eDPPv401 BTG

e-DPP ( electrical - Data Processing Program )
Basic Training Guide
e-DPP (electrical - Data Processing Program) has been developed with technical cooperation from major engineering
companies. The abundant knowledge and experience of these companies that have been cultivated from the actual
execution of the design, construction and operation of various overseas and domestic projects were condensed in e-DPP.
e-DPP supports your design and coherent engineering work flow from the initial design stage up to material
procurement and field commissioning.
This guide was prepared for new users (beginners) to quickly understand the basic functions and operations of e-DPP
using the Example Project that comes with the software.
For more detailed information and operations, please refer to the separate document "e-DPP User Guide".
Eltechs Engineering & Consulting Co., Ltd. Page 1 of 89 Ver.4.0.1 Rev.1

Contents
1. Opening a Project File ............................................................................................................... 3

2. Setting Default Data .................................................................................................................. 4
3. Data Import.............................................................................................................................. 11
4. Data Filling .............................................................................................................................. 20
5. Adding & Editing Electrical Loads ......................................................................................... 26
6. Motor Schedule and Data Sheet .............................................................................................. 29
7. Load Summary ........................................................................................................................ 34
8. Power Cable Sizing ................................................................................................................. 42
9. Cable Schedule & Summary.................................................................................................... 51
10 Cable Sizing Chart ................................................................................................................... 55
11 Drum Schedule ........................................................................................................................ 59
12. Control Signal Schedule .......................................................................................................... 72
13. MCC Schedule......................................................................................................................... 78
14. Project Editor ........................................................................................................................... 81
15. Revision Control ...................................................................................................................... 83
16. ETAP Interface ........................................................................................................................ 88

1. Opening a Project File
(1) Double-click the e-DPP 4.0 icon on the desktop.
(2) e-DPP starts, reload the most recently accessed project (by default) and display the Login dialog window. Click
Cancel button to open another project.
Note: You may set e-DPP to not reload the most recently accessed project at startup in the File menu User Options.
(3) On the File menu, select Open Project and browse to C:Program FileseDPPv401Example folder and select
and open Example.mdb.
Example.mdb project has been pre-prepared with base data and will be used in this training to explore the e-DPP
functions.
(4) Click OK button on the Login dialog box.
(End of Chapter 1)

2. Setting Default Data
2.1 Project Default

The project default data contains information common to the entire project. In this exercise, this data have been
pre-populated. In short, the following procedures will be executed only to show their significance.
2.1.1 Project Information
(1) On the Start tab Project group, click the icon Information .
(2) The Project: Information dialog window will be displayed. The information here will be used as part of the output
reports like schedule or data sheet, but will not affect any calculation process. You may try to modify any entries as
you like.
(3) Click Cancel button to close the window.

2.1.2 Project Standard
(1) On the Start tab Project group, click the icon Standard .
(2) The Project: Standard dialog window will be displayed. Here, the power frequency and project standards are
defined. However, do not change the current setting since the Example project had been prepared based on these
conditions.

2.1.3 Project Settings
2.1.3.1 Loading Categories
(1) On the Start tab Project group, click the down arrow of Settings and select Loading Categories.
(2) The Loading Category dialog window will be displayed.
You may define an appropriate name for each loading category. The current version of e-DPP supports up to 3
loading categories. Loading category is used in the load summary calculation to account the different possible
loading state of each load at different instance in the electrical system.

2.1.3.2 System Configurations
(1) On the Start tab Project group, click the down arrow of Settings and select System Configurations.
(2) The System Configurations dialog window will be displayed.
You may define an appropriate name for each configuration. System configuration is used in the load summary
calculation to account the different possible configuration of the electrical system at different instance. For
example, a certain bus or switchgear is out of service at a particular time.

2.1.4 Project Electrical
(1) On the Start tab Project group, click the icon Electrical .
(2) The Project: Electrical dialog window will be displayed.
e-DPP accommodates a maximum of 8 voltage levels including a DC voltage. The voltage levels correspond to the
available voltage levels in a project. These voltages and the associated parameters are used as criteria in the data filling
and calculations.
Do not modify the preset settings. These setting will be the basis of the calculations that will be carried out later.

2.2 Setting Motor Default
(1) On the Start tab Defaults group, click the icon Induction Motor .
(2) The Induction Motor Default Data dialog window will be displayed.
The Induction Motor Default Data dialog contains 3 tabs, the Rating and Specification, Accessories and Others,
and Cables. The data specified on these tabs will be used to populate the missing parameters of the induction motors
in the load schedule when the Data Filling function is executed.
(3) On the Rating and Specification tab, enter 60 and 30 to %Loading <2> and %Loading<3> respectively.

(4) On the Accessories and Others tab, modify any data as desired.
(5) On the Cable tab, enter 325 in the Default Length textbox inside the Main Power Cable frame and select
1:U/G Buried on the Raceway Type pull down menu under of the Cable Installation frame.
Note: When the Data Filling function is executed, e-DPP will generate cable numbers automatically according to the naming
convention indicated in the Cable Numbering frame. In addition, the specification of the LCS, CCR, and Space Heater cables will
be obtained from the values specified in the Cable Specification frame.
(6) Click Save and then Close button to save the changes and close the window respectively.
(End of Chapter 2)

3. Data Import
3.1 Data Import from Excel File
(1) On the Start tab Import External Data group, click the icon Import MS Excel .
(2) The Excel File Import dialog window will be displayed. On this window, do the following:
a. Click Create button on the Mapping Selection frame. The Create New Mapping ID dialog will be
displayed.
b. Type My Excel Import on the textbox of Create New Mapping ID dialog and click OK button.
c. Automatically moved to Mapping tab. Click Find button on the Source File frame.
d. On the Open dialog box, browse and open the Example.xls file located at C:Program
fileseDPPv401Example folder.
e. Select Example Sheet from the Sheet drop down list on the Source File frame.
f. Select DPPElecLoad from the Table drop down list box on the Destination File (e-DPP Project
Database) frame.

c
f e

g. Map the data. Click column Col 2 of the User Field (Source File) table and drag & drop to the row
#1 of e-DPP Field (Destination File) table. Notice the cell under User Field, it will contain the name
Col 2.
Complete the data mapping based on the following relationship:
User Field (Source File) Table e-DPP Field (Destination File) Table
Col 3 Row 2
Col 4 Row 3
Col 4 Row 4
Col 4 Row 5
Col 8 Row 167
Col 9 Row 6
Col 10 Row 7
Col 11 Row 8
Col 12 Row 9
Col 13 Row 10
Col 14 Row 11
Col 15 Row 12
Col 16 Row 13
Col 17 Row 17
Col 18 Row 20
Col 19 Row 21
Col 20 Row 22
Col 21 Row 23
Note: On e-DPP Field (Destination File) frame, navigate the table downward to locate Row 167. If you make a mistake,
click the corresponding cell under User Field column on the e-DPP Field (Destination File) frame and press Delete
key on the keyboard.

h. In the User Field (Source File) table, click repeatedly the vertical navigation button until row 4 is
displayed at the top row. (Usually already displayed.)
i. In the e-DPP Field (Destination File) table, notice Row 3, 4, and 5. They contain the same cell Col 4.
This means that the data of the Col 4 from the excel file (i.e. User Field (Source File) table) will be
assign to these three fields.
k
j
j. In the e-DPP Field (Destination File) table, click the cell in row 3:
column Op and select LUT from the drop down list.
Note: The value C, I, and S from the Col 4 of the excel file will not be
recognized by e-DPP since the destination fields, i.e. ContQty, InterQty,
and SpareQty accept only integer type data. As such, these raw data should
be converted accordingly.
k. Click the Show button. The Import Look-up Table table will
be displayed. l
l. After the inspection, click the Close button.

