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    This document outlines the steps for using Ecodial software to design low voltage distribution networks. It introduces Ecodial's functions and capabilities, defines relevant terms, and explains the process of preparing and designing a network project in Ecodial through steps such as creating a project, setting characteristics, drawing diagrams, performing calculations, modifying the network, and viewing results. The document provides links to additional resources throughout.

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    This document outlines the steps for using Ecodial software to design low voltage distribution networks. It introduces Ecodial's functions and capabilities, defines relevant terms, and explains the process of preparing and designing a network project in Ecodial through steps such as creating a project, setting characteristics, drawing diagrams, performing calculations, modifying the network, and viewing results. The document provides links to additional resources throughout.

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    This document outlines the steps for using Ecodial software to design low voltage distribution networks. It introduces Ecodial's functions and capabilities, defines relevant terms, and explains the process of preparing and designing a network project in Ecodial through steps such as creating a project, setting characteristics, drawing diagrams, performing calculations, modifying the network, and viewing results. The document provides links to additional resources throughout.

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    This document outlines the steps for using Ecodial software to design low voltage distribution networks. It introduces Ecodial's functions and capabilities, defines relevant terms, and explains the process of preparing and designing a network project in Ecodial through steps such as creating a project, setting characteristics, drawing diagrams, performing calculations, modifying the network, and viewing results. The document provides links to additional resources throughout.

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    Customer Software

    Training course Ecodial V 3.36

    Jean-Marc POUJOL
    Ecodial V 3.36
    Contents

    ● Introduction
    ● CS – Our offer
    ● Presentation of Ecodial
    ● Marketing aspects
    ● The main functions
    ● Definitions
    ● Using Ecodial
    ● Introduction
    ● The steps
    ●Preparing a project
    ●Create the diagram
    ●Calculations
    ●Network modifications
    Link to “before you start"
    ●Using the results

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 2


    Ecodial V 3.36
    Introduction

    ● CS - Our offer
    Link to the presentation “Our_offer-en"

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 3


    Ecodial V 3.36
    Contents

    ● Introduction
    ● CS – Our offer
    ● Presentation of Ecodial
    ● Marketing aspects
    ● The main functions
    ● Definitions
    ● Using Ecodial
    ● Introduction
    ● The steps
    ●Preparing a project
    ●Create the diagram
    ●Calculations
    ●Network modifications
    ●Using the results

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 4


    Ecodial V 3.36
    Presentation of Ecodial

    ● Marketing aspects:
    Link to the presentation "marketing aspects"

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 5


    Ecodial V 3.36
    Contents

    ● Introduction
    ● CS – Our offer
    ● Presentation of Ecodial
    ● Marketing aspects
    ● The main functions
    ● Definitions
    ● Using Ecodial
    ● Introduction
    ● The steps
    ●Preparing a project
    ●Create the diagram
    ●Calculations
    ●Network modifications
    ●Using the results

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 6


    Ecodial V 3.36
    Presentation of Ecodial

    ● Main functions

    ● Ecodial is a software to help design LV distribution networks

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 7


    Ecodial V 3.36
    Presentation of Ecodial

    ● Main functions

    ● The “diagrams allowed” and the “diagrams prohibited”

    ● Ecodial’s limits
    ●“Medium voltage” networks
    ●“Unbalanced circuits”
    ●UPS calculation
    ●“Copy & paste” from one project to another
    ●The function “undo the last operation"

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 8


    Ecodial V 3.36
    Contents

    ● Introduction
    ● CS – Our offer
    ● Presentation of Ecodial
    ● Marketing aspects
    ● The main functions
    ● Definitions
    ● Using Ecodial
    ● Introduction
    ● The steps
    ●Preparing a project
    ●Create the diagram
    ●Calculations
    ●Network modifications
    ●Using the results

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 9


    Ecodial V 3.36
    Definitions

    ● Definitions
    Link to the presentation " Definitions "

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 10


    Ecodial V 3.36
    Contents

    ● Introduction
    ● CS – Our offer
    ● Presentation of Ecodial
    ● Marketing aspects
    ● The main functions
    ● Definitions
    ● Using Ecodial
    ● Introduction
    ● The steps
    ●Preparing a project
    ●Create the diagram
    ●Calculations
    ●Network modifications
    ●Using the results

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 11


    Ecodial V 3.36
    Overview
    ● Software operation Ecodial

    Database
    __________________________________________________
    Offers: Schneider or local offer (Tripping curves, discrimination tables,
    Co-ordination tables , …), Cable database, ...

