CATAN is an integrated software package used for the design of Overhead power lines.
CATAN is simple to use and provides an accurate solution to power line designs. The software removes the tedium and inaccuracy of manual data entry and manual calculations. It interfaces to many types of survey equipment and file data structures and provides outputs to CAD systems.
CATAN is not just a spreadsheet or a number of bundled together calculators, but integrated throughout so there is no need to reenter data for a different calculation.
There is no limit to the number of data points, poles or circuits that can be used.
The user specifies the load cases to be analysed. These can also be stored in a Design Set so that the system can be configured to operate across different methodologies (Limit State or working load) and across different areas.
Tools are provided in the software to quickly place poles at desired intervals, and the designer then adjusts the pole locations, lengths and sizes to suit. The screen below shows a typical profile being designed within the Interactive Design module.
Features
Some of the features are
- Multiple Profiles (e.g. Tee-offs)
- Multiple Circuits (no limits)
- Create Profiles from a set of imported points
- User defined Report Generator
- Import tee-off sections
- Replace sections of a profile with a new profile
- Allows "skip" poles
- Option to use field codes at time to survey to capture line design specific information such as no pole areas (no go area), existing points of attachments, mid span conductor heights.
- Calculate the stringing of an existing line
- Immediate update of calculations while designing and editing poles.
- Import DXF background (and export to FERAL)
- Built in Drawing Editor
- Export Plans and Profile Plots to DXF
- Analyse as many load cases as required
CATAN calculates
- Mean Effective Spans
- Conductor Tensions for user defined Temperature and Wind Loads
- Pole Tip Loads
- Mid Span Separation
- Clearance
- Uplift
- Foundation Strength
- Stay Calculations
Users can create their own libraries of
- Conductors
- Poles
- Crossarms
- Stays
Profile Data can come from
- Survey Equipment - Sokkia, Topcon, Leica
- GPS Data
- CSV Files
- FERAL
- Enter by hand either survey data, co-ordinates or chainages and levels
Standard Reports
- Structure and Conductor Schedule
- Structure Tip Loads
- Mid-Span Separation
- Uplift
- Blowout
- Ground Clearance
- Mean Effective Span & Tension
- Stringing Schedules
- Circuit to Circuit Clearance
- Materials Summary
Select the links below for high resolution images of CATAN.
Interactive Design - Example includes multiple circuits
Multiple Profiles - Example of module where profiles are created
Pole Editing - Example of Pole Editing screen
Stay Design - Example of the Stay Designer
For a free 30 day evaluation version of CATAN please contact us. We will assist with the setting up of the user libraries.