I have found a new electrical software on Internet: Simaris Design Basic. It is a software for electrical installation calculation: short-circuit calculations, cables sizing and protection devices choice and settings. This is a new version. I knew the old version of this software – 1.5, which is not available any more.
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New design software for electrical installation
June 1st, 2009 | 29 Comments | Posted in Electrical softwareTags: design software, electrical installation, Electrical software
Software for electrical installation
April 23rd, 2009 | 79 Comments | Posted in Electrical softwareTags: electrical engineering, electrical installation, power factor, voltage drop
I find the existing software for the calculation of Electrical Installation difficult and long to use. Sometimes, I need to make a simple calculation or verification and I do not need to create a complete network to do it
Recently I have discovered some small calculators, some of them are too much simplified, but I find the idea good. There is for example… (more…)
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April 12th, 2009 | 26 Comments | Posted in Electrical distributionTags: electrical installation, lightning, lightning protection, surge protection, surge protector
after 15 years of experience I feel important to come back to some basics
city lightning
Protection against the destructive lightning effects should be considered globally.
To avoid the fire of a building we will use the “external” lightning protection system such as lightning conductor or meshed cage.
In the same way, we will install Surge Arrester or surge protector (also called SPD, Surge Protective Device) in the Electrical main board to protect sensitive electrical equipment against surges generated by lightning strokes fell close or directly on the building.
15 years of experience in the field of surge protection lead me to write that the technology and understanding of phenomena has evolved. However, further issues have to be clarified … (more…)
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