KAHANE - 2016 - Sharon Kabir

Suite ABB e-Design

General features

ABB Group
April 20, 2016 | Slide 1
e-Design

e-Design is the suite of the ABB tool for the electrical design

DOC - electrical calculation

CAT - product selection and quotation EDS

PDC - switchboard design PDC
EDS - switchboard fast configuration

Depending on the country, a different software assortment is available

ABB Group
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e-Design

e-Design supports electrical projects from the early

design stage , up to the switchboard engineering .

EDS PDC

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e-Design

e-Design is:

freeware and downloadable

continuously improved by ABB

a multilingual software

supported with a mailbox for every user

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 e-Design

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e-Design

Just one file for all the tools: with e-Design extension

This file is now compatible with Ekip Connect !!!

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e-Design

is the suite of the ABB tools for electrical design

allows the realization of the whole project by

using a common and unique file extension

guarantees flexibility, velocity and simplicity -

allows prompt support in case of problems -

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 KAHANE - 2016 Sharon Kabir

Software DOC
General features

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Introduction

Products

Working with DOC

features

main functionalities

typical work-flow

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 DOC
Introduction

ABB Group
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Introduction

DOC is a software for drawing, design, calculation and

sizing of Low Voltage and Medium Voltage electrical plants

The main features are

drawing of the single-line diagram

electrical calculation of the Medium Voltage and Low Voltage network

cables sizing

protection and switching

trip units setting

verification of the protection and coordination relations

ABB Group
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Introduction

DOC is suitable for consultants, designers, electrical engineers,

panel builders, installers

It is a complete, precise and flexible tool

It can be used by beginners and also skilled technicians

ABB Group
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Introduction
e-Design suite

DOC is included in e-Design, the suite of the ABB tools

for the electrical design

e-Design allows complete and flexible integration

among several tools

EDS PDC

ABB Group
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Introduction

Short-circuit calculation according to IEC Standards

Load-flow and voltage drop quick calculation

Automatic cable sizing

Automatic devices selection based on a technical and economical

optimized solution

Easy trip unit setting

Trip units setting export to Ekip Connect

Flexibility in usage: suitable both for experts and beginners

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 DOC

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Products

DOC manages a wide range of ABB products
Medium Voltage products up to 36kV

Low Voltage products - up to 1kV

Motors

Transformers

Generators

ABB Group
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Products

MV breakers
SF6 and vacuum circuit breakers for distribution systems up to 36kV

MV relays
REF542plus/DK
PR521/DK
PR521/P (50-51) e (50-51-51N)
REF542Plus
REF610
REF601
REF615
REJ525
PR512/P (50-51) e (50-51-50N-51N)
PR512/PD

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Products

MV disconnectors -
SHS2/A
SHS2/I
SHS2/IB
SHS2/N-I
HySec
GSec

MV earth disconnectors
SHS2/E

MV disconnectors with fuses

SHS2/IF

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Products

MV cables

Motors -
M2xxx
M3xxx

Transformers-
Oil-insulated transformers
RESIBLOC

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Products

Air circuit breakers (Emax 2, New Emax, Emax X1)

Molded case circuit breakers (Tmax, Tmax XT, Isomax)

Miniature circuit breakers (System pro-M Compact)

residual current devices (pro-M Compact high performance)

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Products

Switch disconnectors (OT, OETL)

Fuses and fusegears (InLine II, EasyLine, SlimLine XR, OS,

OESA, OSM, E930, E90, OFAX)

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Products

Protection releases
MS116, MS132, MS325, MS450, MS451,
MS495, MS496, MS497
MO325, MO450, MO495, MO496 , MO132

Contactors-
A, AF
EN
ESB
E259

Thermal relays
TAxxDU, TxxDU, TAxxSU, TxxSU
ExxDU, EF, TF, TFxxDU

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Products

Measuring instruments: -
Energy meters (DAB12000, DAL12000, DAM12000,
DBB22000, DAB22001)
Multimeters (DMTME)
Frequency meters (FRZ-90/48)
Voltmeters (VLM, MCV-4/7)
Amperometers (AMT 1/5, MCA-4)
Current transformers (CTA/5)

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Products

Control instruments: -
Latching releases (E 251-8)
Timers (D 365)
Daylight switches (Twilight switches 2-10000 Ix and 2-100 Ix)
Push buttons (E217-16)
Change-over switches (E218-16)
SPD (T2 15)
Auxiliary transformers (TS8/8SW)
Lamps (E219-B)

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Working with DOC

Project data -

Standards and power supply

Drawing layout

Supply properties

Switchboard list

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Project wizard

Standard for the short

circuit currents calculation

Standard for the cable

dimensioning

Kind of power supply

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Project wizard )/ (
Free drawing layout:
Flexibility (complex installations with
power sources in parallel, bus ties,
distribution rings)
Electrical data shown next to the
components

Grid layout:
Semplicity (radial installations)
Electrical data shown in the grid

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Project wizard

Short circuit current or power

The power and the number of the

transformers in parallel

Rated voltage

Number of phases

Distribution system

Rated frequency

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Project wizard
Supply properties Options :

calculation of the short-circuit currents

at different times .

