1. UT7054 - Advancement of Substation Design through AutoCAD Electrical Software
Jared Driggers
Engineering Technologist – Duke Energy

2. Class summary
In this presentation we will discuss how to create and store standard parts (components) into a library, and how to build and store standard configurations of those parts into a catalog of controlled circuits.

3. Key learning objectives
At the end of this class, you will be able to:
Learn how to create and store standard parts (components) into a library that are substation specific
Learn how to establish a utility standard for circuit templates using a multilevel device ideology in AutoCAD Electrical software
Learn how to hone in on the most effective standard workflow for substation design in AutoCAD Electrical software
Learn how to extract and setup a bill of materials from AutoCAD Electrical software into a standard format to export into a material ordering system (ERP)

4. Jared Driggers Engineering Technologist for Duke Energy
AAS in Drafting and Design in Controls and Instrumentation from Louisiana Tech
7 years of experience in Electrical Controls Design. 3 years with Duke Energy. Has worked in AutoCAD Electrical since Worked in the field and office in the Gas and Oil industry, Pharmaceuticals, Lime Injection Technology, and Research and Development in Medical Technology. Has worked in Substations for the last 3 years. Responsible for standardizing ACADE, in association with Vault as well, for use in Duke Energy for substation design practices with the focus on Utility Industry standards and practices.

5. Duke Energy Transmission Engineering
5 Engineering Offices (Charlotte, Raleigh, Lake Mary, Plainfield, Cincinnati)
Over 7700 Electrical Substations in 6 states

6. Substation Specific Standard Library Parts (Components)

7. What is a Standard Part (Component)
Standard parts are either elements that create a module (circuit) or a component that holds material information that is created in AutoCAD Electrical

8. How to Build Standard Parts (Components
Use a standard that is part of a national standard. Duke decided on IEEE
Industry standard proposal in progress

9. How to Store Standard Parts (Components) in an Enterprise Library
AutoCAD Electrical 2015/ Autodesk Vault 2015 integration strategy

10. Final Steps for Standard Parts (Components)
Use the 3 major attributes of an AutoCAD Electrical Component to make it searchable, orderable and updatable
Tag = Wiring Name (Name on Wiring Print)
Location Code = The Physical Location
Installation Code = Zone of Protection (Bank 1, Bus 2, etc.)

11. Substation Engineering Standard Circuits

12. What is an ACADE circuit?
A Circuit in ACADE is collection of parts in a module or multiple components or modules that are built together to form a single representation that can be inserted as one selection.

13. Two Types of Circuits
Modules – is a combination of components that have a common SINGLE Parent device that holds material ordering information.
Schemes – is a combination of components and modules to create a standard specific to a design built around a drawing type.

14. Why Standard Engineering Circuits?
Common user interaction and workflow
Consistent output
Single Library infrastructure
Improved drawing & BOM quality
Easy Upgrades of design circuits
Industry Standard

15. Creating Circuits using Save Circuit Option

16. Save Circuit
Lets our users stay in a single environment(Icon Menu) to access the Standard Designs along with individual components if needed.
Easy to create while building from already created ACADE parts. No custom programing needed (circuit builder)
Can control the standards more effectively using Vault.
Very little learning curve to teach the Parts Builders

17. Save Circuit – Soft Points
This is a method for making it configurable
Makes the user delete the parts of the standard circuit if not needed, puts the designer in control but still starting off with a agreed standard
Easy way to control which parts are editable to the end user

18. SEL Creation (Module)

19. Putting the SEL Together (Building)
Add the Pinlist information in the Pinlist table for the SEL using the format of (1,A01,A02*IN102) in the Catalog Database
(Pinlist_type,Pin#, Pin#,*I/O State)
You add your parent device first in the drawing
Start to build the SEL with all of the needed I/O and using the parent child ability, link the child I/O.
Create the SEL as a Save circuit, place in Vault and create the Icon menu button for access to the SEL in the menu

