The NEPLAN software consists of several calculation modules for electrical, gas, water and district heating networks. These modules could be bought individually. The available modules could be seen here.
The costs of the software depends not only on the selected calculation modules, but also on the maximum number of nodes to be calculated and the maximum number of concurrent users. A node is defined as a connection point of two different element types or a location where power/gas/water or heat will be produced or consumed.
NEPLAN could be licensed as on-premises (NEPLAN V10) or cloud solution (NEPLAN360). In case of NEPLAN V10 the software will be bought and installed at customer side. A maintenance contract could be signed to get support and automatic updates after a year. In case of NEPLAN360 the software and the network data are in the cloud (Microsoft Azure) and the application will be leased based on time. The network data could be anytime archived on a local desktop or server. The support and software updates for NEPLAN360 are included in the annual fee for the software.
NEPLAN Versions with maximum number of nodes below 101 nodes are only available in the cloud.
These are the possible types of licensing:
NEPLAN V10 – single User license
The software will be installed on a desktop computer. The database used to store the network data is SQL express or SQL server.
NEPLAN V10 – Intranet license in multi-user environment
The software will be installed on a server only. There is no need to install the software on a user’s desktop. All users in the intranet have access to the software through login and password. There is an administration tool to assign the rights to the single users. SQL server for large networks or SQL Express are used for data storage. The application and the SQL-database could be installed on one or different (virtual) servers.
NEPLAN V360 – Cloud
The software and the database are installed in the cloud on Microsoft Azure. The access to the software is done by login and password analogous to the Intranet solution.
NEPLAN 360 – Free Student Version
This version is available free of charge for all students. This license is restricted to 15 nodes and includes the NEPLAN modules Load Flow, Short Circuit, Dynamic Simulator, Harmonic Analysis, Overcurrent Protection and Reliability Analysis. The registration could be done on this Home Page. The commercial use is strictly not allowed.
NEPLAN V10 – University Education Version in multi-user environment
This version is offered to universities and for educational purposes and is restricted to 50 nodes, 25 contemporary users (students) and includes the following modules: Load Flow, Contingency Analysis, Short Circuit, Motor Starting, Overcurrent Protection (Selectivity Analysis), Distance Protection, Arc Flash Calculation, Harmonic Analysis, Optimal Separation Points, Load Profile Time Simulation, Optimal Capacitor Placement, Feeder Reinforcement (economic Cable Sizing), Current Transformer Saturation, Low Voltage Calculation, Network Reduction, Small Signal Stability (Eigenvalue Analysis), NEPLAN Simulator (RMS, EMT), Voltage Stability (Eigenvalue Analysis), Reliability Analysis, Scripting and web Services for C# and Python. The software will be installed on the server of the university only. All students in the intranet have access to the software through login and password. SQL server or SQL Express are used for data storage. This version has a subscription licensing model. The commercial use is strictly not allowed.
NEPLAN 360 – Research Version
This version is offered to researchers on the cloud. It allows to simulate at maximum 5000 nodes and includes the following modules: Load Flow, Contingency Analysis, Short Circuit, Motor Starting, Overcurrent Protection (Selectivity Analysis), Distance Protection, Arc Flash Calculation, Harmonic Analysis, Optimal Separation Points, Load Profile Time Simulation, Optimal Capacitor Placement, Feeder Reinforcement (economic Cable Sizing), Current Transformer Saturation, Low Voltage Calculation, Network Reduction, Small Signal Stability (Eigenvalue Analysis), NEPLAN Simulator (RMS, EMT), Voltage Stability (Eigenvalue Analysis), Reliability Analysis, Scripting and web Services for C# and Python. This version has a subscription licensing model. The commercial use is strictly not allowed.
NEPLAN V10 – University Package
This version is offered to universities and includes the NEPLAN V10 – University Education Version and two licenses for researchers (Research Version) and has a subscription licensing model. The commercial use is strictly not allowed.