Challenges and benefits of using automated relay testing software with electromechanical relays, solid state relays and microprocessor based relays. C the various facts involved in testing protective relays can be listed as follows. It is ideal for testing and capturing data during commissioning and field performance compliance testing. Even if the scheme has been thoroughly tested in the factory, wiring to the cts and vts on site may be incorrectly carried out, or the ctsvts may have been incorrectly installed. Page 3 of 15 standard work practice sp0518 ver 2 ergon energy corporation limited abn 50 087 646 062 ergon energy queensland pty ltd abn 11 121 177 802 return the relay scheme to service in an acceptable standard. Rts consulting automation has over 25 years of experience providing control system engineering services and leading software solutions while assisting companies to adopt new technologies and achieve overall operational excellence oee. The matlabsimulink software has been used for modeling the test systems as parts of the. Pjm requirements for end to end line protection testing. Installation of protection relays at site creates a number of possibilities for errors in the implementation of the scheme to occur. Perform equipment testing including current injection, wire checks, functional tests, power factor, timing, etc. The enoserv rts backupmerge utility is a high speed. Ge power management periodic relay testing 11 get3473b 1 periodic relay testing 1 get3473b 1 periodic relay testing 1. Element testing on a microprocessor relay often requires making settings changes and will mask the element to an unused relay output contact.
Lowlevel test philosophy the sel rts bypasses digital relay input transformers figu. Enoserv rts software effectively test relays and then produce documentation of the testing event according to the parameters of your maintenance and testing program. Signals flow process during the protective relays testing using a simulator. The software treats each test routine as a software program to offer version control and security that customizes the. Need to have knowledge of differential and phase angles. Technicians and engineers who are new to relay testing that need to learn the basics behind what rts does and get proficient with using rts will want to attend this course you will learn.
Rtms, relay test management software, is the culmination of over 35 years of automatic relay testing experience. Options are flexible so you can customize your testing program and adhere to your companys practices and procedures, while meeting regulatory requirements. Power test is the software that includes all our relay testers. Develop the ability to test various types of protective relays. Doble 6150, ase 2000 test kit, arbiter, protest, rts, megger. The rts software package changed the landscape of relay testing by allowing organizations to use the same test routines across multiple testset platforms. Runs test scripts to take data and auto startstop tests. Lead relay test technician at american electrical testing. Develop the skills to communicate with rts software. How to test breaker failure schemes valence electrical training. Possession of, and ability to maintain, an appropriate, valid drivers license. Extensive experience in electric utility safety and operating testing procedures.
Technicians and engineers who are new to relay testing that need to learn the basics behind what rts does and get proficient with using rts will want to attend this continued. Lowlevel test philosophy the selrts bypasses digital relay input transformers figu. D circuit breaker alarm breaker failure bgma test procedure. Perform endtoend relay testing using doble protest or rts software to verify carrier and fiber systems. This testing ranges from 100% parametric testing to life testing customized to the actual application.
Coordinated and managed relay change out in energized substations. Microsoft word, excel, access, states simulator, rts testing software, fault simulator, one bus. Relay and meter testing with secondary injection equipment. The relay isolates the high power circuit, helping to protect the. Operation, maintenance, and field test procedures for. Communicate and manage different relay manufacturer software packages. The same software also runs on the stvi, smart touch view interface handheld controller for the smrt family of units. Electrician relay technician electrical technician utility protection. Assist in developing written standard commissioning, testing and maintenance procedures for protective relaying, dfrs, rtus, ieds, distribution automation and associated communication systems. A message from doble about covid19 limited rts support.
Protective relay testing software from doble f6test. Each of these packages contains different tests for different users needs. While this provides a means of standardized testing for a given microprocessor relay, it still requires that the logic settings are properly set to operate the intended output contacts. Run manual, automated and iec 61850 compliant tests for protection scheme. Enoserv rts relay dongle key protec equipment resources.
