Cable Size and Solutions Electrical Software

Who's Responsible

Author & Programme Developer

John Wood HND, HNC, FTC (U.K.) IEEE, Inst. Eng. Aust.
CEO
Author & Programme Developer

Solutions Electrical started producing Electrical Software eight years ago in order to eliminate outsourcing and reduce the reliance on others. One person, Mr John Wood, an Electrical Design Engineer with over 30 years experience in the industry, was quick to realise that there was an easier way of doing things. The benefits were threefold: Outsourcing became a thing of the past, dramatically reducing costs because all designs, calculations and drawings could now be performed by just one person, speeding up the whole design process.
After much research we have produced software so powerful it replaces Electrical Design Engineers and Draftsmen because all design decisions, calculations, including the production of all single line & as-built drawings are now all done by your computer, 100 times faster and with NO mistakes.

Eighteen programs and seven years later, we have reached a position of having a full tool-kit of software at only a fraction of the price of other software, which is why our software is now being used in more than 30 countries. MORE...

Domestic Package

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Buy The Domestic Package BS7671

Cable Size Software Module

Domestic Version

CABLE CALCULATIONS
Our software will save you a considerable amount of time, because it allows you to calculate cables sizes accurately (up to 10,000 amps).

Calculations can be done in less than 20 seconds with earth loop calculations being performed in less than 10 seconds.

When you need to know the size of cable to run to a load and whether it will comply with the regulations it will perform that operation in less than 30 seconds. A laborious task to achieve by hand.

The tender requires you to fit a minimum specified cable size for your Mains, Sub-Mains etc. Simply select your own cable size.

View Cablesize Detailed Results Screen
Watch Just How Simple It Is

Earth Loop Impedance Module

Domestic Version

Cable size and capacity.
Voltage drops in volts and percent.
Maximum length of run.
Fuse or Circuit Breaker size.
Cable Working Temperature.
Fault level.
Minimum Trip current needed to comply with Earth Loop Impedance test.
Actual let through current.
Maximum impedance values (Ze) and the actual impedance values (in ohms).
Total impedance values (Zs) for the complete installation (in ohms).
Touch Potentials.

Mimic Screens Samples
View The Earth Loop Impedance Working Screen
Watch Us Do A Simple Calculation

Maximum Demand Module

Domestic Version

Select from industrial or residential 3 phase or single phase.
Houses, units, shops, factories, offices, buildings etc.
Enter all your loads in any order.
Simple and accurate.

Maximum Demand Details Printed
Maximum Demand Calculations Working Screen

Test and Inspection Reporting Module

Domestic Version

Complete all required test and inspection reports.
Electrical Test.
Electrical Installation Certificate.
Periodic Inspection Report.
Schedule of Inspections.
Schedule of circuits.
Schedule of test results.
Tax Invoice.
Sales Receipts.
Versions 8.0 and 12.0, test load up sheets and all sub-board schedules
automatically transferred from Installation Designer Programme.
Import Data Facility ( Pro Versions Only)

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Commercial Lite Package

All Modules From Domestic Version Plus

Buy The Commercial Lite Package AS/NZS
Buy The Commercial Lite Package BS7671

Air Conditioning Module

Commercial Lite

Calculate air-conditioning unit size required for 1 room or multiple.
Required room temperature.
Building, Shed or Houses etc
Room Type, size
Number of occupants.
Full report print out.
3-D bar charts.

View Table Results Screen
View 3D Results Page
View Calculations Screen
Watch a Short Demonstration Movie

Heating and Heat Loss Calculations Module

Commercial Lite

Calculate heating unit size required for 1 room or multiple.
Required room temperature.
Building, Shed or Houses etc
Room Type, size
Number of occupants.
Full report print out.
3-D bar charts.

Heat Loss Printed Results
Demonstration Movie

Heater Element Sizing Module

Commercial Lite

Calculate heating element sizes for liquids, metals, minerals.
Find KW rating, size, time to heat or temperature required.
Graphical and tabulated results.

Calculation Method Video

Commercial Pro Package

All Modules From Commercial Lite Plus

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Power Factor Correction Module

Commercial Pro

Calculations for KVAR's, installation costs, savings and investment recoupment times.
Input your present pf and desired pf
Present cost per KVAR
Watch the program go to work in moments
Lower purchased power costs (If the electric company enforces power factor minimums)

Power Factor Printed Results
Power Factor Correction Mimic Screen
Power Factor Correction Demonstration Movie

Transformer Regulation Module

Commercial Pro

Enter data from Transformer information sheet.
Entering this data in to the programme will allow the user to perform "what ifs" in terms of loading the transformer to simulate loading conditions.
The release of system electrical capacity.
Voltage improvement.
Lower system losses.