20. How to Build the Separate SEL Parts to Standards
For all microprocessor relays, the power supply will be the parent.
Relay inputs shall clearly indicate the relay’s primary use (INST), name (DESC1), input number (state), and purpose of the input (DESC2).
Relay outputs shall clearly indicate the relay’s primary use (INST), name (DESC1), output number (state), and purpose of the output (DESC2).
Normally Open (1), Normally Closed (2) and Form C (3) outputs will follow AutoCAD Electrical standard pin assignments. AutoCAD Electrical allows the user a method of identifying pins which may not be normally open (NO) or normally closed (NC) as found on general relays. A user defined terminal starting with “4” as been established and will be utilized for various terminal types.
The Pinlist standard name will be put in a attribute called PINLIST_TYPE
PROTECTIVE RELAY PINLIST TYPE LEGEND
OUTPUTS
1 -NORMALLY OPEN CONTACTS
2- NORMALLY CLOSED CONTACTS
3 -FORM C CONTACTS
4S -SPECIAL OUTPUTS (TRANSISTORS)
INPUTS
4N- INDIVIDUAL CONTROL INPUTS
4NM-CONTROL INPUTS WITH A COMMONTERMINAL
4V -VOLTAGE ELEMENT INPUTS
4C -CURRENT ELEMENT INPUTS
SPECIAL
4CM -COMMUNICATION / CLOCK TERMINALS
4PB -PUSHBUTTONS
4LT -LIGHTS/LEDS
4DC -DC MONITOR

21. Adding User interacted menu selections
In the Schematic Icon menu create a folder that will house all of the SEL configurations
Each is broken down by a SEL type folder
351, 531, 351S, etc.
Have a folder setup to house the individual parts so that the user can access the individual parts needed to add to the current SEL. Also used for the Parts Builder to create the Standard SEL configuration

22. Creating Schemes (Circuits)

23. Two types of Schemes Two types of Schemes:
Schemes with Project file (.wdp)
Schemes by drawing type accessed from a circuit icon menu

24. Schemes with Project File (.wdp)
Definition: A scheme that is created and saved with a .wdp file associated with it, and is used as a starting point for a project, if that project does not exist in ACADE.
All necessary drawings and the .wdp file are saved together.
Use the Copy Project function to initiate

25. Schemes by Drawing Type
Definition: A Scheme that is created and saved by its necessary parts by drawing type and accessed from the icon menu as needed, by drawing type.
Saved under a common folder in both the Icon menu and file structure
Can also be created form existing schemes with .wdp file

26. Scheme – Substation Wild Card Characters
Use a standard set of wildcards, ACADE can take advantage of replacing those wild cards, using export/import, with station specific data
Also can create custom coding to make the input easier

27. Scheme – Substation Wild Card Characters
Bank 1 Wild Cards
#C = Line MOS Switch #
#D = H. Side Disconnect SW #
#SD = H. Side Circuit SW Disconnect #
#2C = L. Side Bank #1 Breaker SW #
#2D = Feeder Breaker Number
#S2D = Feeder Breaker Dis SW #
#2E = Feeder Breaker Number
#S2E = Feeder Breaker Dis SW #
#2F = Feeder Breaker Number
#S2F = Feeder Breaker Dis SW #
#2G = Feeder Breaker Number
#S2G = Feeder Breaker Dis SW #
#2M = Transfer Feeder Breaker Number
#S2M =Transfer Feeder BKR Dis SW #
Bank 2 Wild Cards
#H = Line MOS Switch #
#K = H. Side Disconnect SW #
#SK = H. Side Circuit SW Disconnect #
#2P = L. Side Bank #1 Breaker SW #
#2H = Feeder Breaker Number
#S2H = Feeder Breaker Dis SW #
#2J = Feeder Breaker Number
#S2J = Feeder Breaker Dis SW #
#2K = Feeder Breaker Number
#S2K = Feeder Breaker Dis SW #
#2L = Feeder Breaker Number
#S2L = Feeder Breaker Dis SW #
#2N = Transfer Feeder Breaker Number
#S2N =Transfer Feeder BKR Dis SW #