Note: The Look-up Table is defined in the Value List Editor that can be
accessed from the Start tab Defaults group Value List (Tip: You may view the Value List Editor after saving
and closing the current Excel File Import dialog.)
m. Repeat step j above to rows 4 (InterQty), 5 (SpareQty), 8 (EquipType), and 10 (HP_KW) respectively.

n. In the User Field (Source File) table, click repeatedly the horizontal navigation button until Col 15 is
displayed.
o. Notice Col 15. This column corresponds to the rated voltages of the loads and the values are expressed
in Volts. e-DPP recognizes the unit of voltage in kilovolts only. Therefore, the raw data should be
converted to kV.
p. In the e-DPP Field (Destination File)

table, click the cell in row 12, column Op
and select / from the drop down list.
q. Enter 1000 on the adjacent cell under

Operand column. This will divide the
raw data by 1000.
p
r. In the e-DPP Field (Destination File)

table, notice that no entry have been
mapped to row 16 (PercentLoad0). Enter
80 to the cell under Constant column.
e-DPP will assign 80% loading value to all
the loads that will be imported.

s. Similarly, enter the following:

DegreeProtection = IP55
Rotation = CW
CCRLenghtValue = 60
Note: Navigate the table downward to

locate CCRLenghtValue (Row 50)
(Tip: You may click Show Checked s

Items Only button to see its behavior.)
t. Go to Settings tab and in the When a record with the same ID exists frame, select Do not
overwrite.
t
u. In the Starting Row # text box at the bottom of dialog, enter 4

Note: The value 4 is the row number of the first record in the User Field (Source File) table.
u
v. In the Options for Electrical Load Table ID Suffix frame, do the following options:
i. Check Extract ID suffix
ii. Select Only one (1) alphabet
Note: These options will group electrical loads in which their IDs constitute a series. The IDs will be identified as in
series if the last character is an alphabet and it precedes a numerical character and from this backward to the first
character the IDs are identical.
v(i)
v(ii)
w. In the MS Excel Options frame, do the following options:

i. Check Terminate by blank cell
ii. Enter 10 in the Number of consecutive blank cells (Max. 99) text box
iii. Check Terminate by specific string
iv. Enter <End of Records> in the Specific string (Max. 32 chr) text box
w(ii)

w(i)
w(iv)
w(iii)
x. Click Save button.
y. Click Import button.
y x
z. Click Yes button on the succeeding dialog to view the results.

aa. The results will be displayed on the Import Quick View dialog. Click the control button to close
the dialog.
bb. Click the Close button on the Excel File Import dialog to close it.

3.2 Data Confirmation

(1) On the Editor Selection tab Loads & Motors group, click the down arrow button of All Elec. Loads and
select Electrical Load Schedule (Form-1).
(2) The Electrical Load Schedule (Form-1) table will be shown. Notice that there are 45 records that have been
imported.
(3) Click the control button to close the window.
(End of Chapter 3)

4. Data Filling
4.1 Induction Motor
(1) On the Editor Selection tab Loads & Motors group, click the down arrow button of All Motors and select
Motor Characteristic Data.
(2) The Motor Characteristic Data table will be shown. Notice that many parameters contain zero value yet (i.e. FLA,
Machine RPM, PF100, PF050, etc). You may populate these parameters manually or automatically. Leave the
table open.

(3) To fill in data automatically, on the Star tab Data Filling group, click the icon Induction Motors.
(4) The Data Filling Induction Motor dialog window will be displayed. On this window, do the following:
a. Select Blank/Zero Data Only. As the title implies, this option will fill data to the parameters with blank or
zero value only.
b. Click Set All button. This action will select all the checkboxes (candidate parameters).
Example: If the KV is checked in the By Project Information frame, any motors in the load schedule without KV
rating will be filled-in with voltage according to the criteria set in the Project: Electrical editor (to access this, select
Start tab Project group Electrical). Say if the motor rated output is between 151kW and 1500kW and no voltage
is currently specified to this motor in the load schedule, e-DPP will assign 4kV.
c. Click Fill Up button.
d. Click OK button on the Information dialog that will be displayed subsequently.
e. Click Close button.

Note: The fill-in-data will come from the default data described in section 4.0
a
b
e
c

(5) To verify the results, click Refresh button to update the Motor Characteristic Data table. Refer to step (1)
above.
Notice the parameters that contain zero value (e.g. FLC (A), Machine RPM, PF100, PF050, etc) in step 2 above
now contain data. See image below.
(6) Click the control button to close the Motor Characteristic Data table.

4.2 Static Load
(1) On the Editor Selection tab Loads & Motors group, select Input Data for Cable Sizing. The Input
Data for Cable Sizing table will be shown. It shows all types of electrical loads.
(2) To filter the table to Static Loads type only, on the Edit Tools tab Edit group, click Filter icon. The
Filter dialog window will be displayed.
(3) On the Filter dialog window, do the following:
a. Click Set button
b. Select EquipCode on the 1st drop down list
c. Select = on the 2nd drop down list
d. Select 4 on the 3rd drop down list. Note, the code 4 stands for Static Load
e. Select AND on the 4th drop down list (already selected by default.)
f. Click OK button
c
a
e
d

(4) The Input Data for Cable Sizing table will be filtered as shown below. Notice the FLC (A), PF100 (%),
Power Cable ID and other related parameters are blank/zero. Leave the table open.
(5) On the Star tab Data Filling group, click the icon Static Load. The Data Filling Static Load window
will be displayed.
(6) On the Data Filling Static Load window, do the following:
a. Select Blank/Zero Data Only.
b. Click Set All button.
c. Click Fill Up button.
d. Click OK button on the Information dialog that will be displayed successively.
c e

(7) To verify the results, click Refresh button to update the Input Data for Cable Sizing table. Refer to step 1
above. The Input Data for Cable Sizing table will be shown as follows. Notice the FLC (A), PF100 (%),
Power Cable ID and other related parameters contain data now. Click the control button to close the
window.
(End of Chapter 4)

5. Adding & Editing Electrical Loads

(1) On the Editor Selection tab Loads & Motors group, click the down arrow button of All Elec. Loads and
select Electrical Load Schedule (Form-1). The Electrical Load Schedule (Form-1) table will be shown.
(2) On the Edit Tools tab Edit group, click Add ID icon.
(3) The Add New Item dialog window will be displayed. On this window, do the following:
a. Enter PM-8000
b. Click Find button. a b
c. Enter 1 in the cell Qty row and

Cont column. This means that c
we are creating one new item with
continuous operation mode.
d
d. Select IM (Induction Motor) in
the Equip.Type frame.
e
e. Enter Back feed pump in the
Service text box. This is the
f
description of the new item.
f. Click OK button
(4) Notice that the new motor has been added to the Electrical Load Schedule (Form-1) table. Click PM-8000 on
the table.
(5) On the Edit Tools tab Edit group, click the Library Quick Pick icon. We will populate the motor with
nameplate data from the library.

(6) The Library Quick Pick dialog window will be displayed. On this window, do the following:
a. Select 60 Hz in the Frequency frame
b. Select KW in the Unit frame
c. In the Manufacturer, Enclosure Type, KV, Poles, and Output list boxes, select DPP TEFC
0.44 2 160 respectively
d. Click OK button
c
b
e. Click Yes button on the Please Confirm dialog window that will appear subsequently.
(7) Save the changes by clicking the icon Save Active Editor on the File group.

(8) Other data like Rotation, Degree of Protection, and others may be populated as desired. Electrical Load
Schedule (Form-1) table is in spreadsheet format and the data may be entered and/or edited in a manner like any
ordinary spreadsheet program.
To edit/enter data in the other way around, right-click on item PM-8000 and select Property List on the
pop-up menu.
(9) Property List dialog window will be displayed. On this window, do the following:
a. Enter the following data to the respective fields:

Protection Degree = IP55
Rotation = CW
Power Cable ID = PM-8000-P
Power Cable Length = 200 m
Power Cable Raceway Type = U/G Buried
Navigate down to view

Notes:
other fields
Navigate down to view other fields.
You may view the fields by group or in ascending
alphabetical order by switching between the icons
which are located on the top-left most of

the window.
b. Click Save and Close button
(10) Close Electrical Load Schedule (Form-1) table.
(End of Chapter 5)

6. Motor Schedule and Data Sheet
6.1 Generating Motor Schedule
(1) On the Editor Selection tab All Motors group, click the down arrow button of All Motors icon and select
Motor Schedule (Form-1).
(2) The Motor Schedule (Form-1) table will be shown.
(3) On the File group, click Export to Excel icon.
(4) The To Excel dialog window will be displayed. On this window, click OK button.