Assist in developing isolationrestoration test plans and maintenance procedures for. Complete the job application for lead relay test technician in foxboro, ma 02035 online today or find more job listings available at american electrical testing co. Rts relay testing software sel schweitzer engineering laboratories std. In a normal industrial application, periodic testing should be done at least once a year. Perform electromechanical relay testing of ge, westinghouse, ite, etc. This method of relay testing may provide the simplest method of performing testing, but. The software treats each test routine as a software program to offer version control and security that customizes the amount of flexibility relay testers have when testing. Thus, procedures and records should be designed with preventive maintenance as the guide. Relay technician resume samples and examples of curated bullet points for your resume to help you get an interview. Rtms is a microsoft windows xp service pack 3vista7810 compatible software program designed to manage all aspects of protective relay testing using the megger smrt family of units. Enoserv rts protection testing software helps standardize elements of your relay testing program.
Welcome to rts drug testing meeting your needs for. Protection relay testing for commissioning swp check this is the latest process zone version before use. The laboratory has created the ienrts simulator for. Be the first to see new protection relay testing jobs. Rts essentials training rts essentials provides a chance to get uptospeed in a hurry. Protection relay testing procedures doble protection suite software.
The sel rts consists of the selams adaptive multichannel source, pcbased sel5401 or seltest software, and a personal computer supplied by the user. The tests themselves will reveal catastrophic failures. The selrts consists of the selams adaptive multichannel source, pcbased sel5401 or seltest software, and a personal computer supplied by the user. The enoserv rts relay dongle key contains the relay testing software rts by enoserv. Perform solid state relay testing of schweitzer, basler, multilin, sel, beckwith, circuit shield, arreva, schneider, etc. Which single phase or three phase test sets you are experienced with. Both enoserv rts 7 and enoserv vector perform the testing required by nerc, store testing. Perform endtoend relay testing using doble protest software to verify carrier and fiber systems. Electrician relay technician electrical technician utility. Developing automated testing procedures for microprocessor relays can be classified into three categories. Rts is used to automate relay testing procedures for solidstate, electromechanical, and microprocessorbased relays. Experience with rts or protest relaying testing software.
Since type testing of a digital or numerical relay involves testing of software as well as hardware, the type testing process is very complicated and more involved than a static or electromechanical relay. Whether you need solutions for analog or digital applications, protection suite provides a comprehensive test environment that is flexible to accommodate your technical and operational requirements. You can combine the two test procedures if you can create a timer that measures the. Dynamic state simulation test with an enoserv rts logicscheme test 27. Testing from the secondary side of the relay input transformers eliminate large amplifiers. Use of a computer and test equipment software to test relay elements, settings and logic. Element testing, functional testing, and black box testing. W3global hiring protection and control relay technician in. The applied quantities are slowly and gradually changed to cause relay operation. The device is a simulator operating in realtime of the phenomena taking. For over 23 years, rt systems has produced the most uptodate amateur radio software for all the top radio manufacturers. Along with the most reliable software, rt systems makes the best cables for programming andor control. Completion of an electrical apprenticeship program.
Run manual, automated and iec 61850 compliant tests for protection scheme verification. Enoserv software to automates key testing processes, squeezes out inefficiencies, and boosts testing service levels. Receive training you need to help prepare you for a modern grid, power plant and industrial facility. The submitted paper presents a tester designed for testing the protective relays in work conditions close to the real. Students will learn basic relay testing skills, acquire skills required to work with sel relays, such as using relay word bits and relay event reports, and practice acquired skills by working with a phase and ground distance sel311c relay during the training. The general software package contains the common used modules which can meet the general relay test requirement.
Enoserv rts software is capable of analyzing ser search for specific element operations within a test. Software framework for protection relay testing utc scholar. Operation and maintenance of protective relays and associated. Total ionizing dose tid, high and low dose rate, eldrs. Tony demaria electric provides full electrical testing and maintenance to the industrial and marine customer, as well as the independent power producer. The realtime simulator for protective relays testing. Rts essentials provides a chance to get uptospeed in a hurry. Applying current and voltage quantities to the protective relay to determine the operating point. Protection suite is the software interface of doble f6150 power system simulators and accessory equipment. Meggers advanced relay testing software is designed to make the complex task of relay testing simpler.
