Training Workshop Notes

CONTENTS
• Overview
• Project Options
• Distribution Modelling
• Cable Selection
• Protection
• Single Line Diagram
• Reports
• Overview – Local Mode
• Overview – Environment Options
• Overview –Navigating PowerCad-5
• Project Options - Supply
• Project Options - Standards
• Project Options – Defaults
• Example Project (Example-01)
• Cascading Selectivity (Example-01)
• Source – LV Transformers
• User defined Time- Current Curves
• User defined Let-through Energy Curves
• Arc Fault - warning
• Fault Loop Impedance – warning
• Earth Leakage Relays
• Protective Device Manufactures
• Motor Control Centre (Example-02)
• Variable Speed Drive (Example-03)
• Variable Speed Drive (Example-04)
• Variable Speed Drive and Motor Feeds
• Discrimination (Example-03)
• Bus-Tie
• Metering
• Generator – Switchboard
• Generator– Short Circuit Decrement curve
• Export
• Class Example (time permitted)
• Notes
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POWERCAD-5 TRAINING WORKSHOP
th
15 June 2012

AGENDA
1. OVERVIEW
a. Local Mode (page 5 )
i. Limitation – Fault loop Impedance
b. Model Mode (page 6 )
i. Distribution modelling
c. Environment Options (page 7 )
i. Start up
ii. View
iii. Messages
iv. History files

d. Navigating PowerCad-5 (page 8 )

i. Project Details – Project Sign Off
ii. Floating tree
iii. Floating Cable selection screen (page 9 )
iv. Display & hide final sub-circuits (Floating tree)
v. Show function (Floating tree)
vi. Go To Switchboard

2. PROJECT OPTIONS
a. Supply (page 10 )
I. Location
II. Voltage
b. Standards (page 11 )
i. Max Demand Profiles – Commercial, Domestic & Institutional
ii. Discrimination check for circuit breaker < 250A option
iii. Updated Standards – Existing project with old standards
c. Defaults (page 13 )
I. Manufacturers, Switchboards, Tee-off Boxes, Final sub-circuits, Cables
II. Motor cables
III. VSD motor feed cables
IV. Saving to O/S registry

3. DISTRIBUTION MODELLING
a. Transformer (page 18 )
i. Auto selection
ii. Manual selection
iii. Men point
iv. Mains cable sizing
v. Main switch sizing
vi. Bus bar sizing
b. Building to Single Line Diagram
i. Adding a switchboard
ii. Adding a MCC (page 26) (see example-03)
iii. Adding a Bus Tie (page 31 ) (see example-01)
iv. Adding a Split Bus
v. Adding Meters – Authority & Check Meters (page 32 )
vi. Setting up a Separate MEN point
vii. Adding Generator & Generator Switchboard (page 33 )
viii. Adding a Active harmonic Filter
c. Adding Loads
i. Load Groups
ii. Adding light fitting using Spare Circuits
iii. Spare Capacity Load & Planning Loads (see example-01)
iv. Motors – DOL type 2 co-ordination , With Soft starter, Variable Speed Drives
v. Diversity – Load diversity & Switchboard upstream diversity
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vi. Load templates – Car park lighting poles, Standby Pumps, Apartment