(5) The Excel report will be generated as shown below.
(6) You may now print output.
Note: Depending on the settings of your printer, a page would be split to more than one. In such case, adjust a scale factor or
top/bottom margins on the Printer Setup menu of EXCEL.
(7) Close the excel file without saving.

6.2 Generating Motor Data Sheet
While a motor schedule indicates more than one motor per sheet in a spread form, a data sheet indicates only one motor
item (or group of identical motors) per sheet.
(1) On the Editor Selection tab Induction Motor group, click the down arrow button of Induction Motor
icon and select Induction Motor Datasheet.
(2) The Induction Motor Datasheet table will be shown.
(3) Notice that there are 38 inductions motors. However, our intention is to print only datasheet for motor
PM-1001A/B/C. To do so, filter first the table by clicking the Filter icon on the Edit group.
On the Filter dialog (see image on next page), do the following:
a. Click Set button
b. Select IDbody on the 1st drop down list (Note: ID = IDbody + IDsuffix)
c. Select = on the 2nd drop down list
d. Select PM-1001 on the 3rd drop down list.
e. Select AND on the 4th drop down list
f. Click OK button

c
a
e
b
(4) The Induction Motor Datasheet table will be filtered as shown below.
(5) We can generate datasheet for each item above. But since each item are identical in nature (same nameplate data),
we will generate only one datasheet for all. On the Edit group, click Compress icon.
(6) A new window Induction Motor Datasheet ####Compressed### will be displayed as shown below.
(7) On the File group, click Export to Excel icon.

(10) Close the Excel file without saving.
(11) Close the Induction Motor Datasheet ####Compressed### and Induction Motor Datasheet tables.
(End of Chapter 5)

7. Load Summary
The following system has been pre-configured. e-DPP currently supports a radial system only.
< top >

See notes
Notes:
1. < top > is an imaginary element in e-DPP. It represents the power source of the electrical system (radial). It can only be
connected to one bus (the main supply power bus) or one switchboard (the main supply power switchboard) in each
configuration. The ID < top > is case sensitive and it has space between < and t and between p and >.
2. SG-01 is a dummy bus. This bus is necessary since there are two upstream buses, SG-01A and SG-01B and the imaginary
element < top > cannot be connected to more than one bus as mentioned in note 1.

7.1 Bus Interconnection and Bus Load Assignment (Spread Table Method)
(1) To verify the bus connections, on the Editor Selection tab Bus group, click the down arrow of Bus icon and
select Bus List
(2) The Bus List table will be displayed. Notice the Bus ID and Source Bus1 columns. These columns indicate
the connection of the buses. For example, the dummy bus SG-01 is connected to < top >, SG-01A is
connected to SG-01 dummy bus, etc. Refer to the one line diagram shown above.
The Source Bus2 and Source Bus3 columns are other system interconnections (or system configuration) with
respect to the Bus ID column. In short, there are three system configurations and are summarized in the
following table.
System Configuration Connection

From To
Configuration 1 Bus ID Source Bus 1
(Note: Refer to 2.1.3.2 System Configurations in page 7 for more details of the configuration numbers.
(3) Click the control button to close Bus List table for the time being.
(4) To verify the loads connected on each bus, on the Editor Selection tab Bus group, click the down arrow of the
Bus icon and select Bus Connected Loads

(5) The Bus Connected Loads table will be

displayed. Click the header of the Bus 5
ID column to sort the bus ID in
ascending order (note: clicking the header
repeatedly will switch the sorting
ascending and descending and vice
versa).
Notice the Bus ID and the Item No.

columns. The items on the Item No.
column are connected to the bus on the
Bus ID column. For example, the
loads (Item No.) on row 1 to11 are all
connected to bus DP-01. Refer to the
one line diagram on page 34 to confirm
that the loads are correctly connected to
the appropriate bus.
(6) The Item No. PM-8000 (row 46) is not

connected yet to any bus. Connect it to
bus MC-021B by typing MC-021B
in cell under Bus ID column. (You may
also use Copy & Paste function.)
(7) Save the changes by click Save Active Editor icon on the Edit Tools tab File group.
(8) Close the Bus Connected Loads table by clicking the control button located on the upper-right corner of
table.

7.2 Bus Interconnection and Bus Load Assignment (GUI Method)
The bus interconnections and bus load assignment were already pre-configured. The following steps will be presented
to show only the significance of the GUI method.
(1) On the Load Summary tab Edit group, click the Bus Load Editor icon .
(2) The Edit: Bus Contents dialog window will be displayed (see the image below). Notice the following:
a. The System Configuration drop down list contains the different bus interconnection schemes. On the drop
down list there are the User Specified Names of the system configurations. These User Specified Names
correspond to the following:
System Configuration
User Specified Name* Correspondence Refer to section 7.1.(2) to see the
Normal Configuration 1 interconnection scheme that Configuration
1, 2, and 3 represents.
Emergency Configuration 2
Configurations 4 to 10 (i.e. Source Bus 4 to
Shut Down Configuration 3 10 column) are not shown in the Bus List
table. To access them, a new table must be
User Define 4 Configuration 4
created using the User-defined template
User Define 5 Configuration 5 function.
User Define 6 Configuration 6 User Template can be created as desired
from the Template tab Design group
User Define 7 Configuration 7 Schedule Sheet or Datasheet
*Specified in the ProjectSettingSystem Configuration (see section 2.1.3.2.(2))
a
b. The Bus No. drop down list refers to
the From (Bus ID column) described in b
section 7.1.(2).
e
c. The Source Bus drop down list refers to
the To (Source Bus 1, Source Bus 2,
Source Bus 3 columns) described in
section 7.1.(2).
c
d. The Allocated to Bus list box shows the
loads connected to the selected bus in the
Bus No. drop down list. f
d
e. Click the Check Connection button to
verify the connection between the From
(i.e. Bus. No.) and To (i.e. Source Bus)
does not constitute to a looped
connection.
f. Click Close button to close the dialog

window.

7.3 Load Summary Calculation

Load summary calculation can be executed Bus or Switchboard base. Bus base load summary calculates the total
load bus wise as if the CB-Tie of the multi-ended switchboards is open. Whereas Switchboard base load summary
calculates the total loads switchboard wise as if the CB-Tie of the multi-ended switchboards is close. For switchboard
with one bus only, the result of the load summary in Bus base and Switchboard base calculation are equal.
In the following procedure, only the Bus base load summary calculation will be considered. The target of calculation
may be the All Buses or One Bus only.
7.3.1 All Buses Load Summary

The All Buses option, as the title implies calculates the loading of all buses at once. Under this option you may also
consider the loading of each bus based on the directly connected loads or including the indirectly connected loads from
the downstream switchboard(s) (Roll-up).
(1) On the Load Summary tab Run group, click the Run Load Summary icon .
(2) The Load Summary Switchboard* dialog window will be displayed. On this window, do the following:
a. Select Bus in the Summary Base frame.
b. Select All Buses and check Roll-Up in the Targets of Load Summary frame
c. You may click the Details button to verify how the electrical loads will be treated in the calculation.
d. Select Normal in the System Configuration frame. See section 7.1.(2) and 7.2.(2).a for the significance of
system configuration.
e. Select Design in the Loading Category frame.
f. Select Method <1> in the Total Load Calculation Method frame.
g. Click Run button to execute the calculation. The Grid: Bus Digest dialog window will be displayed.
Note: For the description of the above options, refer to the on-line help by clicking the Help button.
b f
d
e
*Toggles between Switchboard, Bus, and Lumped Load depending which option in the Summary base frame.

h. The Grid: Bus Digest dialog window shows the total demand of each bus. The components of the total
demand i.e. Continuous, Intermittent, and Spare load are also shown. Click the Summary View button to
see the detail loading of each bus.
i. The Grid: All Bus dialog window shows a page of the detail loading of each bus. You can change switch the
page to another bus by clicking the appropriate tab at the bottom.
Note: What you see on the screen can be printed directly by clicking the Preview button
j. Click the Cancel buttons on the Grid: All Bus and Grid: Bus Digest dialog windows respectively.

