Introducing Coordinaide™ — The S&C Protection and Coordination Assistant.

S&C is pleased to announce the availability of Coordinaide™ — The S&C Protection and Coordination Assistant. This new application tool — which was introduced at the 2003 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition in Dallas — is now available on the S&C website.

Coordinaide includes the full spectrum of electrical devices (e.g., transformers, capacitor units, conductors and cables, motors etc.) protected by S&C equipment. The online library of TCC curve data is quite extensive; there are over 7,000 individual curves in the database. With Coordinaide, you can easily select the optional S&C fuse or Vista® Underground Distribution Switchgear TCC curve that will:

Protect transformers against damaging overcurrents and coordinate with primary- and secondary-side protective devices. See how S&C’s novel Transformer Protection Index can be used to determine if the primary fuse will protect against secondary-side faults, including arcing phase-to-ground secondary-side faults.
Protect capacitor units against case rupture.
Protect underground cables from insulation damage due to excessive temperatures.
Protect overhead conductors from damage due to annealing.
Coordinate with “R-Rated” motor-starter fuses to avoid unnecessary power outages.
Selectively coordinate two or more devices in series to minimize service interruptions.

Use Coordinaide . . . It’s Easy

Coordinaide’s opening page contains a brief description of the protection applications Coordinaide is designed to handle. If you launch the program you will be directed to a second page that contains a short “Conditions of Use” disclaimer. This is followed by a note detailing the minimum web browser requirements and a link to a “Helpful Hints” page. Once you have read and agreed to accept the Conditions of Use, one final click will launch the program. Try out Coordinaide now!

Beginning in January 2004, S&C’s website will feature a series of articles showing how Coordinaide can be used to select S&C fuses and Vista Underground Distribution Switchgear for a variety of protection applications. Become familiar with the Coordinaide — The S&C Protection and Coordination Assistant . . . it’s easy once you give it a try.

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