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4. CABLE SELECTION
a. Types of Cables
i. PVC, XLPE Insulated
ii. Green Star Cables - Olex Envirolex & Triangle Cables (lead and halogen free)
iii. VSD cables - Olex Varolex ( three separate earth conductors, copper tape screened)
iv. XLPE URD Cables
v. Flexible cables – Olex Cables & Triangle Cables
vi. Fire rated
vii. MIMS cables
viii. Bus Duct
b. Voltage drop – Per unit value method
i. Target Voltage drop
ii. Max Voltage drop Input
iii. Setting Number of iterations
c. Voltage drop – Final sub circuits
i. Default settings
ii. Changing default setting/switchboard
d. Neutral conductor - Sizing
i. Full size & Part size neutral conductors
ii. Harmonic currents
e. Earth – Separate Earth conductor for Multi-core cable.
5. PROTECTION
a. Circuit Breakers
i. Sizing
• Auto selection – First Run
• Manual selection
• Superseded
• Changing Manufacture (see example-01)
ii. Time Current Curves
• Arc Fault Check (page 21 ) (see example-01)
• Circuit Discrimination Check (page 30) (see example-03)
• Fault Loop Impedance (page 22 ) (see example-01)
iii. Time Current Curves
• Settings
iv. Focus co-ordination study path
• Transformer
• Generator Set
v. User defined Protective devices (page 19 )
vi. Co-ordination
vii. Selectivity, Cascading (page 17) (see example-01)
b. Earth Leakage Relays (page 23 )
6. SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM
a. Hide Final Sub circuits
b. Show Locked Items
c. Drop down Menu
d. Double click to view properties
7. EXPORT
Export to Excel (page 35)
I. Cables
II. Switchboards
III. Loads
Export to AutoCAD
I. Export Options – Single Line & Skeleton Layout (page 36 & 37 )
II. Xref AutoCAD project drawing
III. Exporting SLD as a Skeleton Layout (page 38)

8. REPORTS
Print Menu
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i. Print Options – Switchboards

ii. Print Preview

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Overview
Local Mode
PowerCad-5 has two distinct operational modes, Local Mode and Model Mode.
Local Mode Pointer indicates
Check Tick Box
Screen Active locked cable size
to lock cable
i.e. to model existing cable
Cable size in Red indicates
there is a warning associated
with this cable

Optimum cable size

i.e. 70mm2

Warning based on Left click to display

respective parameter Message Dialog Box
check
i.e. Voltage Drop
Note: Warning as local mode is only a
model for one specific circuit; the fault loop
impedance calculation is based on the
Click on the Protective assumption that 80% of the source voltage
Device Error Tab to is available at the origin of the circuit.
display associated
warnings When possible always use model mode for
fault loop impedance calculations.
PowerCad-5 in local mode can only consider a single circuit and hence uses the 80% rule and the AC cable resistance
from AS/NZS3008:2009 for cables up to 120mm2 ( see note 3 clause B5.2.2), or if selected by the user, PowerCad-5 then
uses both the cable AC resistance and reactance from AS/NZS3008:2009 for all size cables. Then checks the protective
device clearance time based on the protective device high tolerance curve from the respective manufactures data.

PowerCad-5 in model mode calculates the fault loop impedance as per AS/NZS3000:2007 clause B4.4 using
the cable AC resistance and reactance from AS/NZS3008:2009 for any size cable, then checks the protective
device clearance time based on the protective device high tolerance curve from the respective manufactures
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Overview
Model Mode

Click on the “Distribution” Tab to set PowerCad-5 to model mode.

Floating
Coordination
Screen

Floating
Time-Current
Screen

Floating
Time-Current Curve
Settings Screen

Right click for Time-

Current screen
Drop down menu

Floating Time-Current Settings screen:

Click on the protective device to focus on the protective device.

Floating Coordination Screen:

Click on the downstream protective device to display the next two
upstream protective devices.
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Overview
Environment Options

Startup

View
Sets PowerCad to
model mode &
opens in the main
working screen

Messages

Target Volt
drop warning
PowerCad-5 directory
structure

History Files

There is no undo command in

PowerCad-5. The History Files
allows the User to open any of the
last 10 files automatically saved at
the specified time interval.
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Overview
Navigating PowerCad-5

Show Function
Floating tree

Right click
over Floating Display Final Sub-circuits
Tree to display
menu.

