Etap with fully practical approach course

Explore short circuit studies for planning, design, and operation to size circuit breakers, protect equipment, and coordinate relays for balanced and unbalanced faults.

Perform a three-phase balance short-circuit analysis by summing generator, transformer, and transmission line impedances to obtain the per-unit equivalent impedance and calculate the short-circuit current.

Demonstrates basic short-circuit calculation using hand methods on a power grid and transformer model, then compares results with actual data and discusses static versus rotating loads.

Analyze short-circuit currents under iso 60909, including initial symmetrical short-circuit current, maximum instantaneous value, breaking, and steady-state; apply method b x/r with dc decay for near and far generator faults.

Classify faults as symmetrical and asymmetrical, and model short circuit analysis with positive, negative, and zero sequence data. Gather branch, generator, and load data to compute impedance and assess protection.

Perform short circuit analysis in ETAP using the ISEE 60909 standard, selecting maximum or minimum C factors, considering DC components and zero-sequence models to shape fault currents.

Demonstrate performing maximum short-circuit analysis in etap using ac 6090-9 standard, configuring parallel paths to maximize current, and derive switchgear ratings from bus fault levels and contributions.

Perform short circuit analysis using the ISEE six zero nine zero nine standard to calculate the short circuit level and trip duty cycle, guiding circuit breaker rating adjustments.

Explore short circuit analysis using ISEE 60909 to create a minimal configuration, open specific transformers and breakers, and compute the minimum short circuit level with detailed results.

Explore power system stability with a practical focus on transient stability analysis for cogeneration and local generation, and model generators, exciters, and governors for dynamic simulations.

explore power system stability basics and how disturbances like line faults affect rotor angle and equilibrium. grasp the swing equation and the role of inertia in recovery and impedance effects.

Simulate transient stability with a fault at bus 2 and 100 ms clearance causing a trip. Watch voltage collapse and swing as the generator shifts from 15 to 20 MW.

Explains how load changes affect system frequency, the role of inertia and governor response, and how isochronous and group mode controls stabilize frequency in interconnected power systems.

Explore transient stability analysis in ETAP with a practical setup, modeling a co-generation plant, generator circuit breaker, and transformer, and testing a three-phase fault to analyze angular stability and synchronization.

Demonstrates transient stability analysis using EDA and frequency stability analysis for a normal cogeneration setup, showing loss of utility sources and reliance on local generation with governor response plots.

Perform a transient stability analysis of an islanded system with local generation, simulating a 7 MVA load rejection and observing voltage, frequency, and generator response.

Explore motor starting analysis, comparing static and dynamic approaches, to assess voltage drop, start times, and protection for large motors and generators.

Explain the induction motor as a device that converts electrical energy to mechanical power, detailing torque, speed, and power terms, and introduce starting, accelerating, and breakdown torques with equivalent models.

Explore motor starting analysis data for eda, including bus data, impedance, transformer parameters, load factors, and short circuit levels for static and dynamic analysis.

Compare static and dynamic motor starting simulations, showing static as a max-current, conservative model of system impact, while dynamic models include inertia and torque-speed effects with start devices.

Perform motor starting analysis in ETAP by configuring connected motors, inputting acceleration times and nameplate data, and simulating switch events to observe bus voltage drops.

Conduct a practical ETAP analysis of a motor start event, observe voltage dips and bus voltages, and plot line current to assess maximum operating conditions.

Demonstrates dynamic motor starting analysis by configuring an induction motor model with impedance data, inertia, and a torque speed capability curve, then running a simulation to observe voltage and current.

Apply static and dynamic model starting analysis to two motors, examining voltage drops and bus voltages under minimum operating condition.

Optimize capacitor placement in industrial and distribution systems to improve power factor, reduce reactive losses, and lower costs using load-flow analysis and genetic algorithms.

Explore optimal capacitor placement for voltage support in an industrial system using load-flow analysis, adjust transformer taps, and evaluate capacitor bank sizes and costs.

Explore optimal capacity placement for a distribution system, calculating reactive power compensation and capacitor bank sizing to achieve a 0.95 power factor across feeders, with case study results.

Model solar PV systems in ÉTAT by understanding photovoltaic basics, PV components (panels, charge controller, battery, inverter), grid‑tied and off‑grid options, net metering and self‑consumption, and hybrid with diesel backup.

Explore solar PV system design basics, from PV modules and inverters to mounting, balance of system, monitoring, charge controllers, storage, net metering, grid integration, and MPPT.

Explore basic solar design calculations, including sun declination, tilt and azimuth orientation, latitude-based mounting, energy vs power, system efficiency, and inverter sizing, with practical examples.

Explore basic power system analysis by modeling a solar pv system for an industrial facility, comparing composite pv-inverter models and configuring panels to meet specific power flow and voltage goals.

demonstrates modeling a solar pv system by configuring a solar module into a series/parallel array to meet 7.8 kw, considering ambient temperature and irradiance.

Model a solar pv inverter, select an expanded rating, and compare load-flow results with and without pv, noting dc/ac power, losses, efficiency, and reactive power via vector control.