The New How to Test Voltage Protection Online Training Seminar is Now in Post-Production

All of the videos for this seminar have been recorded and we’re currently sending pre-release discounts to students, customers, and people on our mailing list before we release it to the public in March 2025:

Lesson 1:) Introduction to Voltage Transformers (PTs or VTs)

• Introduction to VTs and VT Ratios
• Introduction to VT Burden
• Introduction to CVTs
• How to Measure Voltage Basics
• Why the Voltage Drops During a Fault
• How to Draw and Label AC Measurements
• Introduction to 3-Phase AC Voltage Measurements
• How to Simulate AC Voltages
• All the Extras – Downloads, Credits, and Additional Training Options

Lesson 2: How to Test OverVoltage (59-Element) Protection Inside an IED/Relay

• Introduction to OverVoltage (59) Protection
• Understanding How the 59-Element Works Inside an IED/Relay
• How to Perform a Manual 59-Element Pickup Test in an IED/Relay
• How to Perform a 59-Element Step Ramp Pickup Test in an IED/Relay
• How to Perform a 59-Element Pulse Ramp Pickup Test in an IED/Relay
• How to Perform a 59-Element Time Test in an IED/Relay
• How to Perform a 59-Element Dynamic Pickup/Timing Test in an IED/Relay
• How to Perform a Modern 59-Element Test
• All the Extras – Downloads, Credits, and Additional Training Options

Lesson 3: Symmetrical Components For Relay Testers

• Introduction to Symmetrical Components
• Symmetrical Components for Relay Testers
•  Introduction to Phasor Math
  • How to Add Phasors Graphiccally
  • How to Add Phasors with Math
  • How to Multiply Phasors
• How to Calculate Positive-Sequence Voltage
• Introduction to Positive-Sequence Voltage Protection in IEDs
• How to Test  Positive-Sequence Voltage Protection in IEDs
• How to Calculate Negative-Sequence Voltage
• Introduction to Negative-Sequence Voltage Protection in IEDs
• How to Test  Negative-Sequence Voltage Protection in IEDs
• How to Calculate Zero-Sequence Voltage
• Introduction to Zero-Sequence Voltage Protection in IEDs
• How to Test  Zero-Sequence Voltage Protection in IEDs
• All the Extras – Downloads, Credits, and Additional Training Options

Lesson 4: How to Test UnderVoltage Elements (27)

• Introduction to UnderVoltage (27) Protection
• Understanding How the 27-Element Works Inside an IED/Relay
• How to Build a UnderVoltage (27) Test Plan
• How to Perform a Manual UnderVoltage (27) Pickup Test
• How to Perform a Step Ramp UnderVoltage (27) Pickup Test
• How to Perform a Pulse Ramp UnderVoltage (27) Pickup Test
• How to Perform a Dynamic UnderVoltage (27) Pickup Test
• How to Perform an UnderVoltage (27) Timing Test
• Putting it All Together – Several Different  27-UnderVoltage Test Plan
• All the Extras – Downloads, Credits, and Additional Training Options

Lesson 5: How to Test IEDs/Relays With Delta PT Connections

• Three-Phase Voltage Measurement Reminder
• Understanding Phase-Phase Voltage Measurements
• Understanding Open-Delta Voltage
• Understanding Open-Delta Voltage Angles
• How to Connect Your Test-Set to Open-Delta Relays
• How To Perform Open-Delta Meter Tests
• How To Perform Open-Delta Over-Voltage Tests
• How To Perform Under-Delta Over-Voltage Tests
• An Apology to General Electric – I screwed Up
• How to Connect Your Test-Set to Open-Delta Relays Like an E-M Tester
• How to Perform E-M Style Open-Delta Tests
• All the Extras – Downloads, Credits, and Additional Training Options

Lesson 6: How to Test IEDs/Relays With Wye/Broken-Delta VT Connections

• Introduction to Wye/Broken Delta Connected VTs
• Testing Wye/Broken Delta Protective Elements
• All the Extras – Downloads, Credits, and Additional Training Options