(3) On the Load Summary Bus dialog window, do the following:
a. Select Summary in the Report Type frame.
b. Select e-DPP Predefined Form in the MS Excel Form for Report Type Summary frame.
c. Click the To Excel button. Report will be generated in Excel.
d. On the Excel report output, you can see the result of the load summary per bus similar to the one shown in step
7.3.1.(2).i. You can change switch the page to another bus by clicking the appropriate tab at the bottom.
e. After inspecting the result, close the Excel file without saving.

7.3.2 One Bus Load Summary
The One Bus option calculates the loading of a particular bus considering only the directly connected loads.
(1) On the Load Summary Bus dialog window, do the following:
a. Select One Bus in

the Targets of Load
Summary frame.
b. Select SG-02A bus a

in the adjacent drop
down list
c. Click the Run b

button to execute the
calculation. The
Grid: One Bus
dialog window will
be displayed. c
d. The Grid: One Bus dialog window shows the total demand of bus SG-02A. Notice that only 2 loads were
considered since these are the only loads that are directly connected to the said bus. Refer to the one-line
diagram on page 34.
e. After inspecting the result, click Cancel button
(2) Back to the Load Summary Bus window, you may click the To Excel button to output the result in Excel as
desired. To end up, click the Close button.
(End of Chapter 6)

8. Power Cable Sizing

In Section 4, a cable number was assigned to each load. The cable numbers were generated automatically when the
Data Filling function was executed. In this section, the cable specification and size will be determined.
(1) To view the power cables, on the Editor Selection tab All Elec. Loads group, select Input Data for Cable
Sizing
(2) In Section 4.2.(2), the Input Data for Cable Sizing table was filtered by Static Loads. Clear the filter in order to
view all the power cables associated to the loads. On the Edit Tools tab Edit group, click Filter icon.
The Filter dialog window will be displayed.
(3) On the Filter dialog window, click Clear and OK button.
(4) On the Input Data for Cable Sizing table, notice the following:
a. Power Cable ID exists.
b. Cable size and specification not yet determined.
a b
(5) Leave the Input Data for Cable Sizing table open.
(6) On the Cable Management tab Sizing group, click Power Cable Sizing. The Cable Sizing Criteria
dialog window will be displayed.

(7) On the Cable Sizing Criteria window, do the following:
a. In the Allowable Voltage Drop (%) frame, enter the values as indicated on the image.
b. Check the Apply Default Minimum Cable Sizes option. This option will override the calculated size that
met the voltage drop and ampacity criteria but is smaller than the minimum required size.
c. Click the Show Min. Cable Size button. The Minimum Cable Sizes dialog window will be displayed.
b
c
d. On the Minimum Cable Sizes dialog window, do the following: (See image on the next page)
i. Select LV-1 (3ph) in the Motor Voltage Class.
Note: Some of the voltage classes are inactive because they are not used in the project since they were not set in the
Project: Electrical dialog window (see section 2.1.4.(2))
ii. Notice that the Min Cable Size Table Exists for the LV-1(3ph) has a check mark already. It means
that a Minimum Cable Size selection table already exists. Click Delete button and Yes button to the
subsequent dialog window to confirm the deletion.
Note: When the table is deleted, the Motor Voltage Class moves to MV-1. Select again LV-1 (3ph).
iii. Select KW in the Motor Output Unit frame.
iv. Select Metric in the Cable Size Unit frame.
v. In the Material Types frame, specify the cable specification as indicated on the image:
Note: Only the Cable Type that satisfies the information in the Cable Data frame will be considered. The
Applicable Standard and Rated Voltage parameters were set in the Project: Standard and Project: Electrical
dialog windows respectively (see section 2.1.2.(2) and 2.1.4.(2)).
vi. Click Edit button. The Minimum Cable Sizes Edit dialog window will be displayed.

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vii. The table part (lower section of the dialog) of the Minimum Cable Sizes Edit dialog window will be
initially populated with default kW ratings (KW column) and Cable Sizes (Cable Size column).
On this dialog window, do the following: (See image on the next page)
(a) Click Add button.

New row will be
added at the bottom.
(b) In the kW and

Cable Size cell,
enter the values as
indicated on the
image.
(c) Click Save button

and Yes on the
succeeding
confirmation dialog
window.
(d) Click Close

button to close the
window and go
back to the previous (b)
one. (c) (d)
(a)

e. Going back to the Minimum Cable Sizes dialog window, do the following:
i. Click the MV-1 voltage class.
ii. Notice that the Min Cable Size Table Exists for the MV-1 has a check mark already. As explained
above on Section 8.(7).d.ii, a Minimum Cable Size selection table already exists. Click Delete button
and Yes button to the subsequent dialog window to confirm the deletion.
Note: When the table is deleted, the Motor Voltage Class returns to LV-1 (3ph). Select again MV-1.
iii. In the Material Types frame, specify the cable specification as indicated on the image:
iv. To calculate the minimum cable size, enter the following and then click the Calc button.
Conductor Type = Copper
Standard = IEC
Insulation Material = XLPE
Fault Clearing Time = 0.05 sec (assume CLF device will be used to protect the cable)
Fault Current = 25 kA
The result of the calculation is 39.37 mm2.
When the MV-1 voltage class has been selected, the Minimum Size Calculation By Fault Current frame
becomes active. This frame contains the 3rd criterion for sizing cable. In MV application, the use of smaller size
cable is technically possible because the operating current is generally small and the voltage drop and ampacity
limitation will allow such use. However, in the event of short circuit fault the cable may melt. Therefore, it is also
necessary to verify if the cable can withstand the destructive energy of the short circuit current.
v. Click Edit button. The Minimum Cable Sizes Edit will be displayed.
On the Minimum Cable Sizes Edit dialog window (see image on next page), notice the minimum size
of the cable for the entire range of the kW rating is 50 mm2. This size is the next standard size
(available from the library) of the size calculated in the Minimum Size Calculation By Fault Current.
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vi. On the Minimum Cable Sizes Edit dialog box, do the following:
(a) Notice the text box Calculated Min. Size in the Cable frame. It shows 39.37 mm2. This was
the size calculated in earlier in the Minimum Size Calculation By Fault Current. Based from this,
the next standard size (available from the library) i.e. 50 mm2 was allocated to the entire range of
the kW ratings.
(b) Click Add

button
(c) In the kW and

Cable Size cells,
enter the values as
indicated on the
image.
Note: At the moment

the 35 is selected,
(a)
a message will
appear to warn you
that the size selected
is smaller than size
described in (a)
above. Re-select
50 to concede to
the minimum
requirement.
(c)
(e)
(d) Click Save (d)
button and Yes
on the succeeding
confirmation
dialog window.
(b)
(e) Click Close
button to close the window and go back to the previous one.
vii. Going back again to the Minimum Cable Sizes dialog window, you may specify minimum cable size
table to HV-2 and LV (1ph) voltage levels as well by doing similarly the procedures above. To
conclude, click the Close button.
f. To continue with the Cable Sizing Criteria, check Adjust by Ambient Temp (deg C) option (see the image on
the next page).
This option will de-rate the cable ampacity by the temperature correction factor. The temperature correction
factor will be calculated based on the ambient temperature of the installations surrounding medium and the
cables maximum conductor temperature and base ambient temperature.
g. Select 20 (deg. C) in the U/G drop down list.

