The EasyPower product suite delivers a full lineup of powerful electrical software tools for intelligently designing, analyzing, and monitoring electrical power systems. With the fastest processing speeds on the market, EasyPower delivers instantaneous, accurate results to help you make more intelligent decisions. Watch the overview video below to learn more.
EasyPower is a software tool used for design, analysis, and optimization of electrical power systems. Widely used by designers, engineers, and owner-operators, EasyPower’s industry leading user interface and interactive one-line diagrams allow for efficient creation and management of digital models. Analysis capabilities include short circuit, arc flash, equipment duty, protection & coordination, power flow, motor starting, harmonics, transient stability
EasyPower, part of Bentley Systems, is excited to announce the release of EasyPower 2024, with major new features including support for NFPA 70E 2024, Harmonics updates for IEEE 1547 and 2800, the ability to change names directly on the one-line, and a powerful new licensing service. Other new features include improvements to data entry in the database browser, auto-calculated library information for more equipment, the ability to store and view arc flash calculations in the Database Browser, and support for Revit 2024.
EasyPower Features
Integrated One-line – Model three-phase, single-phase, and DC equipment on an integrated one-line diagram – balanced and unbalanced.
Data Collection with Camera Integration – Within EasyPower, take pictures and link with equipment in one-line. Add names, notes, details, and tags. (Data collection in EasyPower webpage)
ScenarioManager™ – Manage alternative scenarios and configurations for what-if or worst-case analysis.
Manufacturer Libraries – Digital models of electrical equipment and devices from all major manufacturers.
Database Browser & Report – Interactive spreadsheet views of database information for data verification, changes, and custom report creation.
MCC & Panel Schedules – Automated and synchronized schedules for the one-line diagrams or spreadsheet exports.
SendCAD™ – Send graphical one-lines to CAD and PDF.
SmartDesign™ – Automatic rule based sizing of equipment, cables, protective devices, and transformers.
Revit® Integrator™ – Bi-directionally transfer data and results between Autodesk Revit and EasyPower allowing efficient workflow between analysis and design iterations.
SmartBreaker™ – In analysis modules, study switching conditions instantly by opening and closing devices.
ShortCircuit™ – Instantly calculate and visualize AC and DC short circuits, verify protective device and equipment ratings for ANSI, IEC 60909, NEC and NFPA compliance. (AC & DC included)
Protection & Coordination™ – Easily generate, modify, and store time current curves (TCCs) for overcurrent protection and selective coordination.
ArcFlash™ – Perform incident energy calculations, create labels, and verify compliance with IEEE 1584, NFPA 70E, and OSHA. LV and HV up to 800 kV, AC, DC, and single phase all in one comprehensive module.
SmartPDC™– Automatically set protective devices for selective coordination and compliance with standards.
PowerFlow™ – Optimize voltage drop, conductor and equipment loading, power factor, losses, transformer taps, and real and reactive load flows at each branch and bus. (This includes balanced and unbalanced AC, and DC)
Harmonics – Analyze system harmonic conditions for standards or interconnect compliance, optimization, troubleshooting, and filter design.
Reliability – Calculate reliability, assess contingency plans, and quantify downtime costs.
Transient Motor Starting – Solve complex motor starting scenarios to verify system stability.
Dynamic Stability – Simulate dynamic interaction between machines, networks, and protective device actions. Keep your system stable & avoid downtime.