Show Function
Cables/Conduit screen - Show function

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Select parameter

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Overview
Navigating PowerCad-5
Cables – Floating Cable Selection/Edit Screen

“Cable Tab”
Cable details and
edit screen

“Data Tab”
Cable properties at
load and operating
temperature

“Properties Tab”
Cable properties at max
load and max operating
temperature

“Loads Tab”
Circuit Full Load current
& Circuit Peak load
under in-rush/starting

Circuit Peak load time

current curve
under in-rush/starting
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Project Options
Supply

Location

Select Country

Voltage system

Select voltage

690Volt and 1000Volt

systems can be added to
the network upstream to the
400Volt network

Check tick box to

save default settings
to registry
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Project Options
Standards
Part size Neutral set as an
Refer option in PowerCad-5
AS/NZS3000:2007 Refer
Amdt 1 2009 AS/NZS3000:2007
Amdt 1 2009

Check tick box to

save default settings Use Unbalanced Mode
to registry

Note: For an existing project, if there is a Standards change/update

PowerCad-5 will not automatically update the project to the new standard.
The user must via the Project Options Standards Tab select the new
standard for the project.

Short cut to access the Standards

Options dialog box, double right click on
the “Standard” display in the tray at the
bottom of the screen.
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Project Options
Compliance

Drop down the list

then select the
required code to allow
compliance limit
checking

Check tick box to

allow defined THD%
limit checking

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Project Options
Defaults

Cables for Motors, VSD Motors and the VSD Feed have been separated to allow each type to have a
different default cable specification.

Motor Cables VSD Motor VSD Feed

Cables Cables

Olex – Varolex Load the default

Check tick box to VSD cable with 3 separate settings from a file
save default settings earthing conductors
to registry
Save default settings
to file

Note: Starting a new project PowerCad-5 will automatically load the default
settings from the registry. If alternate default settings are required the user
must via the Load button select and load the pre-saved defaults file to over-ride
the default settings loaded from the registry.
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 Project Options
Miscellaneous

Filters:

Check the tick box to force the software to only select circuit breakers over a defined nominal rating with
electronic trip units.

Check the tick box to force the software to only select Air Circuit breakers for loads over a defined amperage.

Filters
Tab

Discrimination:

Check the tick box to force the software to perform a discrimination check between the source protective
device and the SPD (main switch).

Discrimination
Tab
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Project Options
Miscellaneous

Cable Selection Optimization:

The default the number of Iterations for the cable selection routine is 5.

For an existing project modelled in version 5.0.73.10 or earlier, when opened with version 5.0.73.11 or later,
the number of iteration for the cable selection is automatically set to1 iteration.

Cable Selection
Optimisation Tab

Short cut to access the Cable Selection

Optimization Options dialog box, double
right click on the “Iterations” display in
the tray at the bottom of the screen.
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Example Project
Example-01 (Use AS/NZS3008.1.1:2009)
T1 - Sub-Station capacity: 1500kVA (2x750kVA in Parallel) 22kV/0.4kV Sc impedance 4.7% R/Z ratio 0.285, C=1.0
LV protection Class L 600v HRC fuses.
MSB-01: Main Switchboard: Chassis. (sized to match Transformer rating)
Feed: 2.5m, existing Bus Duct 1x6.3x108mm GE Spectra
Load: 1x FSC @ 35A/phase 0.8PF (on Pole P8) (length 40m). 1x FSC @ 45A/phase 0.8PF (Pole P11) (length 25m).
2
Existing 1x FSC @ 45A/phase 0.8PF (Pole P14) (16mm SDI length 125m). Note: All loads – load group K
Distribution Switchboard SB-02: (100amp main isolator)
Load: 80A/phase 0.8PF with 11 No. Spare 3 pole 50A 10kA MCB’s.
Submain: 30m, existing 70mm2 Flexible Rubber Multi-Core cable (Triangle Cable) on open tray.
Distribution Switchboard SB-03
Load: 240A/phase 0.8PF with 11 No. Spare 3 pole 20A 6kA MCB’s.
2
Submain: 50m, existing 70mm Olex XLPE SDI on Ladder.
MSB-02: Main Switchboard: 2500Amp Chassis.
Feed: 50m, XLPE SDI on open tray.
Load: 500A/phase 0.8PF
2 No.18.5kw VSD motors with remote Santerno VSD (L1 25m, L2 50m), one standby (use diversity 0.001).
5 No. spare 3 pole Terasaki S250PE TemBreak2 MCCB’s set @200Amps (NHP)
Note: Supply Transformers, both Generic type: T1 fixed size. T2 (22kV/0.4kV) automatic selection.
Switch gear: MSB-01: GE manufacture. MSB-02: Terasaki (NHP) manufacture

