Power Engineers use er Engineers use er Engineers use er Engineers use er Engineers use ET ET ET ET ETAP to: AP to: AP to: AP to: AP to: • Model wind turbine generators. • Model turbine and controller characteristics for dynamic stability analysis. • Calculate megawatts (MW) and reactive power generation based on wind speed and turbine characteristics. ETAP / Operation Technology, Inc. Industry Focus ETAP/Operation Technology, Inc. 17 Goodyear, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92618 949-462-0100 [email protected] www.etap.com Operation Technology, Inc. (OTI) is a full spectrum analytical engineering firm specializing in the planning, design, analysis, operation, training, and computer simulation of power systems. OTI is also the developer of the ETAP enterprise solution for the simulation and analysis of electrical power systems using offline as well as real-time data. According to Tanuj Khandelwal, electrical engineer/product manager, when ETAP was first released in 1986 it set the standard for power system analysis and design software. Khandelwal says over 30,000 power engineers in more than 5,000 electrical firms worldwide use ETAP to design, simulate and operate many types of electrical systems, including wind farms. OTI enhanced ETAP Real-Time to provide wind farm operators with online (real-time) monitoring, simulation, control, and supervisory control capabilities. “ETAP uses real-time data and system topology coupled with ad- vanced state estimation techniques to determine power flows and voltages throughout the system, especially in areas without metering equipment,” says Khandelwal. “Our most recent release is ETAP 5.5, which includes a new Wind Turbine Generator module.” The Wind Turbine Generator module enables power engineers to analyze and monitor any number of wind turbines, in a highly flexible graphic interface optimized for both simulation and analysis. Users can also set up unique libraries of generator and wind characteristics specific to sites; and can place simulated disturbances to view the impact on the wind farm to model alternative turbine placement, the installation of protective devices, and other corrective actions. Khandelwal says OTI recognized the increasing demand for clean, efficient energy so they enhanced ETAP with extensive Wind Turbine Machine Models that would allow wind farm designers to accurately model and simulate power system operation and ensure reliable system operation. “We focus directly on the power side of wind farm generation,” says Khandelwal. “Specifically, power monitoring, simulation, and analysis. “We don’t just see ETAP as a product that grows along with the wind industry,” he continues. “We see ETAP as a platform that will help the wind power industry grow by giving wind farm operators the information they need to improve their power generation process, reliability, and future designs.” Reprinted from the Third Quarter 2006 Issue of Wind Today.

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PPPPPooooowwwwwer Engineers useer Engineers useer Engineers useer Engineers useer Engineers useETETETETETAP to:AP to:AP to:AP to:AP to:

• Model wind turbine generators.

• Model turbine and controllercharacteristics for dynamicstability analysis.

• Calculate megawatts (MW) andreactive power generation basedon wind speed and turbinecharacteristics.

ETAP / OperationTechnology, Inc.

Industry Focus

ETAP/Operation

Technology, Inc.

17 Goodyear, Suite 100

Irvine, CA 92618

949-462-0100

[email protected]

www.etap.com

Operation Technology, Inc. (OTI) is afull spectrum analytical engineeringfirm specializing in the planning, design,analysis, operation, training, andcomputer simulation of power systems.OTI is also the developer of the ETAPenterprise solution for the simulationand analysis of electrical power systemsusing offline as well as real-time data.

According to Tanuj Khandelwal,electrical engineer/product manager,when ETAP was first released in 1986 itset the standard for power systemanalysis and design software.

Khandelwal says over 30,000 powerengineers in more than 5,000 electricalfirms worldwide use ETAP to design,simulate and operate many types ofelectrical systems, including wind farms.

OTI enhanced ETAP Real-Time toprovide wind farm operators withonline (real-time) monitoring, simula-tion, control, and supervisory controlcapabilities.

“ETAP uses real-time data andsystem topology coupled with ad-vanced state estimation techniques todetermine power flows and voltagesthroughout the system, especially inareas without metering equipment,”says Khandelwal. “Our most recentrelease is ETAP 5.5, which includes anew Wind Turbine Generator module.”

The Wind Turbine Generator moduleenables power engineers to analyze andmonitor any number of wind turbines,in a highly flexible graphic interfaceoptimized for both simulation andanalysis. Users can also set up uniquelibraries of generator and wind charac-teristics specific to sites; and can placesimulated disturbances to view theimpact on the wind farm to modelalternative turbine placement, theinstallation of protective devices, andother corrective actions.

Khandelwal says OTI recognized theincreasing demand for clean, efficientenergy so they enhanced ETAP withextensive Wind Turbine MachineModels that would allow wind farmdesigners to accurately model andsimulate power system operation andensure reliable system operation.

“We focus directly on the power sideof wind farm generation,” saysKhandelwal. “Specifically, powermonitoring, simulation, and analysis.

“We don’t just see ETAP as a productthat grows along with the wind indus-try,” he continues. “We see ETAP as aplatform that will help the wind powerindustry grow by giving wind farmoperators the information they need toimprove their power generationprocess, reliability, and future designs.”

Reprinted from the Third Quarter 2006 Issue of Wind Today.

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