ETAP Cable Systems
ETAP 12.6.5 & 14
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Agenda
• ETAP Cable Library and Cable Editor
• Current Carrying Capability Calculation with Different
Standards
• Line/Phase Conductor Sizing
• Under Ground Cable System (UGS)
• Cable Pulling Tension Calculation
• ETAP Cable Manager
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ETAP Cable Library
• Access Cable Library
• Cable Library
Structure
• Filter for Each Column
• Sorting by Each
Column
• Cable Lib Quick Pick
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Current Carrying Capability
Base – under certain conditions
Derated = Base x Ft x Fg x Fth
• Ft = to account for the differences in the ambient and
conductor temperatures from the base case
• Fg - to account for cable grouping
• Fth - to account for the difference in the soil thermal
resistivity from base RHO
• ……
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Cable Capacity Standards
• LV (<= 1kV)
IEEE 399 (under ground installations), ICEA P-54-440 (above ground
trays), NEC, IEC 60364, BS 7671, NF C15-100
• MV (< 35 kV)
IEEE 399, ICEA P-54-440, NEC, IEC 60502
• HV (> 35 kV)
IEEE 399 (under ground installations), ICEA P-54-440 (above ground
trays)
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Current Carrying Capability
• Installation Type
• Layout
• Operating Ambient Temperature
• Operating conductor Temperature
• Grouping
• Soil Thermal Resistivity
• User Defined
• …
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Line/Phase Conductor Sizing
• Loading
• Voltage Drop
• Motor Starting
• Short Circuit
• Overload Protection
• Harmonic
Update Size
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Cable Loading
• Update Operating Current
from Load Flow Studies
• Power Factor Consideration
• Average or Phase Maximum
• FLA of Element
• User-Defined Loading
• Harmonic Effect: Triple or
Others
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Protective Device Info
• Update Calculated Short Circuit
Currents from STAR Short Circuit
Calculations
• Select Protective Devices
• Maximum Energy
• GFI/GFCI – Ground Fault Circuit
Interrupter
• RCD – Residual Current Device
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Cable Pulling Tension
• 3D Pulling Path
• Multiple Cables with
Different Sizes in One
Conduit
• Point by Point
Calculation with Pulling
Eye Method
• Forward & Reverse
Pulling Tensions
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Cable Manager
Access ETAP
Cable
Manager
from Tool
Bar
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Cable Manager
• Cable Selection based on
conditions
• Column Filter and Sorting
• Capacity page: Warning
• Update/Select from Library
• Report/Export
• Impedance page: Update
Operating Temperature
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Underground Cable System
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Underground Cable System
• IEC-60287: Steady State
Temperature Calculation
• Neher-McGrath:
UA Ampacity Calculation
UT Ampacity Calculation
Transient Temperature
Calculation
• Optimal Sizing
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Questions?
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