Specialized LV, PV, and HV Add-on Module for Caneco Software

Available now for France, Spain and German compliance standards.

Overview

Caneco Electrical is dedicated to the design of low voltage (LV), photovoltaic (PV), and high voltage (HV) installations. It is comprised of several modular cloud-based software add-ons for Caneco, available in Caneco Grow and Scale subscriptions.  With full integration of regional compliance standards and robust manufacturer equipment content, this cloud-based add-on software modules handle the complexities of engineering calculations and deliver detailed reporting with regional requirements included, ready for inspection authorities and commissioning agents. Included with Caneco Electrical are these three modules:

PV Module

Tailored to the design of photovoltaic installations, including DC and AC system integration, EVSE, and battery storage projects. The module enables alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) calculations with built-in regional compliance. The PV module is available in France, Spain and Germany. Standards are supported for Germany, France (NFC 15-100, C15-712, and NF 13-200), and IEC.  

LV Module

Enables multi-source design for low voltage systems and interoperability with Caneco BT. Includes France standard NF 15100, Spain standard REBT, German standard VDE, and IEC standards.

HV Module

Provides design solutions for high voltage for France to size the cable, protection and MV cell according to NF 13200 between the transformer and the delivery substation.

Benefits

Ensure access and collaboration with specialized cloud-based software.

Assurance that everyone is working on the latest version with controlled access levels using the Project Manager. Cloud storage is secure, with replication, backups and server in Europe, and data collection compliant with GDPR and CNIL recommendations. 

Stay up to date with the latest features and standards.

Continuous release cycle with new features online every 3 months.

Your input is important to us.

We prioritize software development with early adopters and beta testers to anticipate customer needs and ensure that the software meets customer requirements.

Keep your costs down with modular add-ons.

Caneco Electrical is a budget friendly add-on solution to Caneco software, tailored to specialized requirements.

Core capabilities

Caneco Electrical includes the following core features for use with all of the modules:

• Project Manager: Manage, share, insert files, and control access to your projects (read and write)
• Project Viewer: Collaborate with team members to review project information, including schematics, calculations, and reports
• Multi-manufacturer Database: Extensive selection of manufacturer equipment for use in your projects
• Calculation Report Editing: Facilitates collaboration with inspection offices

Features in detail with product roadmap

Latest and Planned Improvements

Q1 2025:

• General performance updates
• UI/UX improvement for diagram input
• gR gS fuse support
• Improvement in indirect contact management
• Limitation and tripping curves
• IRVE (EV Charging) diagramming and ability to manually add reference details
• Improvement of circuit breaker selection
• Management of step adjustments
• Ability to add circuits from distribution within the diagram Q2 and Q3 2025:
• Battery support: Include Storage in the design as a inverter-battery charger power supply
• Selectivity curve and table
• Filiation curves
• UPS component support
• Reporting and tables enhancements
• Interoperability enhancements

Photovoltaic (PV) Module

• Supports PV power plants and PV canopies
• Diagramming content includes PV Panels, Inverters, Power Optimizers, Surge Protection, IRVE/EV Fast Chargers, and many others
• Manufacturer equipment for inverters and solar panels - continually being updated
• Provides compliance status for cable and protection sizing
• Includes a limitation class for certain circuit breaker references (cable section optimization)
• Includes a drawing module for Enedis Connection Diagram
• Supports 800V fuses and circuit breakers, and gR and gS fuses

Low Voltage (LV) Module

• Multi-source diagramming
• Includes cable sizing
• Provides sizing and automatic selection of protections
• Supports installations connected to the LV distribution network

High Voltage (HV) Module

• Supports installations connected to the MV network to the delivery substation
• Includes HV cable sizing between the transformer and the delivery point (PDL)
• Provides sizing and selection of the HV switchgear and HV fuse between the transformer and the PDL