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Cascading Selectivity
Example-01

Selectivity
up to 3.5kA

Cascading
up to 36kA

To allow
Cascading
check the tick
box.

Selectivity
up to 30kA

Cascading
up to 30kA
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Source – LV Transformers
Select manufacturer

Select Generic to allow

input of all parameters

Select
Transformer
Manufacturer

To select a
specific
Transformer size

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User defined Time- Current Curves
Moulded Case Circuit Breaker (MCCB)

Nominal Rating: 800Amp

Fault rating: 25kA
Magnetic Range:
Adjustable 4000Amps to 8000Amps
Tolerance: 10%

Lower Tolerance Band

948.6149984 10000
956.070652 7030.7232
966.0286064 5192.7809
1007.604242 2854.9598
1036.072119 2125.2009
1069.030231 1608.7924
1107.107995 1217.587
Upper Tolerance
1150.508912 928.9664 Band
1199.747869 714.6609
1255.711834 554.370410000
1023.740742
1039.656773
1384.490522 347.53627631.3259
1065.344301
1537.765053 230.67475967.604
1620.279686 191.07334667.6684
1095.695775
1130.550554
1713.523193 162.181 3650.06
1178.935342
1812.132657 137.65752878.061
1233.928477
1929.700845 117.81482269.3423
2234.549538 84.8985 1422.6563
1370.219006
1548.424331
2642.956328 61.1646 906.3585
Copy points to clip board
1660.313071
3202.506258 43.7119 732.4871
then click on the Paste
3949.935346 31.4992 587.0837
1786.857778 button to enter the data
1936.377318
4956.669785 22.5061 474.4604
2105.668435
6307.975342 16.2181 386.5449
8000 11.9509 314.9923
2306.16293
2543.255469
8976.147632 10.3062 256.6256
2824.164483
10071.4033 8.89 209.074
3169.494387
11300.30036 7.6666 168.9663
12679.14554 6.613 135.4254
3606.533636
4147.534306
14226.23528 5.703 107.6713
5660.958707
15962.09852 4.9193 66.9422
17909.76911
8000 4.2423 40.879
8976.147632
20095.09146 3.6593 34.6897
10071.4033 29.4442
11300.30036 24.9862
12679.14554 21.2031
14226.23528 17.9929
15962.09852 15.2686
17909.76911 12.9599
20095.09146 10.9977

Note: Only select values up to the

magnetic region
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User defined Let-through Energy Curves
Moulded Case Circuit Breaker (MCCB)

800Amp MCCB Let-through energy

8.381080267 2292450.675
8.49180475 2081613.041
8.715654381 1905899.517
9.005337628 1830627.575
9.306791832 1772964.337
10.06468066 1730613.153
11.04587184 1780737.892
12.82330583 2184238.209
15.30030189 2669930.767
18.61658425 3315889.122
23.25412486 4086015.408
29.62101936 5074578.791
38.73468246 6251726.928
51.65352922 7641876.24
70.69683964 9191788.017 Thermal zone
automatically
73.04659895 9341142.557 generated

Points from User

input data

Copy points to clip board

then click on the Paste
button to enter the data
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Once all data has been

entered, click the Add
button to build the data file.