This is the prospective ambient temperature for the underground cable installation.
h. Notice the Temp Factor column in the U/G section of the Cable Application frame. The values changed
due to step g.

i. Select 50 (deg. C) in the A/G drop down list.

This is the prospective ambient temperature for the aboveground cable installation. Notice the Temp Factor
column in the A/G section of the Cable Application frame. The values changed.
j. In the Group Factor column in the U/G section, enter 0.5 to all voltage classes. Note the grouping factor is
to be manually determined outside of e-DPP.
k. In the Group Factor column in the A/G section, enter 0.75 to all voltage classes.
l. The Application MF is another ampacity de-rating factor. Just maintain the default values
m. Select DPP in the Manufacturer drop down list. Currently, only DPP is available in the cable library.
The cable sizing routine uses the library to extract information such as impedance to be able to perform the
calculation.
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n. Notice the Frequency (Hz), Units, and Standards textboxes. Only the cables from the DPP
manufacturer of the cable library that satisfies the specified Frequency (Hz), Units, and Standard will be
considered.
Note: The Frequency, Units, and Standard were set in the Project: Standard dialog window (see section 2.1.2.(2))
o. Notice the System kV column. The voltages here were the ones specified in the System Nominal (kV)
column in the Project : Electrical dialog window (see section 2.1.4.(2))
Note: Some of System voltages are blank (inactive) because they are not used in the project since they were not set in the
Project: Electrical dialog window.

p. Notice the Cable Voltage column. In each voltage level, only the cables from DPP manufacturer (see p
on image above) of the cable library that satisfy the cable voltage will be considered. Similar to Load kV
column, the cable voltages here were the ones specified in the Cable Voltage column in the Project:
Electrical dialog window (see section 2.1.4.(2)).
q. Select all the active checkboxes in the Run Sizing column. Cable sizing will be performed to the loads that
fall under the particular voltage class.
r. In the Cable Type under U/G, select the following respectively:
Voltage Class Cable Type

System KV Cable Voltage
13.8 8.7/15kV Cu XLPE/SWA/PVC 3C
s. In the Cable Type under A/G, select the following respectively:
Voltage Class Cable Type

System KV Cable Voltage
13.8 8.7/15kV Cu XLPE/PVC 3C
t. The options in the Target Data for Cable Sizing frame are self explanatory. Leave the default settings.
u. Finally, click the Save and Run buttons. The Cable Sizing Results will be displayed.

v. On the Cable Sizing Results dialog window, do the following:

i. Navigate the window to the right. The yellow area is the result of the calculation. Inspect the result.
ii. Notice the load XP-5001A (row 46), the calculated size is Err_3_2. This error occurred because the
load is a capacitor. Currently, e-DPP does not support cable sizing for such type of load
iii. Click Save button to apply the result of the calculation in the project.
iv. Click Close button to quit the window.
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w. Click Close button on the Cable Sizing Criteria to conclude.

(8) To verify that the power cable sizing routine applies the result to the project, select the open table Load Cables
(Power and LCS) that should be still opened, and click Refresh button. It indeed reflects the result of the
power cable sizing.
(9) Click the control button on the Load Cables (Power and LCS) table to close it.
(10) Refresh Input Data for Cable Sizing table and confirm the data have been updated properly.
(11) Click the control button on the Load Cables (Power and LCS) table to close it.
(End of Chapter 8)

9. Cable Schedule & Summary
9.1 Cable Schedule

In Section 4, Power, SH, LCS, and CCR cables where created for each load and in Section 8 the power cables were sized.
These cables reside in the Electrical Load Schedule. Lets export these cables to the Cable Schedule.
(1) On the Start tab Data Filling group, click Cables.
(2) On the Data Filling Cable Schedule dialog window, do the following:
a. In the Target Cables frame, check all the checkboxes. This means that all the Power, CCR, LCS, and SH
cables from the Electrical Load Schedules are subject for export to the Cable Schedule
b. In the Cable ID Naming Convention frame, do the following:

i. Select Transfer IDs from Electrical Load Schedule option
ii. Select A,B,C (PM-1200A-P A) in the Suffix for Parallel Cables sub-frame
iii. Select R,S,T (PM-1200A-P1R) in the Suffix for Single Core Cables sub-frame
Note: In the Electrical Load Schedule, power cable IDs already exist. The selected option in i above will transfer these
IDs as they are in the Cable Schedule. However, if there are parallel cables and/or single-core cables in the former, the
cable IDs of such will be refined to identify each physical cable with unique ID since the Electrical Load Schedule treats the
ID of a parallel cable (and/or single-core cable) common to each physical cable. In the cable schedule, each physical
cable should be assigned with ID. The sub-options ii and iii will handle the refinement.
For example, in the Electrical Load a 2 x 3/C parallel cable will be given ID M-1234P only. However, the 2 x 3/C cable is
actually composed of 2 physical cables. In the Cable schedule, these two physical cables will be assigned with ID say
M-1234P-1, and M-1234P-2.
c. Leave the options in the Data Mapping frame as they are. The mapping dictates which fields to be exported
from the Electrical Load Schedule to the Cable Schedule and to which fields in the later the fields in the former
must be assigned.
d. Click Fill Up button
b.i c
b.ii
b.iii

(3) On the Editor Selection tab Branches group, click the down arrow of Cable icon and select Cable
Schedule (Form-1).
(4) The Cable Schedule (Form-1) table will be displayed.
(5) To generate the report, on the File group, click the Export to Excel icon.

(8) Close the Excel file without saving.

9.2 Cable Summary
(1) On the Cable Management tab Summary group, click the Cable Summary icon .
The Cable Summary dialog window will be

displayed. The upper portion of the window
contains the filtering criteria in the hierarchical
order (left-to-right) Rated VoltageTypes# of a
ConductorsSize. In the middle portion are
the command buttons and the lower portion is a
table that shows the summary of cables.
b c d
(2) In this window, do the following:
a. In the upper portion, select

0.6/1kVXLPE/SWA/PVC3C
ALL in left-to-right order
b. Click Run Summary button. Notice

the summary of the cables in the table
c. Click To Excel. The excel report will

be generated as shown in the below
image. After inspecting the result,
close the file without saving.
(3) Click Cancel button to conclude.
(End of Chapter 9)

10 Cable Sizing Chart
The Cable Sizing Chart is a chart of cables of appropriate sizes and installation lengths against different sizes of loads
(Motor or Static load). This type of chart has been proven useful in the engineering workforce.
(1) On the Cable Management tab Sizing group, click on the icon Cable Sizing Chart . The following
screen will appear.
(2) The Cable Sizing Chart Example-Motor will be displayed. On this window, do the following:
a. Click Save As button to create a new one

using a copy of the currently active chart.
b. On the File name of the Save As dialog

window, type My Cable Sizing Chart and d
click Save button.
c. On the General Tab, enter the following in the

Project Information frame:
Doc No. = My Cable Sizing Chart
Date = Jan. 1, 2008
Rev. No. = A
d. Click the Criteria Tab

c

e. On the Criteria tab, select the following:

System Nominal Voltage = 0.48 kV e f
System Frequency = 60Hz
Max. Voltage Drop @
Normal Running = 5%
Max. Voltage Drop @
Motor Starting = 20 %
Wiring System = 3ph-3W
Installation = Free Air
Ambient Temperature = 50 deg.C
Grouping Factor = 0.5
f. Click Load/Motor tab.
g. On the Load/Motor tab, select the following:

Load Type = Motor
Output Unit = KW
Number of Phase = 3
Manufacturer = DPP g h
Rated Voltage = 0.44
Enclosure Type = TEFC
Number of Poles = 2
The loads from the library that meet the above

criteria will be extracted to the chart.
h. Click Cable tab.

i. On the Cable tab, select the following:

Standard = IEC i j
Unit System = Metric
Manufacturer = DPP
Conductor Type = Cu
Rated Voltage = 0.6/1kV
Insulation Type = XLPE/PVC
Number of Cores = 3
Type of Core = C
The cables from the library that meet the above criteria
will be extracted to the chart.
j. Click Others tab.
k. On the Others tab, select the following:

Number of Parallel Cables = 2
Minimum Cable Size of
Parallel Runs = 120
The above selections enable e-DPP to create a separate

chart for 2 cables in parallel to large loads and the
k
minimum size of such cable is 120 mm2.
l. Click Save button.
m. Click To Excel to generate the chart.
n. The Cable Sizing Charts will be displayed. See next

page for the images. When done inspecting the chart,
close the Excel file without saving.
o. Click Exit button on the Cable Sizing Chart My

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Cable Sizing Chart dialog window to conclude.

eDPP Sheet: Single Cable Configuration
Parallel 2 Sheet: 2 Cables Parallel Configuration
(End of Chapter 10)

11 Drum Schedule
(1) On the Cable Management tab Sizing group, click the icon Drum Scheduling .
(2) The Drum Schedule dialog window will be displayed. On this dialog, do the following:
a. Click Edit Drum Specifications button.
b. e-DPP will summarize the cable (base on specification) from the Cable Schedule to the Drum Specification
Edit dialog window. See the image on next page.
The upper part of the dialog window is a table showing the summary of the cables. In the lower part are
command buttons.
On this window, do the following:
i. In the Drum Max. Length frame, enter 1000 and click the Update button. The value of the cells
under the Max. Length of the table will be changed to 1000.
By default, the value on these cells will be initially populated from the library (if the particular cables
exist in the library). Otherwise, a default of 1000 will be assigned.
ii. In the Spare Length frame, enter 5 (%) and click the Updatebutton. The values of the cells
under Spare Length column of the table will be changed to 50
iii. Click the Rated Voltage header repeatedly to sort the records in descending order by voltage.

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iv. In the Option column of the table, for rows 1 to 3, select Round Up option.
Round Up option
When Round Up option is selected, the drums cable length will be dynamically calculated with maximum limit
equal to the length specified in the Max. Length column. The drum length will be equaled to the sum of the cable
segments plus the Spare Length plus a portion of the Round Up Length. See illustration below:
Given
Cable Segments Drum Criteria
A: Cable 1 = 200m D: Max. Length = 1000m
B: Cable 2 = 470m E: Spare Length = 50m
C: Cable 3 = 100m F: Round Up Length = 20m
D: Cable 4 = 190m
Drum Length = 830m

Actual
A B C Spare
200m 470m 100m 60m
Drum No. 1
X = 10m E
50m
Drum Length = 250m X = ((Round Up ((A+B+C)/F))*F) - (A+B+C)

= ((Round Up ((200+470+100)/20)) *20) - (200+470+100)
Actual
Drum No. 2 D Spare = ((Round Up (38.5)) * 20) - 770
190m 60m = (39*20) 770 = 780-700 = 10
Round Up Option
Illustration
v. Leave the Max. Len option to rows 4 to 23 intact.

Max. Len option

When Max. Len option is selected, the drums cable length is automatically equal to the value specified in the
Max. Length column. The actual drums spare will be dynamically calculated but its minimum value is the value
in the Spare Length column. See illustration below:
Given
Cable Segments Drum Criteria
A: Cable 1 = 200m D: Max. Length = 1000m
B: Cable 2 = 470m E: Spare Length = 50m
C: Cable 3 = 100m F: Round Up Length = 20m (Not Applicable)
D: Cable 4 = 190m
Drum Length = D
Drum No. 1
1000m
A B C Actual Spare
200m 470m 100m 230m
E
50m
Drum Length = D
Drum No. 2
1000m
A Actual Spare
190m 810m
E
50m
Max. Len Option
Illustration
vi. Click Save and Close button
c. On the Drum Schedule dialog window, click Run Drum Scheduling button. The Run Drum
Scheduling dialog window will be displayed.
d. On the Run Drum Scheduling dialog window, do the following:

i. Click the Edit button on the Drum No. Naming Convention frame.
ii. On the Naming Convention Edit dialog window, express the drum numbering according the
following format:
E LT E C H S - - - -
Serial number format

000
Cable Size
Cable Type 0015 : 1.5mm2 0500 : 50mm2
PPO : PVC/PVC 0025 : 2.5mm2 0700 : 70mm2
XPO : XLPE/PVC 0040 : 4mm2 0950 : 95mm2
XPS : XLPE/PVC/PVC 0060 : 6mm2 1200 : 120mm2
0100 : 10mm2 1500: 150mm2
Rated Voltage 0160 : 16mm2 1850: 185mm2
LV : 0.6/1kV 0250 : 25mm2 2400: 240mm2
MV : 3.6/6kV 0350 : 35mm2 3000: 300mm2
HV : 8.7/15kV 4000: 400mm2
Fig. A

(a) Assign the code to each fragment of the intended drum number according to Fig. A. Double click the
Code column and enter (or select) the appropriate strings in the following sections respectively:
Rated Voltage (LV, MV, HV)
Cable Type (XPO, PPO, XPS)
Cable Size (in 4 digits)
User Text1 (ELTECHS)
Serial Number (3)
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(b) Assemble the fragments of the intended drum number as follows:
Point the mouse to the User Text 1 and drag & drop to the 1st box in the Convention Builder
frame
Point the mouse to the Rated Voltage area and drag & drop to the 2nd box in the Convention
Builder frame.
Point the mouse to the Cable Type area and drag & drop to the 3rd box in the Convention
Builder frame.
Point the mouse to the Cable Size area and drag & drop to the 4th box in the Convention
Builder frame.
Point the mouse to the Serial Number, select 3 (make sure again) and drag & drop to the 5th
box in the Convention Builder frame.
Click Clear 6 button as this fragment is not necessary.
Uncheck the checkbox between Clear 5 and Clear6 button as this is not also necessary.
Check the checkbox between Clear3 and Clear4 buttons to insert hyphen between the 4th
and 5th section of the intended drum number.
Similarly, check the checkbox between Clear4 and Clear5 buttons.
Observe the sample drum number. This is the resulting pattern of the naming convention.
Click Save and Close button
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iii. In the Scheduling Objects frame, do the following:

(a) In the drop down lists on the left side of the Scheduling Objects frame, select the following in order
of Top to bottom, Left to Right:
All Copper 3.6/6kV All All All All
Notice the List of Cable Specification in the list box. The cables were filtered. Only the cables shown here
will be scheduled to the drum(s).
(b) In the Geographical Criteria frame, select the following in order of Top to button:
ONSITE All All All All
The above selection means that the cables (if any) located in the ONSITE area regardless of their specific location
within the said area will be taken into consideration.
(c) In the Scheduling Scope frame, select Only cables without drum no and check the Include
existing drums.
Actually any of the two options (All cables . or Only Cables .) does not matter at this time since this is the first
attempt to do the drum scheduling. The sub-option Include existing drums means that if any of the existing
drums has abundant spare, the spare will be allotted to the unscheduled cables. For example, if a certain drum has
a spare of 300m cable and three unscheduled cables have length of 120m, 135m, and 180m respectively. The first
2 cables i.e. with 120m and 135m length will be schedule to the drum while the 3rd cable will be schedule to a new
drum since it cannot fit to the existing drum anymore.
(d) In the Orphan Control frame, check Substations option.
In step (a) above, All has been selected in the Substation drop down list. This means that all the cables
within the ONSITE area regardless which substation they belong will be scheduled. The orphan control
Substation option, however, will organize the scheduling by substation wise. For example, the cables that
belong to Substation A will be placed to Drum A(s), the cables that belong to substation B will be placed to Drum
B(s), and so on.
(b)
(a)
(d)
(c)
(g)
(e)

(e) Click Run button (see image on page 65).