Customize the power supply short circuit

power factor

Define the ratio between the phase to neutral

and phase to earth short circuit current

The Store current settings as default for new

projects option makes the changes
permanent for all the next projects

ABB Group
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Project wizard
Supply properties Options :

Maximum contact voltage

Grounding resistance

Maximum disconnection time

of the power supply

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Project wizard /
Supply properties :

Stand-alone plant

Type of generator

Generator data

Distribution system properties

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Project wizard

Name

Internal temperature

Standard for MCBs

Uimp

Segregation form

Terminals

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Quick toolbar

Home menu

Drawing sheet

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Possibility Automatic Possibility Possibility Automatic

to draw load flow to set up trip to draw generation of
using both and short units in a auxiliary documents
macros circuit simple way, circuits and reports
and single calculation verify thanks to
object in and objects protection measurement
the same selection curves and and control
project and sizing guarantee sections
coordination

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Work-flow: MV single-line diagram drawing

Draw by UNISEC macros

useful for drawing standard circuits,
traditional MV switchboard columns
are available

Draw by single objects

useful for drawing peculiar circuits,
addressed to more expert users

It is possible to use both macros and

single object in the same project

ABB Group
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Work-flow: LV single-line diagram drawing

Low-Voltage section

Macros
5 groups of macros are available
to draw standard installations

Single objects
more useful for free drawing

It is possible to use both macros and

single object in the same project

ABB Group
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Work-flow:
The line diagram can be drawn in more pages ,
by using some of the cross-reference elements

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Work-flow:

Verify the single-line drawing correctness (missing connections, short circuited objects,)

Calculate the electrical parameters in any point of the net

Compute the voltage drops

Compute the minimum and maximum short circuit currents

Size cables and busways

Choose the suitable protection and switching devices

Coordinate the protection devices

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Work-flow:
DOC computes the maximum and
minimum short circuit currents in each
point of the installation

Different methods and Standards are

available for the short circuit currents
calculation:

IEC 61363 - Standard for naval applications

IEC 60909-1 - international Standard

VDE 0102 - German national Standard

CEI 11-25 - Italian national Standard

NFC 15-100 -French national Standard

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Work-flow:

The function Scenarios permits the management of different

configurations of the same network

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Work-flow:

The dimensioning of cables and busways is made trough an

iterative ( )process in order to optimize the cross section

Different Standards are available:

CEI 64-8 (Italy)

IEC 60364 (generic purpose applications)

IEC 60092 (naval applications)

NFC 15-100 (France)

UNE 20460 (Spain)

VDE 0298-4 (Germany)

ABB Group
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Working with DOC
Work-flow:
DOC sizes and selects all the components automatically

Unlock / Leave unlocked an object: DOC is enabled to change the current component when

It is possible to change the component selected by DOC

Having chosen and locked a different component, DOC will not change it anymore
Working with DOC
Work-flow:
A fundamental part of DOC is the module Curves
Time-current curves
Peak limiting curves
Let through energy curves

Possibility to set the parameters

of the switching devices in order
to guarantee protection,
discrimination and back-up

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Working with DOC
Work-flow:

Diagram reference voltage

Component rated voltage

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Working with DOC
Work-flow:

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Working with DOC
Work-flow: Ekip Connect interface
DOC is compatible with the Ekip Connect software
L, S, I and G functions can be imported into Ekip
Connect and associated to a physical device

ABB Group
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Working with DOC
Work-flow:

Header
Calculation and dimensioning
criteria
Short-circuit calculation hypothesis
Single-line diagram
Other reports
discrimination and back-up

ABB Group
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DOC allows

drawing of the single-line diagram of electrical plant in MV and LV

calculation of all the electrical parameters of the network

sizing of cable and busways

setting and coordination of protection devices

creation of complete and professional project documentation

programming of protection devices directly, thanks to the

compatibility with Ekip Connect

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