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ARC fault
Warning display

ARC fault
warning

ARC fault
29.9kA

Note: PowerCad-5 ARC fault clearance check is based on the high Tolerance of the protective device.
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Fault Loop Impedance
Warning display

Earth fault
current
1.19kA

Earth fault
current
required to trip
CB @ 5 Sec

Clearance
time
greater
than 5 Sec.

Note: PowerCad-5 clearance time check is based on the high Tolerance of the protective device.
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Fault Loop Impedance
Earth Leakage Relay

Left Click on ELR icon to

display ELR settings

ELR settings
displayed on model
SLD Left Click on ELR icon
to add ELR to model

ELR curve displayed

on Protective device
Time Current Curve
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Protective Device Manufacturers
Changing Protective Device Manufactures

Different Protective Device Manufacturers are permitted for:

• HV Protective Device
• LV Service Protective Device.
• Main Isolator.
• Main switches.
• Switchboard outgoing protective devices (all outgoing protective devices must be of the same
manufacturer).

Note: Equipment that require matching protective devices must have their upstream protective devices set to
the correct/matching manufacturer.

Example:
Variable speed drives. Allen-Bradley can be matched to either NHP or Terasaki as a protective device
manufacturer.
If Terasaki is selected as a protective device then the VSD must be selected as Terasaki–Allen-Bradley.

Drop down menu to

select Manufacture
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Motor Control Center
Example-02
(Hint: set NHP in defaults as manufacture before starting the project)

Adding a four section Motor Control Center:

a) Select the Add Switch Board icon
b) Select Source Switch Board
c) Select required Switch Board configuration Add
Switchboard
d) Select required Motor Control Center Configuration

Select required
switchboard
Configuration

Select required Motor

Control Center
Configuration

The default I.D prefix of the inserted switchboard will adopt the I.D Prefix as set in the Motor Control Center
settings dialog box.
The default I.D prefix of each section of the Motor Control Center will be as set in the Section Prefix input
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Variable Speed Drive
Example-03 Manufacture specified VSD

Use Example -02:

Add seven 185kW pump motors, each with VSD to the MCC model in example-02.

Voltage: 400volts
Switch Gear: Terasaki
Variable Speed Drive: Santerno Sinus series (Auto-sized)

Select motor size

Select Manufacture

Set Diversity to
User Defined
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Variable Speed Drive
Example-04 User defined VSD
Add seven 185kW pump motors, each with Generic VSD to the MCC model in example-02.

Voltage: 400volts
Switch Gear: Terasaki
Variable Speed Drive: User Defined VSD Data file: 200kW VSD.HAR

The harmonic data

files for PowerCad-5
are stored in the
HAR_BIN directory.

Set Harmonic
order to 50

Paste Harmonic
data into column
from clipboard

VSD location:
1. Inside the Source Switchboard.
2. Remote.
3. Integral with the Motor

Select VSD
location Set VSD and Motor
cable lengths
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Variable Speed Drive and Motor Feeds
Feed Cables

Click to focus on
VSD feed cable

VSD load

Click to focus on
Motor feed cable

Motor load
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Variable Speed Drive
Allen- Bradley

Drop down menu to

select Manufacture
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Discrimination
AS/NZS 3000:2007 clause 2.5.7.2.3

Example-03

PowerCad-5 highlights protective devices in Red that have an associated

error or warning message. To display the error or warning message, first
focus on the protective device or load by left mouse click on the respective
device or load. Then by left mouse click on the messages icon.

Use the floating Co-ordination Screen to display the time-current curves in conjunction with the floating Time-
Current Curve Settings Screen to dynamically adjust the respective device until the required co-ordination is
achieved.
Circuit Breaker Trip Floating time
settings floating current display
control

Note: PowerCad-5 discrimination check is Downstream Low Tolerance to

based on the high Tolerance of the downstream upstream High Tolerance
protective device and the low Tolerance of the separation dynamic display
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Bus-Tie
The associated switchboard and supply source (Transformer) is automatically added when a Bus-Tie is
added to the distribution model. If the required source is a Generator, the Transformer will be added
automatically and the User can change to a Generator source via the Supply/Transformer properties screen.

