etaPRO v3.

0
Help document

etaPRO is an innovative, multi-utility and user friendly software package, related to Reactive Power
Management. The users will get the benefit of easy and error free selection of products that helps in
power factor improvement.

Benefits:

End customers and panel builders will be benefitted by the following ways:

• Easy selection of capacitors and reactors

• Error free switchgear ratings selection
• Time saving while preparing APFC quotations
• Optimum step size selection
• Automatic selection of capacitor-reactor combinations
• BoM can be exported to Microsoft Excel format

Home Page:
Home page contains following 6 modules:

1. kVAr calculation - Easy calculation of capacitor kVAr rating if initial power factor and final
power factor are known.

The current power factor and target power factor and the connected load (kW) can be selected
through the slide bar or by entering the exact value in the text box.

2. Detuned harmonic filter selection - Selection of right capacitor-reactor combination

(detuned harmonic filter) and the catalogue numbers.
  Express selection: Simple selection of capacitor + reactor combination, which gives the
output of the ratings and catalogue numbers that need to be paired.
 Expert selection: Advanced selection of capacitor + reactor combination, which can be used
to select and design the detuned filter for some non-standard ratings.

3. APFC panel Bill of Materials generation - Generation of bill of materials, covering capacitor
selection, switchgear selection, switching device selection. - The output gives the catalogue
numbers and MRP of all the items in the panel that can be exported to excel format.
a. BoM generation up to 1400 kVAr APFC Panels with maximum 14 steps
b. Auto-calculation of rated incomer and branch currents
c. Switchgear selection options for main incomer (ACB, MCCB and SDF) and branch
protection (MCCB, SDF, HRC Fuse and MCB)
d. Accessories selection for the selected switchgear
e. Capacitors and reactor selection
f. Instant catalogue access for selected switchgear/capacitors
g. Final BoM in two forms:
i. Branch-wise list of items
ii. Consolidated list of items

1 2 3 4 5 6

This module contains selection of various components of APFC panels in 6 tabs:

Tab 1 – kVAr Calculation:

a. System voltage selection: Select the transformer secondary voltage (400 V, 415 V or
440 V)
 b. Express kVAr: Standard ratings of APFC panels with pre-selected step sizes and
number of steps. All the branch kVAr ratings will be automatically selected by the
software. But, still the branch kVAr ratings are editable.
c. Custom kVAr: Any kVAr ratings (up to 1400 kVAr) can be entered and corresponding
number of steps need to be selected. Desired step sizes (branch kVAr) can be
selected from the drop down and the selected values are summed up instantly for
easier reference. Once the sum of individual step sizes are equal to the kVAr rating
of APFC panel, user can proceed to second tab, “Switching device selection”

Tab 2 – Switching device selection:

There are two options for the user to select the capacitor switching device:

a. Thyristor switching module

b. Capacitor duty contactors: Add-on blocks can also be selected for contactor in each
branch.
Tab 3 – Capacitor & Reactor selection:

a. Select the option of reactors (7%, 14% or no reactors)

b. Select the capacitor voltage
 If 7% reactor is selected, the capacitor voltage options are 480 V and 525 V
 If 14% reactor is selected, the capacitor voltage option is 525 V only
 If “without reactor” option is selected, the default capacitor voltage of 440 V
option will be available.
c. Select the capacitor type – Box or Cylindrical type capacitors
d. Select the duty of capacitor – Standard duty, Heavy duty, Super Heavy duty or LTXL
Ultra heavy duty
e. Once “Add” button is clicked, the capacitors and reactors in all the branches will be
selected automatically by the software. This will display the catalogue number,
description, quantities per branch and MRP of capacitors and reactors. A link to open
the product catalogue is also displayed.
f. If any change is required in the selection, click “Clear all” and do the selection once
again.
Tab 4 – Main Incomer Selection:

a. Select the option of main incomer of the APFC panel – MCCB / ACB / SDF
b. MCCB:
i. Select “Type of release” – Thermal magnetic, Matrix microprocessor 1.0 or
Matrix microprocessor 2.0 release
ii. Select the ICU (kA), ICS (% of ICU) and breaker type for the selected standard
rating
iii. All type of accessories can be selected by clicking “Accessories” button.
b. ACB:
i. Nominal derated current is calculated by the software for the given kVAr
rating and it automatically selects the standard rating available
ii. Select the breaker type – U Power Omega or C Power
iii. Followed by breaker type select the ICU (kA) rating, release type and version
of the breaker.
iv. All type of accessories can be selected by clicking “Accessories” button.
c. SDF:
i. Nominal derated current is calculated by the software for the given kVAr
rating and it automatically selects the standard rating available
ii. On selecting “Fuse size”, all the details of selected Fuse and SD will be
displayed.
iii. All type of accessories can be selected by clicking “Accessories” button.
Tab 5 – Branch Protection Selection:

Options for branch protection switchgear selection are:

i. MCCB: Type of release, ICU, ICS and breaker type can be selected. On clicking
“Add”, the MCCB cat number is added for all the branches with same
ratings.
ii. SDF: Select “Fuse size” and click “Add”
iii. HRC Fuse: Select “Fuse size” and click “Add”
iv. Accessories can be selected for group of branches with same kVAr rating.

Tab 6 – Bill of Materials (BOM):

 The final output screen displays the complete list of Bill of Materials. There are two modes of
viewing BoM:

a. Branch-wise BoM: Displays items in each and every branch.

b. Consolidated BoM: Adds-up the similar cat no and displays total quantity of each cat
number.

MRPs and links for catalogue for each and every item are also displayed. The entire BoM can be
exported to excel format and can be edited.

4. Payback calculation

This module calculates monthly payback in Rupees, after improving the power factor to the desired
level. On entering the tariff inputs and Load details, monthly savings (in Rupees and Power) will be
displayed.
 5. Active Harmonic Filter (AHF) selection:

Active Harmonic Filters are necessary to reduce the harmonics as per the limits prescribed by IEEE
519. AHF rating & catalogue numbers can be selected by entering full load current and ITHD%. AHF
can also be selected to correct Power Factor along with harmonics correction.
Disclaimer: This selection is for indicative purpose only. For accurate selection, kindly contact L&T.

6. Technical articles related to Power Quality Solutions

33 technical articles related to concepts on reactive power & harmonic management, switchgear
selection, APFC panel design and many can be accessed here.

For more latest articles kindly install docWHIZ – L&T’s document management software. Download
for free at www.LNTEBG.com/docWHIZ.