Protective Relay and Circuit Breaker Testing & Maintenance Services
Why Is Relay and Circuit Breaker Testing & Maintenance Important?
Saves Money on Equipment in the Long Run - as we explain with industry data here.
Our Experience With Relay Testing & Overcurrent Device Maintenance
Our technicians have over 10 years of power system maintenance experience and have spent the last 7 years installing, commissioning, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining protective relaying and overcurrent protection systems.
Our experience includes:
Commissioning protection and control systems for power transformers valued at over $5 million and rated up to 500 MVA.
Performing in-service maintenance and commissioning on transmission and distribution protection systems supporting critical power infrastructure.
Troubleshooting, repairing, and functionally testing 480V industrial power systems and circuit breaker control schemes.
Developing and executing maintenance and testing plans for both microprocessor-based and electromechanical protective relays.
Supporting transformer, feeder, bus, overcurrent, and recloser protection systems.
We have experience with a wide range of protective relaying equipment, including but not limited to:
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)
General Electric (GE)
Westinghouse
Basler Electric
ABB
Eaton
Services include:
Acceptance Testing & Commissioning
Preventive Maintenance Testing
Functional Verification Testing
Relay Settings Verification
Trip Circuit Testing
Circuit Breaker Control Testing
Protection System Troubleshooting
Documentation & Test Reporting
Our maintenance and testing practices are developed to meet manufacturer recommendations, industry best practices, and applicable reliability and maintenance standards, including:
· NERC PRC-005
· NETA ATS
· NETA MTS
· NFPA 70B
Reduces Facility Downtime - Industry analysis also shows that at least 33% of relay misoperation causes could have been discovered during maintenance. (link)
Keeps Your Facility Compliant With Safety and Insurance Regulations - NFPA 70E 205.5 - Overcurrent Protective Devices: Overcurrent protective devices shall be maintained in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions or industry consensus standardsas we explain and more.