To add a Bus-Tie
click on the
Bus-Tie icon

Double left click on Bus-Tie

Q2 to open the Bus-Tie
Setting dialog box.
Set the Switching Matrix to
T1 on line and T2 off line
To access the
Bus-Tie switching matrix
double click on the
Bus-Tie to display the
Bus-Tie Settings floating
dialog box.

Use the Bus-tie switching matrix radio

buttons to change the focus point
though the distribution.

Click on CB P2 to set focus

from T1 through Bus-Tie Q2
into T2 network down to
Prospective fault levels at switchboard SB-02
MSB-01 change to reflect
the effect of T1 on the
switched network.
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Metering
Authority metering & Check metering

Note: For domestic projects (e.g Appartment blocks ) Authority metering must be
added to the model. For Commercial/Industrial projects metering is optional.

To add a Check
meter click on the
Check Meter icon

To display the Check

meter floating
information screen
click on the
Check Meter icon

Supply Authority To set the Check Meter

Meter parameter for display on the
Add using the Edit SLD click on the respective
Switch Board Check Meter radio button
command from the
drop down menu

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Generator
Generator Switchboard

PowerCad-5 supports multiple Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) feeds.

Link to focus feed to

ATS from Generator
switchboard

Floating Generator
Switchboard screen

Floating Network
Tree Grid Supply
focus

Floating Network
Tree Generator
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Switchboard focus

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Generator
Short Circuit Decrement Curve

Earth fault (If) Earth fault (If)

@ t=0.4sec @ t=5sec

Prospect short circuit Prospect short circuit

current current
@ t=200ms @ t=1sec
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Export
To Excel

PowerCad-5 exports the Checked parameters to a CSV formatted file which can be opened in MS Excel.
The order of the parameter from top down is the order left justified the columns will exported into the CSV file.

To open the
Export to Excel
dialog box click
the Export icon

Hi-light parameter then use the

Move Down and Move Up
buttons to set the location of
the column in the export file

Un-Check the Tick

Box to remove the
parameter from the
export list
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Save/Load export Export to CSV file

selections format

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Export
To AutoCAD Single Line Diagram

PowerCad-5 exports the single line diagram for each switchboard to AutoCAD. By default, PowerCad-5
opens the AutoCAD application, generates a drawing of the single line diagram as a .DWG file then closes
the AutoCAD application.

Note: The single line parameters listed/selected in the Export to AutoCAD Options dialog box also apply to
the print menu item 10 Single line Diagram.

Select Single Line Check tick box to

Diagram Tab automatically close
the AutoCAD
generated .DWG file

Select folder for

generated .Dwg files

Check tick box to select

parameters to appear on the
AutoCAD generated .Dwg file

Check tick box to

save default settings
to registry
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Export
To AutoCAD Skeleton layout

PowerCad-5 exports a skeleton layout of entire single line diagram to AutoCAD. By default, PowerCad-5
opens the AutoCAD application, generates a drawing of the skeleton layout diagram as a .DWG file then
closes the AutoCAD application.

Select Skeleton Check tick box to

Layout Tab automatically close
the AutoCAD
generated .DWG file

Check tick box to select Select folder for

parameters to appear on the generated .Dwg files
AutoCAD generated .Dwg file

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Export
To AutoCAD Skeleton layout for Example -01

Select Export Skeleton Layout

to open AutoCAD and
generate a .Dwg project file

Exported Skeleton Layout displays

reference to each respective
detailed SLD drawing file
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Class Example
PowerCad Project

Sub-Station: 11kV/0.4kV
LV Supply Feed to MSB: 50m, GE Spectra Busway
LV protection: Use HV protection

Main Switchboard (MSB):

Spare capacity: 300amps @ 0.8pf
Feeds: SB-01, SB-02, SB-03 & SB-04
Main Isolator: ACB

Switchboard SB-01:
Spare capacity: 350amps @ 0.8pf (0.6 Diversity upstream)
Sub Main: 500m SDI LSFLEX X-125 on tray (Hint: Cable Code 16, cable Configuration Code 3).

