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This tutorial uses the system in "Figure 1: Single-Line Drawing to be Created" below.
A critical step in the process of building a diagram is using the Master File Editor to set basic parameters for
use during modeling and subsequent analysis of the electrical system.
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2. On the General tab, insert project identification details according to local custom.
3. Instead of clicking OK, click the name of another tab whose fields are required by the program(s) with
which you intend to analyze this network. If you're not sure which tabs to populate, you can come back
to this procedure at a later time.When you're finished entering details on tabs, click OK. The next sec-
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tion of this document describes the general purpose of each tab. The tutorials on the various
DesignBase tools give more details on how to populate individual fields.
AC Visibility tab
The AC Visibility tab specifies ... which set(s) of controls are visible in other windows and dialogs.
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Visibility tab
The Visibility tab controls ....
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DC Defaults tab
The DC Branch Defaults tab specifies the default size of various branch devices. The defaults apply when a
device is added to a single-line drawing.
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Scenarios tab
The Scenarios tab creates names for sets of settings.
In DesignBase 6.0, Scenarios are applicable to several programs, including Short Circuit Analysis, Power
Flow, AC and DC Arc Flash, Motor Starting, Harmonic Analysis, and others.
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One Scenario can be active at a time, meaning that one named instance of settings is active at a time.
Instead of naming Scenarios like "First", "Second", and "Third" as in the image above, it's better to name them
descriptively for a specific analysis scenario, such as "Low-Load No PV" and "Low-Load with PV".
A Scenario that has been created can be made active by the checkboxes in the Active column, or by Scenario
picker on the toolbar, shown here:
Some settings on other panels and tabs (but certainly not all) are subject to Scenarios. For example:
l All settings on the Options panel of a Short Circuit Analysis are subject to Scenarios. The existence
of Scenarios is like having multiple instances of the Options panel.
l The temperature settings on the Network Settings tab of the Master File Editor are subject to Scen-
arios. The existence of Scenarios is like having multiple instances of the Network Settings tab. The
temperature settings can be different in each defined Scenario.
To see and manage the several values of a setting, click the stopwatch icon. A scenario management panel
pops up. The scenario management panel for the Temperature settings above, for example, looks like the
panel below.
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To set the value of a given setting in each of several Scenarios, activate one Scenario, set the setting, and
move to the next Scenario. To run an analysis for each of several Scenarios, activate one Scenario, run the
analysis, and move to the next Scenario.
A newly created drawing file has one un-named Scenario. If you never create a second Scenario, only one
instance of the various settings exists.
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The total number of buses used in the file is shown in the “Active Buses” field. The bus counter shows how
many nodes have been used in the project.
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The impedances required by the editor are explained below and are entered as a percentage of the generator’s
base voltage and kVA.
l %X”dVRated-voltage (saturated) direct-axis sub-transient reactance. It is used for first-cycle and inter-
rupting time calculations.
l %X’dVRated-voltage (saturated) direct-axis transient reactance. It is used for time delayed currents in
relay applications.
l XdRated current unsaturated direct-axis steady state reactance.
l %X”2VRated-voltage negative sequence reactance. It is used to calculate the X/R ratio and for unbal-
ance short circuit calculations.
l %X0 Zero sequence reactance. It is used in unbalanced short-circuit calculation, when dealing with
grounded generators.
l Ta3Rated-voltage generator armature time constant in seconds. It is used to calculate the X/R ratio.
(Equation No.1)
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Note: Copy and paste and also be accomplished using Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V.
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