, Source PD, Flash Protective
Boundary, Working Distance, Hazard Risk Category, the PPE description, and the Approach Boundaries for the particular bus chosen.
If there are unique results for the bus, The Abnormal Condition descriptions will be shown. These unique results are arc current variation, if second level protective devices clears the fault,
if the FCT exceeds the maximum specified in the Arc Flash page of the Short Circuit Study case, and if the PPE Arc Rating has exceeded the maximum. Below are the flags that will be
shown if any of the conditions are met.
Arcing Current Variation of xx% was used.

Not the first upstream protective device clears the fault.
Fault Clearing Time Exceeds the Maximum!
Incident Energy Exceeds the Maximum. No PPE Available!
Note-xx% is the arcing current variation specified in the SC study case.
Arc Flash Input Data

This information was gathered from the AF Data page of the Short Circuit Study Case. The Gaps, X-Factor, Working Distance, Flash Protection Boundary, PPE Hazard/Risk Categories,
and Shock Hazard Analysis selections are displayed.
System Impedance Adjustments

Impedance tolerances and adjustments are displayed based Adjustment page of the SC Study case.
Short-Circuit Contributions
This shows what type of bus fault current method was used, what type of motor contribution the study was ran in, the prefault voltage and if the synchronous generator model was used.
Arc Flash Methodology

This shows what method the arc flash calculation was used to determine the results, the system ground and if the Hazard Category for LV equipment was selected.
Arc Flash Analysis

Bus Editor - Rating Page
Bus Editor - Arc Flash Page
Short-Circuit Study Case - Arc Flash Page
Short-Circuit Study Case - AF FCT Page
Short-Circuit Study Case - AF Data
Short-Circuit Study Case - Adjustment Page
Display Options
Arc-Flash
Arc Flash Alert
Running Arc Flash Analysis
Arc Flash Sequence of Operation
Calculation Methodology
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Arc Flash Result Analyzer

Report and Result Selections

All Projects in Active Directory

spreadsheet and paste accordingly. The process is shown below:

“Report only Bus and Source PD = True”

“Calculate Load Terminal Arc Flash = True”

LAB to Exp. Mov. Conductor

LAB to Fixed Part

Available PPE Protection

Total Incident Energy

Exceeds Max FCT

Not All PDs have FCT

Total Ibf at FCT

Source PD Ibf at FCT

Source Trip Relay ID

Source Trip Relay Type

Force Cat for LV Equip

Condition Value of Comments

Effect of Main PD Isolation

Device Duty Alert

Tie-PD Bus Types

FCT Not Determined

The following logic applies to the FCT Not Determined filter:

The following logic applies to the %Ia Variation filter:

The following logic applies to the FCT by Secondary PD filter:

Exceeds Max. FCT

The following logic applies to the Exceeds Max. FCT filter:

Effect of Main PD Isolation on FCT

AFRA Flag Conditions for setting the Main PD Isolation Flags

z The Main PD Isolation feature is not enabled (study case)

z The Main PD Isolation feature is enabled (study case)

z The Main PD Isolation feature is enabled (study case)

Device Duty Alerts

Filter Reports by Incident Energy Levels (Hazard Category)

Hazard Category/ Incident Energy Level

Show Colors Check Box

NFPA 70E 2000

NFPA 70E 2004

NFPA 70E 2009

Hazard Category Filter Selection Window

The following specific logic applies to the incident energy filter:

Differences with Ref.

AF Report Analyzer Reporting Tools

1. Select the Filter Results By Maximum Incident Energy Filter

Click Custom Label to open the Custom Label template interface.

Custom Label Database

C:\ETAP 710\Formats710\AF Custom Label Templates

C:\ETAP 710\Formats710\AF Custom Label Templates\BACKUP

Exported Fields in Custom Database

Custom Arc Flash Label Templates

4x6 Warning Header

4x6 Warning Header_NoHRC

4x6 Warning Header_Q3CanadianNoHRC

Create a New Custom Template

z Open Microsoft Word and create a new document.

z Select OK after entering paper size.

z Go to Margins/Custom Margins and change the margins to 0”.

Link the AF Custom Label Database to a New Template

z Go to Mailings/ Select Recipients/Use Existing List.

C:\ETAP 710\Formats710\AF Custom Label Templates

Insert Fields into the Label