In 2005, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of Akron, Ohio – based FirstEnergy Corp., initiated a project to identify protection system improvements that could be made to proactively ...

All of this can be accomplished with the use of a SCADA system within the automation process. However, none of these functions are available if the system is not designed with a reliable power source ...

To be competitive, some electrical contractors often supply low-voltage (LV) service entrance switchboards and switchgear that meet the minimum safety requirements of the National Electrical Code (NEC ...

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) released the SEL-T400L Time-Domain Line Protection—the world’s first traveling-wave microprocessor-based relay. It detects power system faults and sends a ...

ENWIN Powerlines, Ltd., the organization responsible for the distribution of electric power in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, has undertaken a major substation automation initiative that will improve ...

Southern California Edison (SCE) has been remote controlling and automating substations since the late 1940s using a combination of single point-to-point supervisory control and single ...

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) has added an optional touchscreen display to the SEL-751 Feeder Protection Relay that allows users to easily navigate settings options and create custom ...

Utilities of all sizes face the challenge of efficiently monitoring real-time substation performance across their networks. Each substation is a data-rich environment with hundreds of data points ...