Following discussions on the forum, you will find in this article the comparison I started to create between 4 electrical calculation software, used for the design and calculation of electrical installation,
based on my own experience. I would be glad to get complementary
information and opinions from other users of such electrical software.
The comparison presents the following electrical calculation software:
– XLpro² Calcul software from Legrand 1.3
– Simaris Design 5.0 from Siemens
– MyEcodial L 3.4 from Schneider Electric
– Caneco BT 5.3 from ALPI (software editor)
I believe my criteria are self-explanatory, but tell me if some are not and I will clarify.
please add your own opinions and complements in comments, such as:
• other criteria of importance for you
• other electrical calculation software you are using, and your evaluation on my criteria
In particular, I heard about DocWin which I do not know.
Based on your feedbacks, I will update my comparison and re-publish it
Laurent
The comparison presents the following electrical calculation software:
– XLpro² Calcul software from Legrand 1.3
– Simaris Design 5.0 from Siemens
– MyEcodial L 3.4 from Schneider Electric
– Caneco BT 5.3 from ALPI (software editor)
I believe my criteria are self-explanatory, but tell me if some are not and I will clarify.
please add your own opinions and complements in comments, such as:
• other criteria of importance for you
• other electrical calculation software you are using, and your evaluation on my criteria
In particular, I heard about DocWin which I do not know.
Based on your feedbacks, I will update my comparison and re-publish it
Laurent
| XLpro² Calcul 1.3.03 | Simaris Design 5.0 | MyEcodial L 3.4 | Caneco BT 5.3 | |
| MV protection | No | Yes | No | No |
| // transfo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| LV genset | Yes (only on MLVS) | Yes at any place in the network | Yes (only on MLVS) | Yes (only on MLVS) |
| Switchboard coupling | No | Yes | No | No |
| UPS | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Operating mode | No | Yes | No | No |
| Power factor correction | Yes | No | Yes | Yes but no choice of the capacitor bank |
| Fuse | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Motor starter | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Protection diagram | Yes | Yes | Yes (with curve setting) | Yes |
| Standard compliance | IEC 60364 | IEC 60364 | IEC 60364 | IEC 60364 |
| NF C15-100 | NF C15-100 | NF C15-100 | ||
| User friendlyness | Clear and single diagram user friendly | Clear and single diagram user friendly | Sometime confusing | Too much information to set, confusing, single line diagram not easy to use |
| Report completion | basic | basic | basic | Very detailed |
| Export | To XLpro² | ?? | To Rapsody | Caneco Implant, Office Elec. |
| Switchgear database | Legrand | Siemens | Schneider Electric | Multi-manufacturer |
| Price | Free | Free | Free | ~ 1000 € |
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