We Need Your Help with Our Next Protective Relay Online Training Class: Electricity 101!

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We’re wrapping up our upcoming protective relay online training class: Understanding and Drawing Phasor Diagrams, and we are ready to get started on the next course about the electrical fundamentals that every relay tester should know. There are a lot of free resources for basic electrical theory out there and we

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We Need Your Help with Our Next Protective Relay Online Training Class: Electricity 101!

Direct-Current Systems from Silent Sentinels 1924

DC SHORT-CIRCUIT DETECTOR FEEDER PANEL USED FOR RAILWAY SERVICE

Silent Sentinels 1924 Excerpt #8 This excerpt from the 1924 version of Silent Sentinels discusses direct-current systems. This is the 8th in the series. Follow these links to learn more about this series and the 1924 version of Silent Sentinels. Direct-Current Systems The direct-current systems of today, though small in comparison

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Direct-Current Systems from Silent Sentinels 1924

What is the Best Protective Relay Test-Set?

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Declaring the best protective relay test-set is a lot like declaring the best pickup truck. Any model of truck will get you from point A to point B in the city, but there are pros and cons for each one.  A smaller truck will be easier to park in the

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What is the Best Protective Relay Test-Set?

Ask Chris: What is the best path for high voltage electrical employment as a relay technician?

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Here is a question submitted to the Ask Chris section of the RelayTraining.com website about the best path for electrical employment. I have just recently completed an IBEW apprenticeship and tested out as a Journeyman Lineman. I am currently working in construction. I have a question regarding a career goal.  To

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Ask Chris: What is the best path for high voltage electrical employment as a relay technician?

Some First-Generation Protective Relays from Silent Sentinels 1924

Protective Relay Book - Silent Senttinels

Silent Sentinels 1924 Excerpt #7 This excerpt from the 1924 version of Silent Sentinels lists some of the protective relays available in 1924. This is the 7th in the series. Follow these links to learn more about this series and the 1924 version of Silent Sentinels. 5 – The Protection of A-C. Apparatus Overload

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Some First-Generation Protective Relays from Silent Sentinels 1924

Calculation of Short-Circuit Current from Silent Sentinels 1924

Protective Relay Book - Silent Senttinels

Silent Sentinels 1924 Excerpt #6 This excerpt from the 1924 version of Silent Sentinels discusses how electrical engineers calculated short-circuit currents operated in 1924. This is the 6th in the series. Follow these links to learn more about this series and the 1924 version of Silent Sentinels. 4 – Calculation of Short-Circuit Current

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Calculation of Short-Circuit Current from Silent Sentinels 1924