Some of Our Relay Training Reviews

It is the best relay training I have had on motor protection relays

How did you feel about testing relays before your purchase?

Due to lack of experience for myself as well as my co-workers, testing relays is extremely difficult. Very nerve racking!!

How did the material help you?

I now have a great resource to fall back on when it comes to testing.

How do you feel about relay testing now?

I still have a ton to learn. But I am confident now that I have the right resources that will help me in safely and correctly test relays.

This is an excellent course, the instructor Chris was very knowledgeable and helpful in answering all of our questions.

The material was very inclusive of all the things I would expect to encounter during relay testing. It simplified the procedures, and boosted my confidence going forward.

Chris was knowledgeable and professional throughout the entire process. We had real world problems come up in our hands on labs that aided in figuring out the issues that can arise during testing.

How did you feel about testing relays before your purchase?
I was working with relays and was always concentrated on control and signal processing equipment applicational challenges

How did the material help you?
Helped me combine some of my various practical background knowledge into more organized and straight forward technical application

How do you feel about relay testing now?
Better - more prepared and technically confident

Chris was an excellent instructor. For an inexperienced tester like myself, he made it easy to follow and understand. I was never bored once in the 3 days. I had never used the Doble or its software before, and now I’m confident I have a great base to continue my learning.

Many people cannot attend a formal classroom training as they may be from very far locations around the world, this training allowed me to gain knowledge and also review when I did not grasp a part of the lesson, also there was the forum to ask questions. I believe that the lessons are well prepared and it was really good that the instructor shared his experiences along the way.

Boost your knowledge and confidence to analyze protection schemes and creating thorough relay test plans & reports.

The course shared options of testing multiple outputs when tripping the 86 lockouts by placing the outputs in series. Instead of checking just one of the lockout outputs assigned to that element.

Definitely worth the effort, you will learn not only techniques of relay testing, but exemplary professionalism as well. The courses prepare one to be a good relay tester instead of “Button Pusher” or a mediocre one. Better yet, you might’ve found yourself a field support.

Get hold of “The Relay Testing Handbook” by Chris Werstiuk, very good review on related power system theories and excellent guide line for the training course.

The information in this course was very well presented. The practice sheets make the concepts more easily understood. I would recommend this course to anyone who is involved with electrical power systems.

This course is fantastic for all who look to gain a better understanding of how relays work, as well as how to test those relays.

Great info for Engineer and Field Technician alike.

It filled several gaps in my understanding of phasor diagrams. I found a number of valuable insights.

I am happy to highly recommend the course for any P&C Tech regardless of experience.

I am looking forward to taking additional training courses.

Thank you.

Good way to get CEU's and a refresher in relay testing (even for an engineer).

Do it. I had a wonderful experience and learned an immense amount about troubleshooting relays and the test sets.

One should take this course whether they know everything about relays or know nothing about them at all. Anyone could walk into this course and learn something. For those who have low experience with testing relays, this class will start you off on the right path to becoming a great relay tester.

There is a ton of great information and it really helps to see the step by step process that is actually explaining what were doing when we test relays and not just moving on once there's the green checkmark.

I highly recommend this course...don't hesitate. It is worth every penny. Chris is an outstanding instructor with real world experience and he will keep the class interested the entire time.

If you are having trouble understanding basic fundamentals of relays , this class is taught by an experienced engineer who can succesfully explain what is going on and how to understand it.

How did you feel about testing relays before your purchase?

comfortable but stressed

How did the material help you?

provided further insight into specific tests that should be performed

How do you feel about relay testing now?

less stressed

Chris is extremely knowledgeable and experienced. He has seen almost every mistake that can be made in the protection and control game. This course will provide you with a great step-by-step guide to testing. Not only will you have a good guide, but you will understand WHY you are doing that step.

This course is a vital look into not just relay testing, but how the relay operates in a system. The information offered in this course will cut time spent researching relays and developing test plans.

I would definitely get this online training. Its broken down to the basics and takes you through a step by step process. You cant go wrong with this. It is worth every penny. It even has websites you can research if you're unfamiliar with the material.

Most of the test sets does the work for you with a push of a button. With this online course you understand what is going on and how to interpret results. I really like this course.

The videos and presentations on this course have been very helpful and given me a better edge on what is going on in the relay testing industry.

I picked your courses because they looked interesting and they were inexpensive.

I was not disappointed, I found them very informative and quite easy to follow.

I would recommend these courses to anyone needing continuing education or just wanting to learn more about relays.

I learned a lot and look forward to taking more classes from Valence.

A different perspective on relay testing, especially since most testing companies use automated testing. It helps better understand the operation of the relays and how the results were obtained. Not just button pushing……..

