EasyPower 9.6 Release Notes

EasyPower 9.6 New & Enhanced Feature Overview

The 9.6 release of EasyPower includes the following features:

Equipment Duty Scenario Report

There is a new Equipment Duty Scenario Report. Use it to compare and evaluate the equipment duty of your various scenarios. You can select to view Best Case or Worst Case scenarios and can filter the report to look at all devices or only those devices that are overdutied. You can view the report onscreen, print it, or send it to Excel or CSV. See Working with the Equipment Duty Scenario Comparison Report for more information.

Arc Flash Hazard Scenario Report

The Arc Flash Hazard Scenario report now has options similar to the new Equipment Duty Scenario Report. Results Groups have been split into Views and Equipment Groups, and you can specify each when you run the report. Your existing results groups will be migrated to views and equipment groups as appropriate. The Scenario Group setup has changed. The report also has many more columns available—similar to the Arc Flash Spreadsheet. The report now includes an export to CSV option. See Working with the Arc Flash Scenario Comparison Report for more information.

SKM Import

You can now import data from a CSV export file produced by an SKM format. This enables you to create one-lines in EasyPower from data exported from SKM. See Importing an SKM Format File for more information.

File Locations

We have made changes to the File Locations feature to make it easier for you to find your file and template locations.

  • Copies of the device library and template files are copied to your Documents library, and these are the working copies. For example, if you are using Windows 8, you can find these files at C:\users\{your name}\Documents\EasyPower 9.6.

    • Note: The first time you start EasyPower after installation, the default device library and templates are copied to C:\ProgramData\EasyPower\EasyPower\9.6 for backup purposes. EasyPower then copies these files to each user's Documents library as working files.

  • If you want to share your data files over a network, copy the device library and template files to a shared location on your network. On each computer where EasyPower is installed, be sure to update the File Locations so they are pointing to the shared location instead of each user’s Documents library.
  • The format of the work permit template has been updated and the file renamed to WPTemplate.docx. You can now customize the template and save it with a different name—you are no longer required to use the _WP_Template.doc name. The custom template file and location can be specified in File Locations.

See File Locations Tab for more information.

Product Help and Documentation

The in-product Help includes new information and an updated appearance, with improved topic navigation. There are now email links at the bottom of each topic to contact support or provide feedback. There is also a link to a web-based version of Help, which has a modern appearance and improved search features. The product Help has been updated to be consistent with the User Guide and product tutorials.

Installation

We have simplified the installation and update processes.

  • It is no longer necessary to install EasyPower multiple times on a single computer to support multiple licenses.
  • You specify during the installation whether you are installing a Typical installation or a Server installation, and the program installs the appropriate files. Both the typical and server installations include full versions of the program. The server installation includes the license management software. You can also perform Custom installations.
  • Your EasyPower software can be updated easily for new versions or service packs.

See Installing EasyPower for more information.

Licensing and Activation

We have made significant improvements to the licensing and activation process.

  • If you have multiple licenses, you can select the license you want to use when you start the program. You can set a default license with which to start the program, but can also switch to use a different license after the program starts using the new Manage Licenses option on the Tools menu. See Managing Licenses for more information.
  • You no longer need a new authorization code whenever you add or remove products and features from EasyPower. When you add or remove a feature, you simply request to update your licenses from within the software, and the changes become available immediately (this typically requires an Internet connection). See Updating Your Software for more information.

Release Details

The following new feature additions, enhancements and bug fixes are included in EasyPower 9.6.

New Features

Scenario Comparison Reports: The new Equipment Duty Scenario Comparison Report enables you to identify overdutied equipment in scenarios and to report on the best and worst case scenarios.

SKM Import: You now have the ability to import data to EasyPower from an SKM format export file.

Unicode Support: EasyPower now supports unicode characters. This enables you to type unicode characters anywhere you can enter information, such as in equipment names, descriptions, notes, file names, scenario names, TCC plot names, and device library entries.

Enhancements

Arc Flash Labels: Labels can be set to not print for a specific bus by selecting a number of labels to print as 0.

Auto Design: VFD motor circuits are now treated as a feeder circuit instead of a motor circuit.

Databases:

  • LV Breaker options for an ATS now include LVPCB.
  • Fault X FLA range on rectifiers has been increased from 10 to 10,000.
  • Two winding transformers now include auto-calculation for ohms of resistance.

Database Report/Browser:

  • The Duct Config field now appears on the Database Report and when exporting to Excel.
  • Maintenance Mode and ZSI data now appear in separate columns instead of in separate rows in the Database Report, Database Browser, TCCs, and the Coordination report.

Equipment Defaults: The default equipment list now includes DC and other new equipment items.

