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Tutorial - Motor Control Centers (MCCS)

This document provides a tutorial on how to create and configure motor control centers (MCCs) in EasyPower software. It describes how to add an MCC to a one-line diagram, enter data in the MCC spreadsheet including motor specifications and load details, and view summaries of short circuit and power flow calculations for the MCC. The tutorial explains that MCCs allow grouping of motors and loads for analysis and that their data and calculations are validated by the software.

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Tutorial - Motor Control Centers (MCCS)

This document provides a tutorial on how to create and configure motor control centers (MCCs) in EasyPower software. It describes how to add an MCC to a one-line diagram, enter data in the MCC spreadsheet including motor specifications and load details, and view summaries of short circuit and power flow calculations for the MCC. The tutorial explains that MCCs allow grouping of motors and loads for analysis and that their data and calculations are validated by the software.

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TutorialMotorControlCenters(MCCs)

ThistutorialprovidesabriefdescriptionofEasyPowermotorcontrolcenters(MCCs).

CreatinganMCC
1.OpenanewonelinebyclickingFile>New>NewOneline.
Tip:IfyouareviewingtheStartPage,youcanclickNewtoopenablankoneline.
2.Click

Maximizeontheonelinewindow,ifneeded,toillthesessionwindowwiththeoneline.

3.IntheEquipmentPalette,select
placetheMCC.

MCC.ThepointerchangestoanMCCsymbol.Clickanywhereontheonelineto

Figure1:OnelineViewofanMCC
Dependingonyoursettings,youmayneedtoclick
pointer.

MCCagainorclickthe

Selectarrowtoreturntothe

EnteringMCCData
1.DoubleclickontheMCCyoujustaddedtotheoneline.
IntheMCCDatadialogbox,notethatthereareseveraltabs.TheSpeciicationstabcontainsentryieldsforMCC
information.Mostofthesearenotrequiredforanalysiscalculations.Forthistutorial,assumethatunitsaresettoUS,
notMetric.
2.IntheConnectionInformationarea,notetheredexclamationmarknexttotheBasekVbox,indicatingitis
required.Type0.48intothebox.
3.ClicktheDescriptiontab.IntheMCCSpreadsheetCreationWizarddialogbox,select2asthenumberofrowsyou
wanttocreate,andthenclickOK.

Note:YoucanresizetheMCCDatadialogboxbydraggingitsedges.Youcanalsomaximizethedialogboxon
yourscreenbyclickingthe

Maximizebutton.

Figure2:MCCDataDialogBox
3.EnterdataintheMCCspreadsheetjustlikeyouwouldinaspreadsheetsuchasExcel.Thedataisvalidatedasyou
enterit.
TheMCCspreadsheettoolbarincludesadditionaloptionswhenyouviewtheDescriptiontab(seebelow).Youmust
clicksomewhereinthespreadsheettomakethetoolbarbuttonsavailable.

Figure3:TheMCCSpreadsheetToolbar
Thespreadsheethasitsownscrollbarstouseformovingaround.Youcanalsousethetabsatthebottomofthe
spreadsheet(shownbelow)tomovetodifferentsectionsofthespreadsheet.

Figure4:MCCSpreadsheetSections
Cellsthathaveinadequatedataforanalysispurposesarehighlightedinred.NoticethattheMotorHPcellsarered.
EachMCCmotormusthaveamotorhorsepowerfortheMCCtobevalidatedforanalysisstudy.
5.UnderMotorSpeciications,maketheirstmotora75Hpmotorbyentering75intotheirstrowoftheMotorHp
column.Thenclickonadifferentcellsothechangeisstored.
TheMotorHpcellisnolongerred,indicatingitnowhasvaliddataentered.Also,theMotorkWandMotorkVAR
ieldsareautomaticallycalculatedbasedontheMotorHp,MotorPF(powerfactor),andMotorEffcolumns.The
motorkWandkVARcellscannotbemanuallyedited.
Allcellsthatcanbecalculatedareindicatedbyboldcolumnheadings.NoticeintheimagebelowthattheMotorX/R
columnheaderisbold.

Figure5:CalculableCellsWithBoldHeaders
6.ClickintheirstMotorX/Rcellandclick
displaysit.

Calculateinthetoolbar.TheprogramcalculatestheX/Rvalueand

Note:YoumusthaveaMotorHpenteredforanX/Rtobecalculated.
YoucanalsomanuallyentertheMotorX/Rifyoudonotwanttohavethenumbercalculatedforyou.
7.UnderDescription,intheLoadTypecolumn,selectLoad.Clickadifferentcellinthespreadsheetsothechangeis
saved.

Figure6:LoadTypeSelection
NoticetheMotorSpeciicationscellsarenolongeravailable.TheStaticLoadcellsarenoweditable.
8.Enter30kWand10kVARintheStaticLoadsectionofthespreadsheet.
SinceMCCanalysiscalculationsdonotrequireProtectiveDevice/StarterorConductordatatobeenteredfor
motorandloadtypes,youdonotneedtodoanythingwiththemnow.
UnderDescription,youwillnoticeaLibraryLoadcolumn.ThisisforadvancedMCCspreadsheetuserswhowantto
entertypicalMCCcircuitsintheirusereditabledevicelibrary.AfterpredeiningalibraryloadinStdlib.mdb(the
devicelibrary),selectingthatlibraryloadintheMCCspreadsheetautomaticallyillsintherestofthecellsforthat
row.

9.SelecttheSummarytaboftheMCCDatadialogbox.GeneralinformationcalculatedfromtheMCCspreadsheetdata
isdisplayedhere.

Figure7:TheMCCSummary
Noticethatthemotorshavebeenseparatedintotwogroups.ANSIstandardsspecifydifferentshortcircuit
impedancemultipliersformotorsoflessthan50Hpandgreaterthan50Hp.Seethe"MotorData"sectionofthe
EasyPowerUserGuideorHelpformoreinformation.EasyPowercombinesallthemotorsoflessthan50Hpand
morethan50HpandmodelsthemastwoseparatemotorsintheShortCircuitfocus.
NotethatthereisanIncludingDownstreamLoadsection.WhenyouclickCalculateDownstreamLoad,
EasyPowerautomaticallytraversesyoursystemtoaddupdownstreamload.
Therearenogeneratorsinthissystemyet,sothedownstreamloadisnotcalculatedinthisexample.Inthetraversing
algorithm,EasyPowerusesgeneratorstodetermineupstreambranchdirection.
10.SelecttheShortCircuittab.
11.ClickCalculate.
ThevaluesintheShortCircuittabarenecessaryfortheshortcircuitimpedancecalculationsofthemotorsinthe
spreadsheet.YoucaneithercalculatetheX/RAvgormanuallyenteranamount.
12.SelectthePowerFlowtab.
TheConnectedkVAisthevectorsumofalltheconnectedmotorandloadKVAs.Youhavetheoptionofusing
Demand,CodeFactors,orDesignkVAvaluesaswell.
13.ClickOKtoclosetheMCCDatadialogbox.

MCCsinAnalysis
IfyouareanadvancedEasyPoweruser,youcanconnecttheMCCtoabusthroughacable,connectthebustoautilityand
haveEasyPowerperformshortcircuit,powerlowcalculationsonthissmallsystem.

Figure8:PowerFlowResultsonanMCC

Conclusion
ThishasbeenabriefoverviewofEasyPowersmotorcontrolcenterequipment.TheEasyPowerHelptopicscoverthisand
otherfeaturesingreaterdepth.ToopenHelp,click

HelpintheupperrightcorneroftheEasyPowerwindoworpressF1.

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