Switchboard SB-02:
Spare capacity: 150amps @ 0.8pf (0.6 Diversity upstream)
Sub Main: 120m SDI LSFLEX X-125 on tray.
Feed: DB-01
Switchboard SB-03:
Spare capacity: 250amps @ 0.8pf (0.8 Diversity upstream)
Sub Main: 100m SDI XLPE on tray.
Feed: DB-02

Switchboard SB-04:
Spare capacity: 600amps @ 0.8pf (0.8 Diversity upstream)
Sub Main: 160m SDI LSFLEX X-125 on tray.
Loads: Same as DB-02 (Hint: Use Split Bus to allow cascading)

Distribution board DB-01:

Spare capacity: 50amps @ 0.8pf
Sub Main: 100m SDI LSFLEX X-125 on tray.
Loads: (Hint: Use load Group K):
Conveyer #1 48amps @ 0.8pf (3Ø 400volt). FSC 50m (Cable V90 multi-core on tray)
Conveyer #2 50amps @ 0.8pf (3Ø 400volt). FSC 35m (Cable V90 multi-core on tray)
Paint Line #1 35 amps @ 0.8pf (3Ø 400volt). FSC 20m (Cable V90 multi-core on tray)
Heat Tunnel 180amps @ 1.0pf (3Ø 400volt). FSC 30m, 0.5 Diversity.(XLPE 90 SDI on tray)

Distribution board DB-02:

Spare capacity: 100amps @ 0.8pf
Sub Main: 100m SDI LSFLEX X-125 on tray.
Loads: Carpark Lighting We-ef XEDA asymmetric luminaires (Feed: 3Ø 400volt):
5 poles spaced 60m, 20m to first pole, 250w MH (230volt)/pole, 8m poles with 1.5m
outreach. (Cables V90 Flat 2-core on tray)

Warehouse lighting 3 FSC 10m to first luminaire, each 50m run with 5No. 450watt MH lamps
(1Ø 230volt). (Cables V90 Flat 2-core on tray)

Socket Outlets (A/C area) 20x10amp Single outlets @ 10 per circuit (1Ø 230volt), each FSC
25m (load group B(ii)) (Cables V90 Flat 2-core on tray)

Note: Supply Transformer GE dry type. (Hint: set in defaults before starting the project)
Switch gear GE manufacture.
Mains Cable & Sub Mains cables: Flexible Rubber SDI cable (Triangle Cable – CC Series)

Note: FSC – Final Sub Circuit

LSFLEX X-125 Triangle Cables trade name for X-HF-110 insulation.
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Directory Structure
Work Station - PowerCad-5
The folder structures for a single PowerCad-5 licence and a network PowerCad-5 licence are identical.

Company Logo folder

Contains the companylogo.dll This .dll is generated
by PowerCad Software based on the respective
company logo provided.
There is a service for PowerCad Software to prepare
a specific companylogo.dll

Export To Excel Configs

Contains the User selected Parameters for the report

File extension .EXC

History folder
Contains the backup project files automatically saved
while PowerCad-5 is open.
The duration between backup file saved is set in the
Environment Options dialogue box.

In the event of a power failure during a PowerCad-5

session the choice from the last ten snap shots of the
entire project are available for recovery.

File extension .QPJ.1

.QPJ.2
.
.QPJ.10

UPD_BIN folder
Contains the User defined Protective Devices.

File extension .upd

Load Template folder

Contains the User defined load templates.

File extension .qlt

Registration folder
Contains the completed registration form generated
by PowerCad-5
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