(f) Click No button on the subsequent dialog box. We will open the Drum List Editor dialog window
later.
(f)
(g) Click Close button (see image on page 65)..
e. On the Drum Schedule dialog window, click Edit Drum List button.

f. On the Drum List Editor dialog window, do the following:

i. Inspect the table (upper portion of the window). Six drums were created. The number of cables
(segments) scheduled on each drum is shown in the No. of Cables column. For example, for drum
ELTECHS-MV-XPS-1850-001, 3 cables were scheduled.
ii. In anticipation that a drum maybe accidentally damage due to mishandling during the construction,
create a spare drum. Click the Create New Drum button.
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iii. The Create New Drum No. dialog window will be displayed. On this dialog, do the following:
(a) Select/enter the following:

(a)
New Drum No. = ELTECHS-MV-XPS-1850-005
Data Source = DPP
Conductor Type = Copper
Rated Voltage = 3.6/6kV
Cable Type = XLPE/SWA/PVC
No. of Wires = 3/C
Cable Size = 185
Drum Length (m) = 1000
(b) Click OK button
(b)

iv. A new drum has been created with 100% spare.

v. Click Save
vi. Click To Excel button to generate the Drum List report in Excel. After inspection, close the excel file
without saving.
vii. Click Close button.
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g. On the Drum Schedule dialog window, click Edit Drum Schedule button.

h. Generate a drum schedule report for drum ELTECHS-MV-XPS-1850-001.
i. Select the cable specs Cu 3.6/6kV XLPE/SWA/PVC 3C-185 DPP in the List of Cable Specifications
list box.
The objective in doing this is to filter the Drum list (shown in the List of Drum list box) by cable specification.
Based on the given drum number the cable involved is a Medium Voltage- XLPE/SWA/PVC with 185mm2 size.
ii. In the List of Drum No. list box, select ELTECHS-MV-XPS-1850-001.

Notice the right pane of the window. The upper portion shows the information about the drum and the lower portion
shows tabulate the cable segments assigned to the drum. In the table, you may edit the cable length,
origin/destination panel, location, etc.
iii. Click To Excel button
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iv. The Export Drum Schedule to MS Excel dialog window will be displayed. On this window, to the
following:
(a)
(a) Select Current drum
option.
(b) Click OK button
(c) The Excel report will be

generated. After the
inspection of the result,
close the file without
saving.
(d) Click Cancel button to

exit.
(b) (d)
v. On the Drum Schedule Edit dialog window, click Close button.

i. On the Drum Schedule dialog window, click Move Drum Cables button.
j. Move cable GM-4002B-PB from drum ELTECHS-MV-XPS-1850-001 to drum

ELTECHS-MV-XPS-1850-005. See image on the next page.
i. Select the cable specs Cu 3.6/6kV XLPE/SWA/PVC 3C-185 DPP in the Cable Specifications drop
down list. This is the specification of cable GM-4002B-PB.
Notice the drums shown in Drum Data (1) and Drum Data (2) frames. They are being filtered by cable
specification.
ii. Select the drum ELTECHS-MV-XPS-1850-001 in the list box on the left side of the Drum Data (1)
frame.
Notice the table on the right of the list box (Drum No.). It shows the cable segments currently assigned to the
selected drum.
iii. Select the drum ELTECHS-MV-XPS-1850-005 in the list box on the right pane (Drum Data (2)
frame).
Notice the table on the left of the list box (Drum No.). It shows nothing since no cable has been assigned yet to the
selected drum
iv. Drag and drop cable GM-4002B-PB from the left table to the right table.
v. Notice how the drum capacity varied with the movement of the cable.
vi. Click Save and Close button to conclude.
vii. To generate drum schedule report, refer to section 11.(2).h.

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(End of Chapter 11)

12. Control Signal Schedule
The operation of electrical equipment is triggered by the control signals coming from human intervention through local
control station and/or automatic controls through DCSs and/or PLCs. Hence, the preparation of control signal schedule
is indispensable.
The Electrical Load Schedule of e-DPP contains information about the electrical loads; ratings, types, switchboard/panel
source, etc. Therefore, we can populate the Control Signal Schedule with switchboards and loads information from the
Electrical Load Schedule.
(1) On the Start tab Data Filling group, click the icon Switchgear/MCC . The following message will be
displayed.
(2) Click Yes button on the Data Filling Switchgear / MCC Schedule dialog window and the OK button on the
subsequent Information dialog window.
(3) On the Editor Selection tab Switchgear/MCC/LCS group, click the down arrow of SWGR/MCC Sch
and select Control and Operation Signals.
(4) The Control and Operation Signals table will be displayed as shown below. Notice the following:
a. These fields were the ones updated from the Electrical Load Schedule. New items (records) will be added if
the same will be found from the Electrical Load Schedule.
b. These fields are the associated control signals. They have been pre-defined.
a b

(5) In section 5.(2), motor PM-8000 have been added in the Electrical Load Schedule. Lets add this also to the
Control Signal schedule. First, close the Control and Signals table by clicking the control button on the
upper-right corner of the table.
(6) On the Editor Selection tab Nodes & Lump group, click the down arrow of Switchboard and select
Switchboard Connected Loads
(7) On the Switchboard Connected Loads table, do the following:
a. Enter Switchboard ID MC-021 to item PM-8000.
b. Click Save Active Editor on the Edit Tools tab File group.
c. Close the Switchboard Connected Loads table
(8) On the Editor Selection tab Switchgear/MCC/LCS group, click the down arrow of SWGR/MCC Sch
and select Control and Operation Signals.

(9) The Data Filling Switchgear / MCC Schedule dialog window be displayed since there was changes made in the
Electrical Load Schedule, click Yes button to update the Control Signal Schedule.
(10) Subsequently, the Control and Operation Signals table will be displayed. The item PM-8000 has been added in
the table. Assign control signals to item PM-8000 using the configuration of one of the sequence diagrams from
the library by doing the following:
a. Click the item PM-8000
b. On the Edit group, click the Library Quick Pick
c. On the Library Quick Pick dialog window, select DPP-LVMCC-009 in the Name Of The Sequence
Diagram list. Notice that the sequence diagram is very simple. It has start & stop inputs and running & stop
outputs only.
d. Click OK button and Yes to the subsequent message.

(11) Notice that the CCR Run Status and CCR Fault signals and the Sequence name have been associated to
PM-8000:
Note: You can manually assign signals by checking the appropriate signal.

(12) Click Save Active Editor button on the File group.
(13) To verify how the CCR Run Status and CCR Fault signals came out, do the following:
a. On the Library tab Control Sequence group, click on the icon Motor Sequence .
b. On the Library Edit Motor Sequence Diagram, do the following:

i. Select DPP-LVMCC-009 on the Name Of The Sequence Diagram drop-down list.
ii. Click the CCR / LP (PLC) tab.
iii. Notice in the To CCR frame, the digital Running Status and Fault are checked.
iv. After the inspection, click Close button
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(14) To generate the Control Signal Schedule Excel report, do the following:
a. On the Edit Tools tab File group,

select Export to Excel icon.
a
b. The Export to Excel dialog window
will be displayed. On this window,
click OK button.
(Tip: If you desire, you may change

Boolean Type Data in the pull
down list verify the results.)
b
(15) The Excel report will be displayed. After the inspection close the file without saving.
(16) Close the Control and Operation Signals table by clicking the control button on its top-right corner.
(End of Chapter 12)