    Ecodial “engine”

    Interface function Rules

    Graphic editor Calculation standards (CC)


    _____________________________ _____________________________

    Component biblio. (parameters) Product standards


    _____________________________ _____________________________

    Results and printing of a report Installation standards

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 12


    Ecodial V 3.36
    Overview

    ● Run and quit the software

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 13


    Ecodial V 3.36
    Overview

    ● Homepage

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 14


    Ecodial V 3.36
    Contents

    ● Introduction
    ● CS – Our offer
    ● Presentation of Ecodial
    ● Marketing aspects
    ● The main functions
    ● Definitions
    ● Using Ecodial
    ● Introduction
    ● The steps
    ●Preparing a project
    ●Create the diagram
    ●Calculations
    ●Network modifications
    ●Using the results

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 15


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    The steps Calculate

    Modify

    Use

    Preparing a project
    Create the project, Set the electrical
    characteristics of the network,
    Select the installation standard

    Create the diagram Draw the network and


    check that it is logically consistent
    Ecodial
    Calculations Calculate the power sum and
    calculate the network

    Network modifications Modify and reorganise the diagram

    Using the results View the results


    (calculation & single-line diagrams),
    print and/or export

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 16


    Prepare
    Ecodial V 3.36 Create

    Preparing a project Calculate

    Modify

    ● This step is divided into 5 phases: Use


    Preparing a project

    ● Create the project


    ● Set the global characteristics Create the diagram

    ● Set the electrical characteristics of the network


    ● Select the installation standard Calculations

    ● Set the general characteristics of circuits


    Network modifications

    Using the results

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 17


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Preparing a project Calculate

    Modify

    Use
    ● Create the project
    ● Via the menu …

    ● Creation is automatic when the software is launched

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 18


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Preparing a project Calculate

    Modify

    Use
    ● Set the global characteristics
    ● Via the menu …

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 19


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Preparing a project Calculate

    Modify

    Use
    ● Set the electrical characteristics of the network
    ● Via the menu …

    ● Or when the software is started …

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 20


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Preparing a project Calculate

    Modify

    Use
    ● Set the electrical characteristics of the network
    ● The items to choose …
    ●A Ph-Ph (V)
    ●Earthing diagram
    ●Cascading requested
    ●Discrimination requested
    ●Maximum cross-section authorised (mm²)
    ●Cross-section N / cross-section Ph
    ●Global Cos phi to be achieved
    ●Cross-section tolerance (%)
    ●Checking thermal stress
    ●Standard
    ●Network frequency

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 21


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Preparing a project Calculate

    Modify

    Use
    ● Select the installation standard
    ● Via the menu …

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 22


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Preparing a project Calculate

    Modify

    Use
    ● Set the general characteristics of circuits
    ● Via the menu …

    ● The macro-components:

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 23


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create
    Preparing a project Calculate

    Modify
    ● Set the general characteristics of circuits Use
    ●…

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 24


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Create the diagram Calculate

    Modify
    ● This step is divided into 2 phases:
    Use
    Preparing a project

    ● Draw the network


    ● Check that it is logically consistent Create the diagram

    Calculate

    Network modifications

    Using the results

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 25


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Create the diagram Calculate

    ● Draw the network Modify

    Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 26


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create
    Create the diagram Calculate

    ● Draw the network Modify

    ● No more than 200 macro-components … Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 27


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Create the diagram Calculate

