--- title: "Article #2 of 3: Automation - No Problems / Only Solutions" description: PowerCalc's unique patented approach to automation - calculations, NEC compliance and integration. --- [![Powercalc_Logo.png](https://www.powercalc.co/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Powercalc_Logo.png?width=592&height=91&name=Powercalc_Logo.png "Powercalc_Logo.png")](https://www.powercalc.co) # Article #2 of 3: Automation - No Problems / Only Solutions May 21, 2019 ![5.Blurb 5_LinkedIn](https://www.powercalc.co/hs-fs/hubfs/Social%20Media%20Posting/11-2018_November/5.Blurb%205_LinkedIn.png?width=263&name=5.Blurb%205_LinkedIn.png) Last newsletter, we discussed the need for speed in response to increasingly complex buildings and equipment. In this 2nd article of this series , we focus on *PowerCalc's* unique [patented ](https://www.powercalc.co/hubfs/US7636650_Patent.pdf?utm_campaign=Save%20time&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_P__T9z5BJ3kzZpZ9HZNjQXUDYL5LkErmbL4NVdjyqIThVjxVgNmJXqESVkve9zGC5s2pZ)approach to automation - calculations, NEC compliance and integration. 1. The Power of the *PowerCalc* Algorithm. *PowerCalc* is based on a new approach. *PowerCalc* aggregates values from the *bottom-up* (from the circuit to the power grid) ensuring that all electrical load calculations are accurate.Then, the calculations are integrated as a single, bundled calculation tied to a proprietary database instead of approaching the calculations one-at-a-time or in segments. [Patent](https://www.powercalc.co/hubfs/US7636650_Patent.pdf?utm_campaign=Save%20time&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_P__T9z5BJ3kzZpZ9HZNjQXUDYL5LkErmbL4NVdjyqIThVjxVgNmJXqESVkve9zGC5s2pZ) 2. The Power of the *PowerCalc* Panel. As you know, each engineering company has its own panel schedule. Generally, these schedules are completed manually or using "home made" Excel spreadsheets. In contrast, *PowerCalc's* panel is used as an "engine" for the calculations and not just as a "placeholder". 3. The Power of the *PowerCalc* Process. The user calculates the Branch Circuit (with 3 easy inputs: load kVA, # of poles and load type per circuit) and multiple circuits form a Branch Circuit Panel. The Branch Circuit Panel is then connected to a Distribution Panel and finally these multiple panels are connected to the Main Distribution Panel. Equipment, such as HVAC, pumps,etc can be connected to any of the panels. *PowerCalc's* approach of moving from downstream to upstream, results in an accurate and well-designed Power Distribution System. *PowerCalc's* 7 million + equations do all the calculations. Then, because all the equations are integrated, any change at any time and for any value is *instantaneous*. That's instantaneous propagation across the entire power distribution system,including the addition or deletion of loads, voltage, phase and any engineering value. And same holds true for *PowerCalc's* *automatic and simultaneously generated 1 Line Diagram*...the first on the planet. 4. The Power of *PowerCalc* for NEC compliance. *PowerCalc* tabulates loads by type and automatically applies the NEC's demand factors The user can manually override demand factors to meet their specific project needs.  Over 300 NEC outputs per circuit. See [outputs](https://www.powercalc.co/inputs-/-outputs?utm_campaign=Save%20time&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_P__T9z5BJ3kzZpZ9HZNjQXUDYL5LkErmbL4NVdjyqIThVjxVgNmJXqESVkve9zGC5s2pZ). 5. The Power of the *PowerCalc* Wizard. Become proficient with *PowerCalc* in minutes with its Wizard. The Wizard is your guide to entering your project's requirements into *PowerCalc*. You are minutes away from completing your next project with the *PowerCalc* Wizard. The best way to see how *PowerCalc* can speed up your design process is to see it in action. 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