Calculations Page
Results Printed

Project Designer (AS/NZS) Installation Simulator (BS7671) Modules

Commercial Pro

Both Project Designer and Installation Simulator are Similar Modules only the names differ for the different Standards.
Planning Extra capacity, adjusting, experimenting with different parameters, altering cable sizing. Project alterations can be obtained by simply pressing the button and adjusting a few values.
With almost instantaneous results.
Cable size and capacity.
Voltage drops in volts and percent.
Maximum length of run.
Fuse or Circuit Breaker size.
Working Temperature.
Fault level.
Minimum Trip current needed to comply with Earth Loop Impedance test.
The perfect choice when you need to test an existing installation for compliance, input all your data and click test.

Calculation Screen Mimic
See This Module In Action

Short Circuit Calculation Module

Commercial Pro

Calculate prospective fault levels in MVA, kA and pf.
Calculate up to 5 different load centres.

Short Circuit Working Screen Calculated
Watch The Calculation Process

Circuit Designer Module

Commercial Pro

Calculate cable sizes and voltage drops for series circuits e.g. car parks, power circuits, street lighting circuits.
Input cable type and length of run, rating and type of load, method of installation.
Input unlimited lights, power points etc.
Print line drawings, tables or full cable details.

Circuit Designer Mimic Screen Calculated
Circuit Designer Mimic Printout
Circuit Designer Full Details Printed Results
View A Demonstration Calculation

Electrical Estimating Professional Module

Commercial Pro

Add up to 10,000 items of your own to this already huge database of 9,000 items ranging from connectors to control panels and everything in between.
Select the item and all relevant details, add hourly rate and time taken
Percentage profits required and calculate totals.
Add that to the list and add next item.
Export all your data and generate the invoice.

Estimation Printed Results Page
Estimation Invoice Generated Printed
Demonstration Video

Control Wiring Schematics Module

Commercial Pro

Interface with Microsoft Excel
Generate your own control circuits.
Large database of IEC and ANIS compliant symbols.
Electrical, electronic, fire, pneumatic and hydraulic.

Control Wiring Schematics Output Sample
Control Wiring Schematics Functions, Watch Video

Industrial Pro Package

All Modules From Commercial Pro Package Plus

THIS IS THE ONLY SOFTWARE PROGRAMME YOU'LL EVER NEED BECAUSE THIS REVOLUTIONARY NEW TECHNOLOGY CAN TAKE A PROJECT, AN ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND DESIGN IT FROM START TO FINISH AUTOMATICALLY IN JUST SECONDS. THIS INCREDIBLE INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE A WORLD'S FIRST MAKE'S ALL YOUR ENGINEERING DECISIONS FOR YOU WHETHER IT'S A NEW INSTALLATION, AN UPGRADE, OR TO MODIFY OR COMPLIANCE CHECKING OF AN EXISTING INSTALLATION.

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Buy The Industrail Pro Package BS7671

Installation Designer (AS/NZS) Installation Optimiser (BS7671) Modules

Industrial Pro Package

Fully automatic design capabilities are in the Industrial Design program with "smart" technology that ensures all cables within the project are designed correctly.
Choose your own level of circuit optimization.
Selects to most economical compliant cable size for every cable run in your installation.

This programme instantly works out your Installation:

Cable sizes.
Voltage drops.
Fault levels.
Fuse and CB sizes.
Working temperatures.
Maximum lengths of cable run.
Performs the Short Circuit calculations.
Performs an Earth Loop Impedance compliance test on the completed design.
Calculates all Touch Potentials.
Creates the cable schedules with all your results ready to print.
Instantly creates all your "Single line" and "As built" drawings including Three Phase schematic diagrams in colour fully marked up with all the cable calculation, Short circuit, and earth loop impedance results.
Full total quantities parts list instantly produced.
Input an existing installation and verify compliance.
Version 12.0 industrail Pro also gives you the option (in project design) to input an existing installation a test for earth loop compliance, short circuit compliance and volt drop characteristics (a very handy program). Then you can save the project and reopen it in "design Installation" press "design" and the project will be re-designed instantly.

Installation Designer/Optimiser Printed
Installation Designer/Optimiser Demonstration Video

Co-ordination and Discrimination Studies Module

Industrial Pro Package

Performs a Coordination & Discrimination study, plots and displays fuse and CB trip curves.
Ability to adjust your curves to discriminate between devices achieving correct tripping order in the event of a fault, then print out the tables of all device characteristics.

Protection Device Studies Working Screen
Protection Device Studies Tripping Unit Setup Mimic
Explanation Movie

Temperature Rise Calculations For Equipment Enclosures Module

Industrial Pro Package

Calculate temperature rise in all boards of the installation, input board size and equipment, to calculates the temperature at midpoint and at the top of the enclosure.
Includes the option to add venting.
Ensure the logivity of your components and reduce the risk of fire.

Internal Board Temperature Calculations
View Temperature Rise Calculation Video

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