Hello, and welcome. This video’s objective is to present you the new features that you will find in the release of Easy Power twenty twenty four. Following the acquisition of Easy Power by Bentley Systems in twenty twenty three, our version number now follows the Bentley system standard, so our version number increases from EZ Power eleven directly to EZ Power twenty twenty four. This yearly version standard will be applied for all next releases of Easy Power. The new features for this version include First, a new way to manage licenses for easy power using a cloud service called the Bentley Connection client. We now also support the new twenty twenty four version of NFPA seventy e. Additionally, we added new harmonics features for compliance with I triple e fifteen forty seven and twenty eight hundred. As another new feature, you can now change ID names directly on the one line or join. Moreover, when you double click on a cell to edit it via the database browser, the cell would now be automatically selected in the data dialog box. You can also now store arc flash energies for all bus types in the database browser. We made some changes to auto calculate by adding this option to fuses, switches, motors, MCCs, and panels. We also added new connection information in the database browser and report. You can also now access power flow error report in the database edit focus. We now also support revit twenty twenty four Finally, we added a new Avery six zero five zero three page layout for arc flash label printing. Starting with Easy Power twenty twenty four, we have a new way to manage software licenses. You will notice and the file about Easy Power Dialog that your serial number and name are not displayed anymore. Now your license will be tied to your email account instead You will also notice in the tools manage licenses button that it opens an info message to tell you that your license is now managed through the Bentley Connect Center and Connection client app. Once Easy Power twenty twenty four and the bentley connection client are installed, you will notice a new icon in your toolbars tree. You can open this app by clicking on the tree icon and clicking on open. Here, you will see when updates are available and some settings that you can change for updates. You can also open the license tool by clicking here on the menu and clicking on license tool. In the license tool, you can see a list of your current active entitlements. You can click on tools, select feature level, to choose the appropriate feature level for your license. You can open the web based bentley connect center by clicking on connect center. From there, you can see and manage your EZ Power software and other Bentley software. Only EZ Power version twenty twenty four and later will be made available on this downloads page. And entitlements for earlier versions will remain unchanged. Also note that the bentley connection client will be automatically installed along with Easy Power twenty twenty four. Our new licensing software also supports offline use and pooled usage. For more information, please visit our support website. In the advanced arc flash options dialog. You can now select the NFPA seventy e twenty twenty four to calculate the shock approach boundary distance and the display of PPE description and levels option. Also, the device library now includes a new tab for NFPA seventy twenty twenty four, where you can find and define PPE levels for the standard. For the new features related to harmonics starting from I triple e five one nine twenty twenty two. The I triple e five one nine standard is no longer the only limit applicable in the harmonic limit scope. Based on der penetration level, ten percent of annual average load demand. I triple e five zero nine is no longer applicable if the combined site rate of generation is equal or larger than ten percent of the annual average load demand. We now allow users to verify compliance with I triple e fifteen forty seven and I triple e twenty eight hundred for the situation showed in red in the decision tree presented here. To this effect, we added two new options in the harmonics tab of high voltage breakers, low voltage breakers, switches, and fuses. EZ Power can now monitor whether or not the I triple e fifteen forty seven standard define harmonic current distortion limits have been met at the reference point of a applicability or RPA. If selected, then the harmonics report indicates whether or not the limits are met. This irated box corresponds to the der unit rated current capacity which is transformed to the RPA when a transformer exists between the der and the RPA units. EZ Power can also now monitor whether or not the I triple e twenty eight hundred standard define harmonic current and voltage distortion limits have been met at the RPA. If selected, then the harmonics report indicates whether or not the limits are met. This irated box corresponds to the inverter based resources plant rated current capacity based on the IVR plant MVA rating at the Then new summation summary report options have been added so that you can show output reports from these standards. Once the summation calculation has been performed, you can now see their new reports in the output. You now have the ability to change the ID name of any equipment item on the one line or drawing by double clicking on the item’s text box where the name is displayed. In the database browser, when you double click on a cell in the grid, The equipment’s data dialogue box now opens with that field selected enabling you to quickly edit the data. For example, with this new feature, you can very quickly update specific information for multiple equipment. The program now stores arc flash values for all bus types. When you fault and store arc flash in the short circuit focus. These results for all bus types can be viewed in the database browser. Information for fuses, switches, motors, MCCs, and panels is now auto calculated based on manufacturer library information. An auto calculate checkbox replaces the calculate button on fuses, switches, motor, MCCs and panels. You can also choose to disable auto calculation and enter this data manually. For MCCs and panels, the auto calculate checkbox has been added to the header of the description tab. For all new items, the checkbox is selected by default. You can change the setting in the tools, equipment, equipment defaults. For databases that were created prior to EZ Power twenty twenty four, the checkbox is not selected so as to preserve any user entered values, you can use the home change auto calculate option to select the checkbox on items in upgraded databases. There are new columns in the database browser and report that show connection information. This can be seen in the all columns report configuration and can be added to custom report configurations. These new columns are from bus type from device ID, from device type, and to bus type, to device ID, and to device type. When you open the power flow focus, if any errors are found, the program generates an error report. Previously, the report was only available while you were still in power flow. Now the power flow error report remains available from the window drop down list when you switch back to database edit mode. You can right click on edit next to items on the report, and then click edit data to edit the items and resolve the errors. We also added support for revit version twenty twenty four, so you can use the file import, import from revit Integrator menu with files exported with rivet twenty twenty four. In the Autodesk App Store, you can search for EZ Power Integrator. The updated version of our app will be uploaded after the EZ Power twenty twenty four release. Finally, there is also a new page layout available for arc flash label printing. You can now choose the Avery six zero five zero three layout. In the drop down list here and the print labels dialog. This can be used to print arc flash labels on average six zero five zero three labels.