28. Scheme – User Interaction
Use the Icon Menu to have the user have one point of interaction from parts to accessing standard circuits
Adding Standard circuits to the icon menu is just as easy as adding components

29. Library Development Strategy

30. Duke Energy Library Development
What makes up a standard library?
Parts (Components)
Circuits
How is the library populated?
Librarians
Parts/Device Builders
Talk about the process of using the block request form to start from the ML or designer to the ML

31. Duke Energy Role Based Approach
L1 Training – Parts/Device Builder
Prerequisite - None
L2 Training – Designer Training
Prerequisite – Pass L1 exam
L3 Training – Librarian Training
Prerequisite – Pass L2 exam and manager approval

32. ACADE/ Vault Standard Workflow

33. Benefits of Saving Schematic/Wiring/Panel/Circuit using Vault
Currently
Saving out on a LAN share drive that only certain personnel have access to for creating or editing
Have a routine to run on user machine to copy down to C: Drive
Issue is that the current process is a Save As type function
With Vault integration
Have a Version history to see evolution of standard circuit
Gives us the ability to go back and revive previous approved versions if needed
Have a real-time approval standard circuit workflow
All users working off of local C: drive and eliminate cross-contamination

34. ACADE/ Vault Logistics
Create a common folder structure that will be used for Vault storage and end user access
Create separate revision categories in Vault to separate components vs. circuits
Create the components/circuits, along with .png image files, as you would without Vault while logged into vault using symbol builder

35. ACADE/ Vault Logistics
Attach the .png file to the .dwg. Then delete the image in the .dwg to not have it show in the component or circuit. It is still attached for edit simultaneously with the component or circuit
Check it into Vault in the correct location and set to an Ready for Approval state

36. Component/Module/Scheme workflow with Vault
Part Builder (builds part)
Denied
Vault
Request from Designer
Designer
Has Access
Released
WIP
(Or)
Request
Master Librarian
Request
Denied or Approved
RFA

37. QA Process for ACADE symbols using Vault
Create a search filter for QA to see what is needing approval
If not approved, the Master Librarian is the only one who can set the item back to a Work In Progress state and notify the Parts Builder to correct errors.
If approved, the Master Librarian is the only one who can set to a Release state, this makes it available to the end users to download and use from there working location

38. Releasing ACADE components/modules/schemes using Vault
Setting the components/modules/schemes to a released state in Vault
User download only the LASTEST release versions even if there are some in the next rev work in progress state.
Master Librarian has the final say on what is released to the public
Retains archived versions to go back to or review if needed.

39. ACADE Bill of Material Setup and Extraction

40. Catalog/ Component setup
Setup a catalog families with a Z prefix to have the ability to upgrade to new version of ACADE without impact from out of box family codes
Using the Use Misc_Cat table only if component specific table does not exist option
Access the custom defined user family codes (not block name)

41. Catalog/ Component Setup
Using the WDBLKNAM attribute in components
Added to Parent device, Wiring diagram, and Panel only, Not child components
Add the Z prefix the matches the family needed
Ex: block name HPR1_XXXX.dwg in the WDBLKNAM value is ZPR

42. Using the Panel BOM to include the Schematic
Catalog Extract
Using the Panel BOM to include the Schematic
Only select the schematic drawings and panel drawings. Do not include the wiring, as they are already in the schematic.
Extract to .csv file extension format to import into a ERP system using an custom import.

43. Standard Workflow

44. Standard Workflow for Adding Components and Modules
Start with single line and three line drawings first. Then complete Panel, Wiring, and Schematic drawings in that order
This allows for a quick BOM production, if needed
To access the information from the Panel, use the Manufacturer option to apply the equivalent wiring diagram

45. Scheme Workflow (demo)
Video
Start the Video at the 8:41 to start

47. Any Questions Email: jared.driggers@duke-energy.com
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