Course detail

EPLAN - Designing in Electrical Engineering

FEKT-XPC-EPLAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course deals with project planning focusing on modern software tool EPLAN. PC exercises concentrate on practical information and experience with project planning in electrical engineering within the software EPLAN. The course will get students acquainted with the EPLAN software, concrete project solving, will make creating the project documentation and simplifying the processes automatic. The information about project planning basics including the right procedures, element dimension and technical documentation is also a part of the course.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Branislav Bátora, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Electrical Power Engineering (UEEN)

Entry knowledge

Completing the course NPSD/CPSD (Design of power and data networks) is recommended – but not a necessary condition. Knowledge of theoretical electrical engineering is recquired.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Throughout the semester, students will be working on an individual project. This project needs to be defended at the end of the semester together with the technical report on project solving. The project will be assessed and evaluated with points (0-100).
Conditions for successful completion of the course are determined by annually updated regulation of the course guarantor

Aims

The aim of the course is to get students acquainted with an effective and modern tool for electric engineering project planning – EPLAN, with its possibilities, different ways to plan projects, a database system EPLAN, with possibilities to interconnect it to production, with the creation of automatically generated reports and functions. Also, the aim is to teach students to use their acquired knowledge in practice.
Students will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge about project planning in electrical engineering and using EPLAN software. On the basis of the knowledge, students will be capable of using the program and solving the basic problems during project planning on their own. They will be well informed about diagrams, norms, and symbols. They will also be able to create their own project, block of device, their own articles, functional macro, and generate reports, evaluations, etc.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Další studijní materiály budou dodány průběžně během semestru formou příručky pro studenty. (CS)
EPLAN - projektování v elektrotechnice - cvičení na počítači (skripta) (CS)
EPLAN Software, Uživatelská příručka – EPLAN electric P8, 2015 (CS)

Type of course unit

Exercise in computer lab

52 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Branislav Bátora, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1) Introduction to the course, technical documentation, EPLAN, Creating documentation according to norms and standards, IEC 81 346, Project creation, project features, project page, project introduction

2) Introduction to dimensioning and protection of electric systems. Getting started with EPLAN drawing: New page, Raster, Inserting devices, Connection symbols and break points, Block structure, Column function texts. Window macro insertion, Contact placement, Automatic device numbering, Page macro insertion, Symbol variants.

3) Inserting terminals, device description, break symbol, busbar, inserting images. Contactor auxiliary contacts. Instrument selection functions, accessories. Instrument block, creating symbol/window macro, Inserting symbol macro. Diagonal connection, converting symbol to graphics. Potential definition point, updating connections. Connection logic, Instrument clamp double sided

4) Drawing graphics, quotation, Working with terminals, Instrument numbering, processing and defining terminal block, New terminals, multi-field terminals with bridges, Working with cables, Shielding cables.

5) Global property layout editing, Working with connectors, Data Portal, Frame editing

6) PLC card overview, Addressing, PLC card power supply, PLC connection

7) Project macros, Project structure, Placeholder object, Contact field, Cross-reference editing, Cabinet layout in 2D model, Hand-placed evaluation

8) EPLAN Pro Panel - 3D enclosure layout, Project evaluation and evaluation template, Project check

9) Demonstration of EPLAN concept in practice

10) Processing of a training project

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

EPLAN - Designing in Electrical Engineering

Type of course unit