PSDB POWER STUDIES DATABASE 2010

PSDB is an easy to use database program designed to assist facility owners and maintenance personnel to comply with OSHA, NEC, and NFPA 70E regulations and standards.   The database program stores not only your electrical distribution system equipment nameplate data but the power system study results.  This enables the user to obtain study results and equipment information without searching multiple files and report binders. This program is available to our customers at no extra charge when PowerStudies.com performs a power system study for your facility.

This program will enable you to:

• Display and print

• Short Circuit results

• Arc Flash study results

• Protective device settings

• Time Current Curve device number and curve discussions

• Equipment nameplate data for

• Print multiple copies of the Arc Flash Labels

This Access Database program will enable you to quickly and easily look up short circuit, arc flash study values, protective device settings, and equipment nameplate data for various locations in your facility.  This will reduce future engineering research and data gathering costs for facility additions and renovations.

We will get you set up based on your facilities needs and unique design.  Once your up and running, this program can be made available for you to make updates as you encounter improvements or additions to your electrical distribution system.

The flow chart on the next page shows the flow of equipment nameplate data and study results into and out of the PSDB program.

The following pages are brief discussions and screen prints of the PSDB program.

Short Circuit Results

The PSDB program allows the importation of the short circuit calculation results from ETAP or SKM.  The short circuit summary list will allow you to compare the calculated available fault current to your equipment short circuit rating.  Any equipment that is underrated will be flagged on the left side of the report.

Arc Flash Study Results

With the arc flash study reports you have the option to view the results by worse case or list out the calculated results for each operating scenario individually for each location. Below is an example of worse case based on combined scenarios.

Arc Flash Labels

Since all of your results are already entered into the PSDB program, printing additional labels will be will be simple for you. Here is an example of the labels you will have the capability to print as needed for your facility.

Protective Device Settings

Our setting sheets will clearly list the manufacturer, type, circuit amps and settings of the devices within a substation, switchboard, panelboard or any other equipment that contains protective devices.  Also shown on the setting sheets are the time current curve numbers and the device reference.  Any time current curve that has the device plotted will be listed.  This enables you to quickly locate protective devices and determine which time current curve that they appear on.  The setting sheets can be easily printed and given to test technicians and electricians to use for testing and maintenance of the equipment.

Equipment Nameplate Data

Generator Data

Utility Source Information

Transformer Data

Switchboard Data

Motor Data

These were just a few examples of the reports and options that will become available to you. If you would like to see a detailed demonstration of the program, please feel free to contact us at 253-639-8535 or fuhr@powerstudies.com.