Basic, protection and advanced, which provides incomparable benefits for users. Tde is presently servicing its customers throughout the western united states, hawaii, alaska, mexico, the caribbean, and asia. Enoserv delivers software to help power companies meet the challenges of relay testing in todays time sensitive regulatory environment. Tst 101 provides a beginnerlevel introduction to testing sel relays. Pdf the realtime simulator for protective relays testing.
Operation and maintenance of protective relays and associated circuits previously titled. The software controls the test equipment, and generates a test report for documentation purposes. I presented a testing breaker failure schemes paper at the 36th annual handson relay school in 2019. Operation and maintenance of protective relays and. Duties include troubleshooting schemes and equipment down to component level. Whether you need solutions for analog or digital applications, protection suite provides a comprehensive test environment that is flexible to accommodate your. Enoserv rts is vendorneutral, which allows you to connect to a variety of relay test sets in your test equipment inventory.
Single event effects heavy ion, neutron, proton latchup, transient, upset. The advanced software package contains the optional modules for specific test purpose. Operation, maintenance, and field test procedures for protective relays and associated circuits iii acronyms and abbreviations a ampere ac alternating current amp ampere ansi american national standards institute bes bulk electric system carma capital asset and resource management application ccvt coupling capacitor voltage transformers co. Operation, maintenance, and field test procedures for protective relays and associated circuits iii acronyms and abbreviations a ampere ac alternating current amp ampere ansi american national standards institute bes bulk electric system carma capital asset and resource management application ccvt coupling capacitor voltage transformers co 2.
Relay engineer resume example electric power systems. You can change your consent settings at any time by unsubscribing or as detailed in our terms. Your source for universal protective relay testing training. The technicians must understand the construction operation and testing of the particular relay. Pdf the realtime simulator for protective relays testing using. Relay testing software power test software provides comprehensive functions to manage the test work. All doble protection training courses are presented in an easy to understand format with real life case studies and examples for a truly unique training experience. Dobles f6test protective relay testing software is for simple, fast, and. End to end testing companies performing end to end testing of line protection schemes shall adhere. But, it is very difficult to test some special characteristics with freja300. Software used in interlocking microprocessors that replaces the nx relay logic and used to perform nonvital functions.
This post is the second part of the paper that will give stepbystep test plans to help you test breaker failure schemes. Rts provides testing for all types of electromechanical relays. A manual testing a standalone breaker failure relay. Must have testing skills and understand fundamental electrical testing procedures. I highly recommend you read part 1 of the series first at introduction to breaker failure schemes 50bf. Rts may develop alternates to the apta standards so long as the alternates are.
Describe your experience using automated relay testing software rts. Periodic functional trip and breaker failure testing of relay systems. Assuming the relay which is responsible is known further information is needed to be evaluated 1. Dobles protection suite software allows you to set all of the state transitions to move to the. Experience with allenbradley governor control logic, enoserv rts protective relay testing software, rtu, scada, dcs systems, generator exciter and avr systems is highly desired. Read and comprehend associated schematics, internal, and external of the relay. Protection testing solutions doble engineering company. It allows users to test our different relay tester.
Better relay testing enoserv delivers software to help power companies meet the challenges of relay testing in todays time sensitive regulatory environment. Enoserv rts logicscheme tests can only move forward from one state to the next. Provided that appropriate procedures are in place to ensure that only typetested software is downloaded. Intuitive colour screen graphics with a vast library of digital and electromechanical relay routines from relay manufactures across the world. Relays are discrete devices as opposed to integrated circuits that are used to allow a low power logic signal to control a much higher power circuit. Technicians and engineers who are new to relay testing that need to learn the basics behind what rts does and get proficient with using rts will want to attend this course. Protection relay testing procedures doble protection suite. Protection relay testing procedures doble protection. Perform endtoend relay testing using doble protest software to verify. Rts has been instrumental with several large organizations with their digital enterprise transformation. Drug testing full consortium services alcohol testing onsite testing hair collection post accident testing saliva testing. Personal protective equipment, as required by the rts, shall be worn at all times during testing.
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