What is New in Paladin DesignBase 4.0 Power Analytics Corporation

What is New in Paladin DesignBase 4.0
Power Analytics Corporation
16870 West Bernardo Drive, Suite 330
San Diego, CA 92127
U.S.A.
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Dear Power Analytics customer:
Thank you for selecting Paladin DesignBase and joining some of the world’s largest and most
demanding mission-critical facilities – including FAA installations, off-shore oil platforms, and
data centers operated by Visa, Bank of America, eBay, and other premier customers – who rely
on Paladin DesignBase to support their live operations.
Recent releases of Paladin DesignBase incrementally addressed customer requirements in three
primary areas:
1. Maximizing power systems designers’ personal productivity and ease-of-use;
2. Increasing capabilities for team-based design and overall project throughout; and
3. Simplifying data management functionality between both DesignBase and third-party
programs… especially in terms of allowing models to precisely encapsulate the robust
data required for on-line facility management, using Paladin Live.
With Paladin DesignBase 4.0 we’ve continued this overall development direction, while
introducing industry-leading new capabilities in exciting areas, including:
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The most comprehensive modeling tools for projects incorporating alternative energy
components like photovoltaics (PV), wind, co-generation, and other sources…
developed by virtue of our Paladin SmartGrid work with the Department of Energy,
Boeing, and UC San Diego.
2.
The ability to create complex power network models of virtually unlimited size…
removing the arbitrary caps (e.g. a 12,000 bus limit) of competitive modeling platforms.
DesignBase models are logically associated over multiple drawings but they are all
interconnected, so analysis programs work across them regardless of size.
3.
Sweeping, user-suggested enhancements to our Protective Device Coordination (PDC)
and Harmonics programs, as well as enhanced catalog, library, and reporting capabilities
throughout the DesignBase family.
The evolution towards Paladin DesignBase 4.0 represents millions of dollars and man-years of
development effort… not only by our on-staff development team, but by users like you, who
provide us with valuable guidance on new features and functions. We thank you for your
continued business, and for making Paladin DesignBase the most effective, productive modeling
platform in the mission-critical arena.
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Modeling of Photovoltaic (PV) Devices
As part of the research for DOE Grant DE-FOA-0000085, Area 1, the following was created:
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New Graphical symbol
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New power flow model for PV devices. Capable of modeling different types of inverters
and capable of creating multiple scenarios to account for changes in sun irradiance
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New short circuit model of PV devices with variable source impedance
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Generic Photovoltaic / Inverter model
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New Harmonic Program
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New user interface according to feedback from our users
Improvements in modeling Voltage Harmonic Sources
New Filter Design Tool
Increased resolution for harmonic frequency scan
New reporting tool
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New Functions in PDC Program
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Brand New Device Library Manager:
o Generic, Solid State, Adjustable and Digitrip Breaker types combined together
into a single “Solid State” library
o Ground breakers also combined into a single library
o Implemented search filters
o Device selection is simpler and faster than ever
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New Build Breaker Programs (Magnetic Breaker and Solid State Breaker Builds)
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New Digitizer Program created within Build programs for easy and straightforward
digitizing of manufacturer curves
Numerous improvements in PDC program including auto-generation of generator
decrement curves and long overdue transparent curves.
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New IEC-based Protective Device Evaluation (PDE)
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New algorithm for evaluation of protective devices based on IEC standards.
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Enhance device editor, for IEC high-voltage, low-voltage breaker and fuses to support
IEC PDE.
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And Many More…
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New Installer; automatically takes care of UAC and many other improvements.
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Additional annotation options and new label styles in Arc Flash program.
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PDC library enhanced with hundreds of new devices
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Additional annotations, reports and options in Short Circuit program
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Import/Export to Excel enhanced with multiple new options
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