EDSA launched a new release of its power system design and simulation modeling software, Paladin DesignBase 3.0.
Paladin DesignBase 3.0 is a 50 plus program suite of integrated design, simulation and analysis modules that help consulting engineers and facility design teams model power systems infrastructure that is “Perfect on Paper,” thereby achieving high levels of energy efficiency, promoting system-wide reliability, and preempting electrical power problems.
Paladin DesignBase gives power design engineers the ability to simulate and resolve critical issues—like arc flash, power flow, power quality, protective device coordination (PDC), and others—at the level of detail required for real-time deployment. After the design phase, models created using Paladin DesignBase can be redeployed in “live” mode with EDSA’s Paladin Live program, to perform predictive analysis and ‘what if’ scenarios to preempt power faults and energy inefficiencies once the facility is operational.
With the release of DesignBase 3.0, engineers and designers can utilize the advanced features and functions including: arc flash program enhancements, ANSI libraries with hundreds of devices added, enhanced short circuit/PDC data, enhanced power flow function reporting and overall ease of use in data entry and editing. Moreover, with its comprehensive database and analytics, design engineers can now determine what is the power usage effectiveness (PUE) or design center infrastructure efficiency (DCiE) based on their design—critical when designing the facility for optimum energy efficiency. All of these features are packaged in an electrical modeling interface that resembles products like Autodesk’s AutoCAD or Microsoft’s Visio.
EDSA, www.edsa.com
