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The Relay Testing Handbook: Generator Protection Relay Resting – Update

The draft of our next book on generator relay testing is finally complete. If you want to learn the ins and outs of generator protection relay testing, this is the book for you. I started writing it 775

The Over-Excitation Testing (24) Chapter is Complete. What Should be in the Synchronizing Chapter (25)?

The first draft of the Over-Excitation (24-Element) Chapter is finally complete and off to the editors. We cover the theory and step-by-step testing procedures over 60 pages! You can see all the topics

36th Annual Hands-On Relay School

I’ll be presenting the “Testing breaker Failure Schemes” open lecture at the 36th Annual Hands-On Relay School this year. I haven’t written anything about Breaker Failure protection

2019 Hands-On Relay School

The Hands-On Relay School in Pullman, WA is one of the best relay training opportunities there is. It will be held at Washington State University between March 10-15, 2019. Registration opens on November

What Do You Want To See In The Upcoming “The Relay Testing Handbook: Generator Protection Relay Testing”

We had to change gears due to a recent shakeup in the relay test-set landscape. Our next big release will be The Relay Testing Handbook: Generator Protection Relay Testing! What issues have you had testing

New Online Seminar for Overcurrent Testing is Now in Production

We should have started this several months ago, but we’re on task now and the amount of content has already doubled since we first envisioned what this seminar would look like. It looks like we’ll

Overcurrent Relay Testing Online Seminar – Under Construction

We need your help with our next online seminar about overcurrent relay testing. What would you like to see in an online seminar about overcurrent relays? Our current rough outline includes: Why Do We

Coming Soon! The Relay Testing Handbook: Simplified Motor Protection Relay Testing

Start by understanding the general operating characteristics of motors and their control schemes. Review the documentation to make sure everything is designed to operate correctly. Connect your test-set

Get and Manage Protective Relaying Online Training Courses for Your Entire Team

Want to enroll your entire team in one of our protective relaying online training courses quickly and easily? With our new added features, you can: Purchase multiple seats in any of our online training

Valence will be at the NETA PowerTest 2016 Conference in Fort Worth, TN

The NETA PowerTest 2016 Conference is one of the best conferences in the industry. It starts on Monday, March 14th with a series of 45-minute lectures from industry experts. There are several tracks,

A New Hands-On Protective Relay Testing Fundamentals Class has been Scheduled in Denver

Denver, CO – April 19-21, 2016 Get training from Chris Werstiuk, author of The Relay Testing Handbook Valence Electrical Training Services is hosting a Protective Relay Testing Fundamentals class at

Thank You for Your Support!

Big Changes are Coming Soon 2015 was an incredible year for Valence Electrical Training Services. We: Sold over 5,000 copies of The Relay Testing Handbook to date Trained over 150 students in our hands-on

Get NETA CTDs for All of Our Online Courses

The InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA at http://www.netaworld.org/) just informed us that our latest online training course, Drawing Phasor Diagrams for Relay Testers, has been approved

The Relay Testing Handbook Updates

Our publishing model allows us to quickly correct errors or omissions and implement suggestions. Please contact us at [email protected] to report a problem. If we implement your suggestion, we’ll

Drawing Phasor Diagrams for Relay Testers

Waveform diagrams contain every detail of an electrical system, but that information can be difficult to understand without a lot of effort. Phasor drawings take the complex information embedded in waveform

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