    ● Draw the network Modify

    ● The "capacitors" Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 28


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Create the diagram Calculate

    ● Draw the network Modify

    ● Complete the characteristics Use

    Select … then "double click"

    Select … then

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 29


    Prepare
    Ecodial V 3.36 Create

    Create the diagram Calculate

    Modify
    ● Draw the network
    Use
    ● Complete the characteristics

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 30


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create
    Create the diagram Calculate

    ● Check that it is logically consistent Modify

    Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 31


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create
    Calculations Calculate

    ● This step is divided into 2 phases: Modify

    Use

    ● Calculate the power sum


    Preparing a project
    ● Calculate the network

    Create the diagram

    Calculations

    Network modifications

    Using the results

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 32


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Calculations Calculate

    Modify
    ● Calculate the power sum
    Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 33


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create
    Calculations Calculate

    ● Calculate the power sum Modify

    Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 34


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Calculations Calculate

    Modify
    ● Calculate the power sum
    Use
    ● Ku (Utilisation Coefficient) & Ks (Simultaneity Coefficient)

    Ib : To size circuit-breaker
    Ku & Ks: To size the transfo.

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 35


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Calculations Calculate

    Modify
    ● Calculate the power sum
    Use
    ● Automatic phase balancing

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 36


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create
    Calculations Calculate

    ● Calculate the power sum Modify

    Use

    Choose in the list the power


    adapted to calculations

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 37


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create
    Calculations Calculate

    Modify
    ● Calculate the network
    Use
    ●Automatic mode: "pre-sizing”
    ●Assisted mode: “step by step"

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 38


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Calculations Create

    Calculate
    ● Calculate the network
    Modify
    ●Automatic mode - "pre-sizing"
    Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 39


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Calculations Create

    Calculate

    ● Calculate the network Modify


    ●Automatic mode - "pre-sizing" Use

    Before

    After

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 40


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Calculations Create

    Calculate

    ● Calculate the network Modify


    ●Assisted mode “step by step“ … Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 41


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Calculations Create

    Calculate

    ● Calculate the network Modify


    ●Assisted mode “step by step" Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 42


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Calculations Create

    Calculate
    ● Calculate the network
    Modify
    ●Assisted mode “step by step"
    Use

    Before

    After

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 43


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Calculations Create

    Calculate

    ● Calculate the network Modify


    ●Assisted mode “step by step" … Use

    After

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 44


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Calculations Create

    Calculate
    ● Calculate the network
    Modify
    ●Assisted mode “step by step"
    Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 45


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Calculations Calculate

    ● Calculate the network Modify

    ●Assisted mode “step by step" Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 46


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Network modifications Create

    Calculate

    ● Network modifications … Modify

    Use
    Preparing a project

    Create the diagram

    Calculate

    Network modifications

    Using the results

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 47


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Network modifications Calculate

    ● Network modifications … Modify

    Use

    Each modification means that the modified circuit


    or the network must be recalculated

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 48


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Network modifications Create

    Calculate

    ● Network modifications … Modify

    Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 49


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Using the results Create

    Calculate

    ● This step is divided into 4 parts: Modify

    Use
    ● View calculation results Preparing a project

    ● View the single-line diagrams of equipment


    ● Print the current diagram Create the diagram

    ● Print or export the project


    Calculate

    Network modifications

    Using the results

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 50


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Using the results Calculate

    ● View calculation results Modify

    Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 51


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Using the results Calculate

    ● View the single-line diagrams of equipment Modify

    Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 52


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Using the results Calculate

    ● View the single-line diagrams of equipment Modify

    Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 53


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Using the results Calculate

    ● View the single-line diagrams of equipment Modify

    Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 54


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create
    Using the results Calculate

    ● Print the current diagram Modify

    Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 55


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Using the results Calculate

    ● Print or export the project Modify

    Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 56


    Ecodial V 3.36 Prepare

    Create

    Using the results Calculate

    ● Print or export the project Modify

    Use

    Schneider Electric - Division - Name – Date 57

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