What would you tell someone who was thinking about a purchase?
I think the cost of this training was the best money I ever spent for continuing education training. The information passed on was exactly the knowledge I needed to refresh and expand. This training captured my full attention. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

How did you feel about testing relays before your purchase?
I tested relays manually (mechanical and microprocessor) for a number of years before I got any automated equipment so I feel like I have a solid understanding of what is being simulated during testing. Once we got into using automated testing software I could not stand how button-pushers were being sent out to "test relays" and never prove any logic or even determine if the relay will actually trip. But in our industry market time is money so get out there and test as many relays as humanly possible as quickly as possible. I typically take the time needed to prove the important components so I am confident the relay will perform as intended.

How did the material help you?
I am very interested in the dynamic test methods and will be implementing them soon to our test methods. I also saw some test setup methods that apply specifically to my test set that will also help me out in the future.

How do you feel about relay testing now?
I have been reinvigorated! I'm ready to regroup and teach our junior techs some better quality relay testing.

The screen shot for each lesson was well organized. Having the spreadsheet, test set software, video camera on the relay, relay software, notes, and red outlining for selected feature made it very easy for me to follow your narration. Then you broke each topic into less than 15 minute chunks allowing me to absorb the topic and digest the new information before starting the next lesson. Very well done.

Don't focus solely on Enoserv testing, instead try to understand what the relay is intended to do and how you can test it as a whole.

What would you tell someone who was thinking about a purchase?

I scribble phasor diagrams everyday while explaining systems, simulations, or theory. It behooves every NETA technician level 2 and up to be able to understand the relationship between the generator, the sine wave, and the phasor diagram.

This is a great class; even if you have little to no experience with relays. Chris can really break things down to the most basic level. Great instruction. Great class.

This course was probably hands down the best relay training course I have ever taken in my 13 years of relay testing. It is obvious the instructor knows what he talking about and is very enthusiastic about relay testing. His approach makes it easy for someone to understand what the relay elements are trying to accomplish and how to properly test that element. This class should be on every relay technician’s list as not only part of their certification but also as a refresher. Well done!

This course helped me understand what true relay testing is, Dynamic testing is truly fun to learn & not so boring as you would just button pushing.

You wont regret it.

Do not hesitate not even for a second if you want to learn the right way to test and commission a protection relay just go ahead and take this course

Just beginning my path with relay testing, and course was filled with plenty of good thoughts and info.

It’s a lot of good and clear information

Would have saved me a lot of learning curve if I had had this course when I started testing distance and differential relays a couple years ago. Even with a couple years of experience, it filled in some gaps.

If you understand three phase power systems, this is a very good course for improving that knowledge and helping learn electronic relay testing.

This is a great beginner course to 3-phase power for relay testers that are thrown in to relay testing through programs rather than having the electrical theory to back up troubleshooting and expected results.

Chris does a great job ! It is very obvious he has a lot of knowledge, backed up by experience. His patience, and dynamic personality, made for a comfortable learning environment.

I would definitely recommend his classes.

very informative and digestible for anyone at any level of knowledge.

Great way of increasing your electrical knowledge

Worth every time spent on the training, very practical and educational, it gave me both practical view of relay testing and educational understanding of relay testing

1. How did you feel about testing relays before your purchase?
   Most of the time I felt like I was a good copier of relay testing
2. How did the material help you?
   Educating in aspects of power system and its protection
3. How do you feel about relay testing now?
   Confident and with an understanding of protection

If you're new to digital relays and want to feel confident when approaching them in the field, definitely get started with this course.

If you want to have a better understanding of the electrical theory and / or single phase and 3 phase systems this is a perfect class to start at. Especially before entering the relay testing world

you will get a lot of knowledge out of the course that will save you time in the long run

1. How did you feel about testing relays before your purchase?
   I often felt like I was just following test plans without fully understanding the logic behind the settings. When a result didn't match what I expected, I wasn't always sure whether the problem was the relay, the settings, or my test setup.
2. How did the material help you?
   The course connected the theory with what I actually see in the field. Before, I knew how to run the tests, but now I understand how the relay makes its decisions, so I can predict the results before I even start testing.
3. How do you feel about relay testing now?
   Much more confident. I understand why I'm running each test, I can build my own test plans, and I can explain the results to engineers and clients.

There is a lot of higher level knowledge that you could benefit from learning first. However, the course builds around these concepts very well and the entirety of the concepts comes together very smoothly.

A must for anyone testing relays without formal training. You can only gather so much information from other technicians and reading.

I was really impressed with the instructor's knowledge of both the test equipment and the relays which we tested. I have been to several advanced relay training courses and this was by far the best yet. It is great that it is given by a tester, for testers. I highly recommend this course to anyone who tests relays no matter what their skill set is.

this course is good whether you don't know phasors or need a refresher

Get your thinking cap on, this class is for students serious about advancing there relay testing career but it is not easy.

Chris explains all aspects of the class in a clear and concise manner.

He also takes the time to answer any questions from beginners to experienced testers.