Help: Updated appearance and improved topic navigation, with access to web-based Help.

Install:

  • Improved installation experience.
  • Improved program update experience.
  • Files are copied to your Documents library instead of ProgramData on the first time the program is run.
  • The installation now installs the full program on all computers; the server installation includes the license management services.

Licensing:

  • Authorization code expanded to 25 characters. It is no longer necessary to change the authorization code when your feature configuration changes.
  • New Manage Licenses feature enables the ability to switch between licenses on a single computer.

Options: The Equipment Pallet lock is no longer selected as the default setting.

Scenario Comparison Reports:

  • Added columns to the Arc Flash Hazard Scenario Comparison Report, including Bus Name and Equipment columns.
  • Existing Results groups are now migrated and split into View and Equipment Groups.
  • Select and configure Equipment Groups.
  • Select and configure Views.
  • Modifications of the process to select and configure Scenario Groups.
  • Font sizes are adjusted so content fits on the width of a page.
  • Ability to export to CSV.

Short Circuit: New “Arrange for Arc Flash” button on the Short Circuit tab.

Tutorials:

  • The SmartPDC ™ tutorial has been updated to demonstrate a simpler TCC example.
  • The link to the tutorials on the splash screen now displays an organized page to help users better understand the typical flow of the tutorials.

Work Permits: The work permit template has been renamed to WPTemplate.docx and can now be saved with a user-specified name.

Bug Fixes

Arc Flash: Arc flash results are now calculated for magnetic-only breakers that have a low tolerance of 0%.

Arc Flash Hazard Reports: The Device Code field now appears in the Arc Flash Hazard Report.

Coordination:

  • Enabling ZSI coordination upstream on a downstream breaker no longer results in an incorrect representation of the TCC and its functionality.
  • The sequence of events results now correctly reflect changes made to relay data in a scenario.
  • When a relay is removed and re-inserted on a one-line, the sequence of events results for the new relay now appear on the one-line.

Databases:

  • When a dialog box is opened, the ID Name is now the default selected field for all items.
  • Manufacturer abbreviations are now correctly reflected on the one-line if they are changed.
  • In the Motor data dialog box, the TCC tab for metric motors now shows kW units instead of HP.

Database Report/Browser:

  • Changed scaling factors for DC loads now appear correctly in the Database Report.
  • Batteries and photovoltaics now appear on the Database Report.

Drawings: Branch connection issues are resolved and no longer cause the program to stop responding.

Dynamic Stability: Model datasheet graphics are improved.

Harmonics:

  • Five items are now correctly supported per plot defined.
  • For one-lines in which the branch flow is zero, the one-line and the Current Flow Report now both correctly indicate the zero amount.
  • The Spectra report now spells out the equipment type name instead of displaying acronyms.

Hyperlinks: Hyperlink paths are no longer absolute paths but are now relative to the location of the .DEZ file.

Library: In Solid State Trips, on the Maint-Inst tab, the Step box is now active when Continuous is selected.

One-Lines: If you use the right-click context menu to change the text visibility to always hide data, data for DC equipment is no longer displayed.

Panels:

  • Single phase, 2 pole loads are now calculating correctly in a 3 phase, 3 wire panel.
  • Power flow results with Code Factor kVA or Design kVA now reflect the correct amounts when the load is not defined on the panel.
  • One-line data now correctly shows load data based on Code Factor kVA.

Options: The range for the metric settings in Options on the Grid tab has been adjusted.

Relay TCC: Between independent TOC and IOC functions, the faster TCC is now shown.

Reports: Reports such as Short Circuit reports and the Scenario Comparison reports are no longer randomly highlighted.

Scenario Comparison Report: Arc flash incident energy is now rounded consistently to the first decimal on both the Arc Flash Scenario Report and the Arc Flash Hazard Report.

Schedules: When panel data has a single pole load (motor or load type), the inserted schedule now displays all the digits of the VA value.

Short Circuit:

  • Corrections have been made to line end fault calculations.
  • Rectifiers no longer show flow on the one-line in certain situations when the upstream breaker to the source is open.

TCC:

  • Line-to-Line and Double-Line-to-Ground faults now report the same results for the TCC tick marks as the momentary and interrupting asymmetrical currents.
  • Adjustments were made to short time delay plotting.
  • The default instantaneous time delay is now 0.01.
  • Knee points of transformer damage curves have been revised.
  • The relay curve shape has been corrected when TOC Def Time is equal to IOC Time.
  • Stored TCCs now plot the shifted fuse curve correctly.

Work Permits: Work permits are now stored in the same location as the work permit template, as indicated by File Locations.

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