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ETAP Power System Analysis: Load Flow, Short Circuit, Protection, Arc Flash and Stability
Free ETAP course for electrical engineers: load flow, short circuit, protection and arc flash studies. Learning is free; the certificate is optional and paid.
Inside the course
From the lessons
ETAP, the Studies and the Interface
Electrical Design Engineering
The PowerRibbon Interface, Shortcuts and Auto-Build
ETAP Software
Cable Sizing, Transformer Sizing and Tap Changers
Electrical Design Engineering
Relay Setting and Overcurrent Coordination
Electrical Design Engineering
Arc Flash Analysis
Electrical Design Engineering
Motor Modelling and Motor Starting
Electrical Design Engineering
Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits below and are shown from YouTube.
What you will learn
Build a single-line diagram in ETAP with correctly modelled sources, transformers, cables, motors and loads, run and interpret load flow, short-circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, motor starting, transient stability, harmonic and ground-grid studies, size cables, transformers, capacitor banks and breakers from the results, and produce the reports a consultant or utility expects.
- Model a network in ETAP with nameplate data and run load flow
- Size cables and transformers and use tap changers
- Run IEC 60909 and ANSI short circuit and select breakers by device duty
- Set and coordinate overcurrent, differential, distance and motor protection in Star view
- Run arc flash, capacitor placement, motor starting, stability and harmonic studies
- Design a substation earthing grid to IEEE 80
For you
Taking ETAP Power System Analysis: Load Flow, Short Circuit, Protection, Arc Flash and Stability from the United States
- Free in the United States, as everywhere, and self-paced: lessons, notes and the final assessment are open at any hour, so your time zone and shift pattern do not matter.
- The optional certificate for learners in the United States is a one-off US$28.99. What you get for it
- Plants across the Americas most often run Allen-Bradley, Siemens and Inductive Automation; each has its own free course to take next.
- See automation and engineering jobs in the United States, and what the industry looks like in Houston, Detroit and Chicago.
- EDWartens also has a regional site for the United States, for classroom training and local support: edwartens.com/us.
The course project · about 18 hours
Steel rolling mill on 11 kV: load flow, IEC 60909 short circuit, coordination and arc flash in ETAP
Model an 11 kV / 415 V TMT bar rolling mill in ETAP from its load list and equipment data, then run and report the four studies the mill's insurer and the utility asked for: load flow with bus voltages and losses, IEC 60909 short circuit with breaker duty, overcurrent coordination in Star view, and arc flash with incident energy and PPE. You deliver the ETAP project, your own load list and study basis, and the three study reports written to the sample's shape. The sample pack shows what a consultant hands the plant.
Sample document pack, 7 documents, filled in for the scenario
- PlanPower System Study Basis and Assumptions: Marlin Iron Rolling Mills
- Load listElectrical Load List: Rolling Mill, Furnace and Auxiliaries
- Single lineSingle Line Diagram and ETAP Model Description
- DatasheetEquipment Data Used in the Studies: Transformers TR-1, TR-2 and Generator DG-1
- ReportLoad Flow Study Report: Bus Voltages, Loading and Losses
- ReportShort-Circuit Study Report: IEC 60909 Fault Levels and Breaker Duty
- ReportProtection Coordination and Arc-Flash Study Report
Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.
The course project · about 18 hours
Seawater pumping station on a weak 23 kV supply: motor starting, harmonics and a tuned filter in ETAP
Model a 23/6.6 kV seawater pumping station in ETAP and solve its two problems: 1.6 MW pumps whose direct-on-line starts now dip the utility's 23 kV supply by almost 10 %, and a capacitor bank that resonates with the harmonics of two 630 kW drives and blows its fuses. Run static and dynamic motor starting for DOL, soft starter and autotransformer, a frequency scan and harmonic load flow against IEEE 519 at the PCC, and design a 5th-harmonic filter from the existing bank. You deliver the ETAP project, your study basis and the two study reports with hand checks.
Sample document pack, 8 documents, filled in for the scenario
- PlanStudy Basis: Motor Starting and Harmonics, Mejillones Seawater Pumping Station
- DatasheetEquipment Data Used in the Studies: Grid, TX-1, Pump Motors, Drives and Capacitor Bank
- Load listLoad List: Station EB-1, Normal Running Before a Start
- Single lineSingle Line Diagram and ETAP Model Description: Station EB-1
- ReportMotor Starting Study Report: P-103 (and P-101, P-102) on the 100 MVA Supply
- ReportHarmonic Study Report: Resonance, Capacitor Duty, Filter Design and IEEE 519 Compliance
- DatasheetSpecifications: Autotransformer Starters and Harmonic Filter F-1
- Test reportPost-Installation Verification: First Starts with the Autotransformer and Seven Days of Filter Operation
Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.
Course content
15 modules · 161 lessons · 29h 39m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last.
- 01ETAP, the Studies and the Interface5 lessons37m
- 02Single-Line Diagram and Component Modelling7 lessons50m
- 03The PowerRibbon Interface, Shortcuts and Auto-Build5 lessons1h 20m
- 04Load Flow Analysis16 lessons2h 28m
- 05Cable Sizing, Transformer Sizing and Tap Changers11 lessons1h 27m
- 06Short-Circuit Analysis (IEC 60909 and ANSI)17 lessons2h 53m
- 07Relay Setting and Overcurrent Coordination20 lessons4h 14m
- 08Differential, Distance, Busbar and Motor Protection12 lessons2h 45m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Intermediate. Assumes basic electrical engineering: three-phase circuits, transformers and protection concepts.
