Program 9
Software applications in this program may have been updated in the subsequent program. Please check here to see complete list of enhancements:
Project 1 - DSTAR Distribution e-Handbook
Distribution engineers and technicians frequently use one or more "paper" handbooks to find vital engineering information or refer to tables in these handbooks to obtain simple calculated values. The goal of the DSTAR Data e-Handbook is to create a dynamic electronic document that consists of information commonly used by the DSTAR membership. Covering a variety of distribution engineering topics, the DSTAR e-Handbook is intended to be an authoritative source of information. The material included in the e-Handbook has been obtained from existing distribution handbooks, manufacturer information, standards documents, results from DSTAR software programs, and surveys of the DSTAR membership.
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Project 2 - Cable Pulling Assistant (CPA) Software Enhancements
The Cable Pulling Assistant (CPA) software is used to quickly calculate cable pulling tensions and sidewall pressures for a given layout. It allows easy comparison of pulls in either direction. CPA also calculates probability of cable jamb, conduit fill, and conduit clearances. This software enhancement provides the user and administrator with additional flexibility in entering data and aligns the calculation algorithm with AEIC CG G5-90.
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Project 3 - Guy Tension Analyzer (GTA) Software Enhancements 1
GTA calculate tensions on guy wires and guy anchors for dead-end and angle distribution poles. This project updates GTA to calculate minimum pole class based upon the vertical loadings applied by user specified loading conditions and guying. Additionally, the pole loading and class are calculated for an unguyed pole situation.
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Project 4 - Guy Tension Analyzer (GTA) Software Enhancements 2
The Guy Tension Analyzer software tool is used to calculate tensions on guy wires and guy anchors for dead-end and angle distribution poles. The tool can handle three types of guy wire configurations: 1.) standard (guys connected directly to anchors from a line pole), 2.) span guy, and 3.) sidewalk guy. In the standard and span guy configurations, up to ten lines (ten lines in each direction for angle poles) can be accommodated, together with up to ten tap lines terminating at an arbitrary angle with respect to the main line (feature not supported with sidewalk configuration), as well as five guy wires and anchors. The tool provides complete flexibility to connect any guy to any anchor. This software enhancement focuses on updating the GTA calculation algorithm to include resultant guying.
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Project 5 - Economic Overhead Conductor Sofware (EOCS)
Proposed is a project to develop a software program for determining economic overhead conductor selection curves to be used by utility engineers and technicians for selecting the lowest life cycle cost conductor installation based on existing or anticipated present load (equivalent peak kVA) and expected load growth (%/year). The developed program will be a Windows-based software tool which will allow the utilities to prepare lowest life cycle economic conductor selection charts considering installation costs, loss costs, and change out costs.
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Project 6 - Secondary Electrical Design Software (SEDS) Enhancement
The Secondary Electrical Design Software (SEDS), developed during Program 7, has been successfully used by the DSTAR membership to perform electrical calculations, such as voltage drop and flicker, for multi-tiered, single-phase secondary systems. SEDS employs a drag and drop-style user interface that is very simple to use and affords users tremendous flexibility. There are some situations where unbalanced, three-phase loads are connected to the secondary system and need to be analyzed. This new project is intended to serve this need.
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