13. MCC Schedule
Note:
If you skipped the chapter 12, you need to complete the below steps at least before starting this chapter:
Step-1: On the Editor Selection tab Nodes & Lump group, click the down arrow of Switchboard and
select Switchboard Connected Loads.
Step-2: Enter Switchboard ID MC-021 to item PM-8000.
Step-3: Click Save Active Editor on the Edit Tools tab File group.
Step-4: Close the Switchboard Connected Loads table.
Step-5: On the Starter tab Data Filling group, click Switchgear/MCC icon..
Step-6: The Data Filling Switchgear / MCC Schedule dialog window be displayed, click Yes button.
Motor Control Center is an assembly of one or more enclosed section having a common power bus and principally
containing motor control units. Typical MCCs front layout is as shown below:
1 2 3 4
A 1A 2A 3A 4A
B 1B 2B 4B
C 1C 3C 4C
D 1D 2D 3D 4D
E 1E 2E 4E
F 1F 4F
G 1G 2G 3G 4G
The MCCs motor control units (and their components) are specified in the MCC Schedule of e-DPP.
In the following procedure, we will assign the motor PM-8000 to unit 3G of MC-021. The 3G units components
are MCCB (400AT/AF), Contactor (400A), CT (300/5), Gnd CT (50/5), etc.
(1) On the Editor Selection tab Switchgear/MCC/LCS group, click the down arrow of SWGR/MCC Sch and
select LV MCC Schedule.
(2) The LV MCC Schedule table will be displayed. Locate the Item No. PM-8000 and enter the following:
a. Unit No. 3G
b. MCCB Trip(A) 400
c. Contactor (A) 400
d. CT1 Ratio(A) 300/5A

a b c d
(3) On the File group, click the Save Active Editor button.
(4) To generate the MCC Schedule Excel report, do the following:
a. On the File group, click Export to Excel icon
b. The To Excel dialog window will be

displayed. On this window, click OK b
button. (Sheet Feed by = PanelID)

(5) The Excel report will be displayed. After the inspection close the file without saving.
(6) Close the LV MCC Schedule table by clicking the control button on its top-right corner.
(End of Chapter 13)

14. Project Editor
Project Editor is an Explorer-like tree window where all electrical components/equipment can be alternatively accounted
accessed, and edited. On this window, the active library file and its corresponding path can also be easily verified.
The Project Editor window opens as soon as the project is opened by default. If it is close, you can open it from the
View tab Show/Hide group Project Editor.
Note: Currently, the data on the Project Editor is updated dynamically when the changes is made in the Property List window.
Conversely, if changes are made in a Table editor (e.g. Electrical Load Schedule (Form-1)) the Project Editor does not update
automatically. To refresh the data, close and re-open the window.
(1) In the following procedure, we will modify the kW output rating of the following motors:
EF-2612 from 0.2 kW to 0.37kW

EF-2614 from 0.4kW to 0.75kW
a. On the Project Editor window, expand the Electrical Load and Induction Motor nodes.
b. Select EF-2612, right-click and select Properties The Property List EF-2612 window will be
displayed.

c. Click the Output cell and change the value

from 0.2 to 0.37.
d. Click the navigation dropdown list and select

motor EF-2614. Click Yes button on the
subsequent window. (You may need to select
EF-2614 again.)
e. Similar to step c, click the Output cell and

change the value from 0.4 to 0.75 for EF-2614.
f. Click Save and Close button to exit c e
(2) From the Project Editor window, table editors (i.e. templates) could also be opened. For example, select motor
AM-2001, right-click and select Open Template. A pop-up command list will show all the templates where
the motor AM-2001 is associated. At your will, you may open any templates to verify the function. (If the filter for
PM-1001 is still effective, clear the filter.)
(End of Chapter 14)

15. Revision Control
The revision control records the changes made on the project. The recording of the changes is particular to a template
(table editor) under assessment.
(1) Implement a revision to Electrical Load Schedule (Form-2) table.
a. On the Revision tab Revision group, click Revision Up.
b. The Revision Up dialog will be displayed. On this dialog do the following:

i. Select the Schedule Template since the Electrical Load Schedule (Form-2) is of this style.
ii. Select DPPElecLoad2
Note: DPPElecLoad2 is the absolute name of the Electrical Load Schedule (Form-2) table. The latter is being
the title of the former. See Fig. 1 on page 86.
iii. Select Official in the Revision Type under Revision No. Control frame
iv. Click Rev. Up button. The New Revision Information frame will be displayed below the lower
portion of the dialog window.
v. Populate the information about the revision as shown.
vi. Click OK button and Yes to the subsequent confirmation message. Now, everything that have been
made in the Electrical Load Schedule (Form-2) table up to this moment hold the revision 0 mark.
vii. Click Close button.
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iii
iv vii
vi

c. On the Revision tab Revision group, click Revision View.
d. Select DPPElecLoad2. Notice that the revision information. You may modify the revision information in
the cells with white background.
(2) Modify some parameters in the Electrical Load Schedule (Form-2) table.
a. On the Project Editor, select Electrical Load Induction Motor AM-2001 Electrical Load
Schedule (Form-2).

b. On the Electrical Schedule (Form-2) table, change the output of motor AM-2001 from 22kW to 15kW.
c. On the File group, click the Save Active Editor icon
(3) Promote the revision of the Electrical Load Schedule (Form-2) table.
a. On the Revision tab Revision group, click Revision Up
b. The Revision Up dialog will be displayed. On this dialog, perform the steps similar to the ones in section
15.(1).b.
MK LM KK

c. On the Revision tab Revision group, click Revision List.
d. The Revision List dialog will be displayed. On this dialog do the following:
i. Select the Schedule Template.
ii. Select DPPElecLoad2
iii. Confirm the From and To in the Specify Rev. No. drop-down list are 0 and 1 respectively.
iv. Select All in the Status frame. This means all type of modification i.e. changes, additions, deletions
will be enumerated.
v. Click OK button.
vi. The modification made in the Electrical Load Schedule (Form-2) from revision 0 to 1 will be
enumerated in the table at the lower portion of the dialog window.
Remember, in section 15.(2), the rating of AM-2001 have been changed from 22 to 15. This change is
now shown on the table.
vii. Click To Excel button to generate the Revision List report.
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vii viii
vi
viii. The excel report will be generated as shown on the next page. After the inspection, close the file without
saving.
ix. Click Close button to exit.

Revision List Excel Report
Note: To open Template List, on the Template tab List group, click Template List.
Fig. 1
(End of Chapter 15)

16. ETAP Interface
e-DPP has been designed and developed with emphasis to data migration to ETAP program (one of the worlds leading
power system analysis software). In other words, e-DPP data exchange to ETAP is seamless and easy.
To transfer e-DPP data to ETAP, on the main menu of e-DPP program, select Tools tab ETAP Interface group,
click MS Access to ETAP.
The Export to ETAP dialog window will be displayed as shown below. On this window, you may select the
appropriate options which to apply in the data migration. Once the data exchange is executed, an intermediate database
will be generated which in turn will be imported to ETAP.
Fig. 2 shows a sample one-line diagram of a project in ETAP that was automatically generated through data exchange
from e-DPP.
Please refer to ETAP User Guide for details.

Fig. 2
(End of Chapter 16)
Should you have any questions or comments on e-DPP or this guide, please feel free to contact the following access
point:
ELTECHS Engineering and Consulting Co., Ltd., Japan

Tel No. +81 (47) 490-1010
Fax No. +81 (47) 490-1011
E-mail etap@eltechs.co.jp

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1. Opening a Project File

(1) Double-click the e-DPP 4.0 icon on the desktop.

(4) Click OK button on the Login dialog box.

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2. Setting Default Data

2.1 Project Default

2.1.1 Project Information

(3) Click Cancel button to close the window.

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2.1.2 Project Standard

(3) Click Cancel button to close the window.

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2.1.3 Project Settings

2.1.3.1 Loading Categories

(2) The Loading Category dialog window will be displayed.

(3) Click Cancel button to close the window.

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2.1.3.2 System Configurations

(2) The System Configurations dialog window will be displayed.

(3) Click Cancel button to close the window.

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2.1.4 Project Electrical

(2) The Project: Electrical dialog window will be displayed.

(3) Click Cancel button to close the window.

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2.2 Setting Motor Default

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3.1 Data Import from Excel File

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Complete the data mapping based on the following relationship:

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l. After the inspection, click the Close button.

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p. In the e-DPP Field (Destination File)

q. Enter 1000 on the adjacent cell under

r. In the e-DPP Field (Destination File)

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s. Similarly, enter the following:

Note: Navigate the table downward to

(Tip: You may click Show Checked s