- Software
- ETAP (demo, student or licensed release; any recent version) What to download, and how
- Hardware
- None required.
Software you need
What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.
Required
- 01Free trial: 30 days
ETAP
ETAP
- Runs on
- Windows PC for the downloadable demo
- Account
- A free MyETAP account registered with a corporate email address
ETAP demos are free for 30 days and are for evaluation, learning and training only. The demo disables saving, limits printing and project size, and needs a corporate email address. Academic licences are sold to institutions, not given free to individuals, though students at an equipped institution pay nothing.
Steps
- 1.Open the ETAP demo page on etap.com.
- 2.Sign in or create a MyETAP account with your work email address.
- 3.Choose ETAP Power Simulator Demo Download.
- 4.Install the demo using ETAP's Demo Download Install Guide.
- 5.Open the sample projects to follow the course exercises.
- Because the demo cannot save, finish each exercise in one sitting or take screenshots of your results.
- Contact sales@etap.com if you need more time.
Official download pageetap.comAlternatives
- ETAP academic licence through your institution: Universities and training centres can buy academic licences; their students use the software free.
Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.
ETAP Power System Analysis: Load Flow, Short Circuit, Protection, Arc Flash and Stability at a glance
ETAP Power System Analysis: Load Flow, Short Circuit, Protection, Arc Flash and Stability is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers in electrical design and panel building. It has 15 modules and 29h 39m of video lessons by Electrical Design Engineering, Muwaffaq Usman, Smart Educare and others, with written notes and worked problems, a practical project with a document pack and a 15-question final assessment (pass mark 60%). Learning is free with an account; an optional certificate with a public verification code is issued when you pass. Last updated 27 September 2026.
All course factsHide course facts
- Price
- Free, for good. No trial, no card. The only paid item is the optional certificate, a small one-off fee.
- Who it is for
- Engineering students, apprentices, technicians and working engineers in electrical design and panel building
- Format
- 15 self-paced modules, 29h 39m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
- Level
- Intermediate. Intermediate. Assumes basic electrical engineering: three-phase circuits, transformers and protection concepts.
- Brand
- ETAP
- Software
- ETAP (demo, student or licensed release; any recent version)
- Hardware
- None required.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code, for a small one-off fee shown on edwartens.com/certificate. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- Electrical Design Engineering, Muwaffaq Usman, Smart Educare, Power System Experts, ETAP Software (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
- Last updated
- 27 September 2026
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and the optional EDWartens certificate is yours. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up. See it below.
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
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Learning paths with this course
- Power systems and electrical design · 3 coursesFrom the load schedule to the signed study: electrical design engineering for loads, cables and breakers, ETAP for load flow, short circuit, coordination and arc flash, and motor control for what the drawings feed.
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Common questions
Is ETAP used in industry?
Yes, ETAP is a commercial power system analysis tool used for real design and operations work. ETAP describes its software as serving all stages of the electrical system lifecycle for utilities, infrastructure, industries and buildings, and lists sectors such as data centres, renewables, energy and chemicals, and metals and mining. The studies in this course, from load flow and short circuit to protection coordination and arc flash, are the ones those projects ask for.
Which standard is used for arc flash calculations?
Arc flash calculations are most often done to IEEE 1584-2018, the IEEE Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations. IEEE lists it as an active standard and says it covers three-phase AC equipment with nominal voltages from 208 V to 15 kV, giving the arc-flash boundary and the incident energy a worker could be exposed to. ETAP states that its arc flash module is compliant with IEEE 1584-2018 and NFPA guidelines, which is how the course's arc flash module is run.
What is IEC 60909?
IEC 60909 is the international standard for calculating short-circuit currents in three-phase AC systems. The IEC says Part 0 applies to low-voltage and high-voltage systems at 50 Hz or 60 Hz and gives a general, practical procedure for balanced and unbalanced faults; the IEC has published a 2026 edition that replaces the 2016 one. The course runs short-circuit studies in ETAP by both IEC 60909 and ANSI methods.
Do I need an ETAP licence?
The demo and student editions cover most exercises; the course teaches the method so it transfers to any release or to a licensed seat at work.
Is this a power-systems theory course?
It is applied: every study is introduced with the theory needed to set it up and read the result, then run in ETAP.
Which industries use these studies?
Utilities, EPC contractors, industrial plants, data centres, oil and gas, renewables and every consultant who signs an electrical design.
Is the ETAP Power System Analysis course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons in the ETAP Power System Analysis course?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
How long does the ETAP Power System Analysis course take?
Plan on about 36 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the fourteen modules at your own speed.
What you walk away with
Your certificate for ETAP Power System Analysis: Load Flow, Short Circuit, Protection, Arc Flash and Stability
Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.
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Learning is free. The certificate is optional.
Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, US$28.99, with a receipt.
Issued by Wartens Ltd (England and Wales, company no. 15262249) through the EDWartens training portal, as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. Sold by Wartens Ltd. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.
Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- Electrical Design Engineeringthe free ETAP course, lectures 1 to 71
- Muwaffaq Usmanthe ETAP zero-to-hero course
- Smart Educarethe ETAP study tutorials with manual calculations
- Power System Expertsthe ETAP lecture series on modelling and short circuit
- ETAP Softwarethe official ETAP basics and productivity videos
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.