The Power Planning palette
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Show or Hide Power Planning Palette |
Spotlight > Cables and Power Planning |
The Power Planning palette provides information about all the objects that participate in power calculations. The palette has four tabs:
Component Graph: Provides a detailed schematic diagram showing the internal wiring of each device in the system. Use this diagram to view connections between the devices' internal electrical components, including fuses, inputs, and outputs.
Device Graph: Provides a simplified schematic diagram showing the connections between each device in the system. Use this diagram to view and edit the electrical device connections.
Power Overview: Shows power calculation data for the system, and displays the load acting on supply objects.
Power Patch Table: Lists the connected electrical networks in the drawing and provides a spreadsheet type of workflow for power patching.
Component Graph
The Component Graph shows a network diagram of each electrical component in the drawing. To learn more about electrical components, see Creating custom electrical devices. Use the Component Graph to view the component-level connections. The components are labeled with their unique ID and electrical load. Overloaded components display in red.
You cannot edit connections from the Component Graph.
The diagram's layout reflects the flow of power. Components that supply power are placed above components that receive power. Components with the same power source are placed at the same level. Wire connections are represented by lines connecting the components' input and output ports.
Device Graph
The Device Graph shows a network diagram of each electrical device in the drawing. This diagram provides a higher-level view of the electrical system than the Component Graph. Use the Device Graph to to view and edit the device-level connections. The devices are labeled with their unique ID and electrical workload. Overloaded devices display in red.
The diagram's layout reflects the flow of power. Devices that supply power are placed above devices that receive power. Devices with the same power source are placed at the same level. Cable connections are represented by lines connecting the devices' input and output ports.
To power patch the devices:
Click the input/output port you want to connect from and drag the cursor to the output/input port you want to connect to. You can create new connections or re-patch existing connections, but you cannot delete connections.
An alert opens if there was a pre-existing connection. Click Yes to override the connection and re-patch the devices.
The drawing automatically updates with the new connections.
Power Overview
The Power Overview displays the power calculation data for the drawing. To calculate power, the drawing must include at least one power source. Power calculations happen automatically as you configure and edit the electrical system.
The display of data in the Power Overview depends on which sub-tab is selected above the table.
Click All Generators to display the electrical workload for all power sources in the drawing. The workload is summarized by device and by generator.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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All Generators |
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Name |
Displays the name of the device |
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Count |
Displays the total number of devices with this name in the drawing |
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Load |
Displays the electrical load from a single instance of this device |
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Total Load |
Displays the combined electrical load from every instance of this device in the drawing |
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Generators |
Displays the device's power source |
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Generators |
Displays the combined electrical load on each generator, so you can determine how the workload is balanced among the power sources |
If the electrical system has multiple power sources, click the sub-tab for each generator to view its electrical workload and phase loading for each supply.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Description |
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Name |
Displays the name of the device |
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Load |
Displays the electrical load from the device |
Click a field in the table to edit the data (see List box functionality for more information about editable fields); the drawing updates automatically. The data can be exported to a worksheet and placed in the drawing (see Creating worksheets) or exported to another spreadsheet application.
Power Patch Table
The Power Patch Table provides a spreadsheet type of workflow for power patching. The table shows all the connected electrical devices in the drawing, listed by their individual input and output components. You can quickly power patch multiple components at once.
To power patch from the table:
Do one of the following:
In the table, locate the row of the input/output component you want to connect from. In the Connection column for that row, enter the Object ID of the output/input component you want to connect to.
You can select more than one row to make multiple connections to a single component.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Name |
Displays the name of each device's electrical components. A row in the table is generated each component in the device. |
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Type |
Displays the type of device |
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Object ID |
Displays the component's unique ID |
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Connection |
Displays the connected component |
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Consumption |
Displays the power required by the component |
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Overcurrent Protector |
Displays the overcurrent protector, if one is connected to the component |
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Power Source |
Displays the power source for the device |
In the command line, type the Object ID of the input/output component you want to connect from. Then type a period (.) followed by the Object ID of the output/input component you want to connect to.
The Connection column for all of the connected components is updated, and the drawing is automatically updated.
