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You can make an electrical association by doing one of the following:

Note that electrical associations are governed by a strict set of rules. You can associate electrical items according to the rules that are specified in the following table:

Source Item in Electrical Index

Target Item in Electrical Engineer

Result

Preconditions

Cables

Generators

The source item becomes the child item of the target generator in the Electrical Engineer.

The source item has no parent item in the Electrical Engineer.

Cables

Battery banks

The source item becomes the child item of the target battery bank in the Electrical Engineer.

The source item becomes the child item of the target battery bank in the Electrical Engineer.

Cables

UPSs

The source item becomes the child item of the target UPS in the Electrical Engineer.

The source item has no parent item in the Electrical Engineer.

Cables

Capacitors

The source item becomes the child item of the target capacitor in the Electrical Engineer.

The source item has no parent item in the Electrical Engineer.

Cables

Secondary transformer windings

The source item becomes the child item of the target secondary transformer winding in the Electrical Engineer. The dragged item inherits all the target transformer relations.

The source item has no parent item in the Electrical Engineer.

Cables

Battery chargers

The source item becomes the child item of the target battery charger in the Electrical Engineer.

The source item has no parent item in the Electrical Engineer.

Cables

Variable frequency drives (VFDs)

The source item becomes the child item of the target VFD in the Electrical Engineer. The dragged item inherits all the target VFD relations.

The source item does not have a parent cable in the Electrical Engineer.

Cables

Panel-circuits

The source item becomes the child item of the target panel-circuit in the Electrical Engineer. The dragged item inherits all the target panel-circuit relations.

The source cable has no parent items.

Cables

Junction boxes, local panels

The source cable becomes the child item of the target item in the Electrical Engineer. The dragged cable inherits all the target junction box or local panel relations.

The source item has no parent items. The target item has no child items in the Electrical Engineer.

Cables (non- parallel power cables)

Miscellaneous electrical equipment

The source cable becomes the child item of the target miscellaneous electrical equipment item in the Electrical Engineer. The dragged cable inherits all the target miscellaneous electrical equipment item relations.

Motors, heaters, resistors, capacitors, harmonic filters, battery banks, heat traces, UPSs, primary transformer windings, battery chargers, miscellaneous electrical equipment, other converting equipment, disconnect electrical equipment, auxiliary contacts

Generators

The source item becomes the child item of the target generator in the Electrical Engineer.

The source item has a parent cable in the Electrical Engineer and that cable has no electrical parent item.

Motors, heaters, resistors, harmonic filters, heat trace, UPSs, miscellaneous electrical equipment, disconnect electrical equipment, auxiliary contacts

Battery banks

The source parent cable becomes the child item of the target battery bank in the Electrical Engineer.

The source item has a parent cable in the Electrical Engineer and that cable has no electrical parent item.

Motors, heaters, resistors, harmonic filters, battery banks, heat traces, variable frequency drives (VFDs), miscellaneous electrical equipment, disconnect electrical equipment, auxiliary contacts

UPSs

The source parent cable becomes the child item of the target UPS in the Electrical Engineer.

The source item has a parent cable in the Electrical Engineer and that cable has no electrical parent item.

Resistors, capacitors, harmonic filters, heat traces, UPSs, battery charger, VFDs, miscellaneous electrical equipment, disconnect electrical equipment, auxiliary contacts

Secondary transformer windings

The source item becomes the child item of the target secondary transformer winding in the Electrical Engineer. The dragged item inherits all the target transformer relations.

The source item has a parent cable in the Electrical Engineer and the target transformer is associated with a circuit.

Capacitors, harmonic filters, battery banks, disconnect electrical equipment

Battery chargers

The source parent cable becomes the child item of the target battery charger in the Electrical Engineer.

The source item has a parent cable and the parent cable has no parent item in the Electrical Engineer.

Motors, heaters, capacitors, harmonic filters, transformer windings, miscellaneous electrical equipment, other converting equipment, disconnect electrical equipment, auxiliary contacts

VFDs

The source parent cable becomes the child item of the target VFD in the Electrical Engineer. The dragged item inherits all the target VFD relations.

The source item has a parent cable and the parent cable has no parent item in the Electrical Engineer.

Motors, heaters, resistors, capacitors, harmonic filters, battery banks, heat traces, UPS, primary transformer windings, battery chargers, VFDs, cables, other converting equipment, disconnect electrical equipment, auxiliary contacts

Circuits

The source item becomes the child item of the target circuit in the Electrical Engineer. The software assigns the dragged item to the parent item of the target circuit: bus, cell, or PDB.

The source item is not associated with the target circuit. The circuit must be a feeder.

Motors, heaters, resistors, capacitors, harmonic filters, battery banks, battery chargers, heat traces, UPSs, primary transformer windings, VFDs, cables, miscellaneous electrical equipment, other converting equipment, disconnect electrical equipment, auxiliary contacts

Cables

The source item becomes the child item of the target cable in the Electrical Engineer. The dragged item inherits all the target cable relations.

The source item has no parent item and the target cable has no child items in the Electrical Engineer.

Panel-circuits

Cables

The source item becomes the child item of the target cable in the Electrical Engineer. The dragged item inherits all the target cable relations.

The source panel circuit has no parent item. The target cable has no child items.

Junction boxes, local panels

Cables

The source item becomes the child item of the target cable in the Electrical Engineer. The dragged item inherits all the target cable relations.

The source item has no child items and the target cable has no child items in the Electrical Engineer.

Special Conditions

The software creates the following electrical items automatically in the Electrical Engineer when you create them in the Electrical Index. These items appear at the root of the Electrical Engineer tree view after you create them in the Electrical Index even if they do not have an existing electrical relation.

  • Buses

  • Generators

  • Battery banks

  • UPSs

  • Battery chargers

  • Transformers

You can connect electrical items in a daisy-chain pattern. For more information, see Create a Daisy-Chain Connection Pattern.

  • You cannot dissociate the following items, that is, you cannot drag them to the root of the Electrical Engineer:

  • Buses

  • Feeder circuits

  • Coupler circuits

  • Transformer secondary winding