Author’s Note The Relay Testing Handbook was created for relay technicians from all backgrounds and provides the knowledge necessary to test most of the modem protective relays installed over a wide variety of industries. Basic electrical fundamentals, detailed descriptions of protective elements, and generic test plans are combined with examples from real life applications to increase your confidence in any relay testing situation. A wide variety of relay manufacturers and models are used in the examples to help you realize that once you conquer the sometimes confusing and frustrating man-machine interfaces created by the different manufacturers, all digital relays use the same basic fundamentals and most relays can be tested by applying these fundamentals. Modern protective relays are becoming increasingly powerful and complex, but many relay testers Use test procedures and philosophies that are based on previous generations of relays and their limitations. Modern relays have very different characteristics which require a different testing philosophy to ensure they will operate when required. This edition of The Relay Testing Handbook series outlines a step-by-step procedure that will allow the reader to create and implement a protective relay test plan, The procedure follows a logical progression that can be applied to nearly every application and ensures accurate and efficient relay testing that includes the following steps: |. Collect and compare information from drawings, setings, engineering studies and manufacturer's bulletins 2. Prepare for testing by isolating the relay and affected equipment. Establish communication with descriptions of the most common settings and apply the supplied settings. How to properly connect your test st. Create the test plan and decide what elements to test and in which order, Verify your connections and perform relay acceptance tests to verify relay operation Implement your tes plan Perform final output tests to ensure correct in-service operation. 9, Retum equipment to service. 10, What to include in your final report. Thank you for your support with this project, and I hope you find this and future additions of The Relay Testing Handbook to be useful.