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Electric Utilities Prepare for Storms, Why Not Wide Area Blackouts?
When Hurricane Idalia was making its way towards Florida, electric utilities there prepared for the worst. However, electric utilities...

Tony Sleva, President
Sep 14, 20234 min read
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Staged Fault Tests: Cost and Schedule
This is part 4 in a series on staged fault testing. Staged fault testing is vital to grid reliability, especially as the fourth...

Tony Sleva, President
Jun 15, 20233 min read
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Analyzing Staged Fault Test Results
This is part 3 in a series on staged fault testing. In this series, we’ve explored why staged fault testing is essential for grid...

Tony Sleva, President
Jun 8, 20234 min read
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Staged Fault Testing: Demonstrating Results
This is part 2 in a series on staged fault testing. As more distributed renewable energy sources are connected to the grid, and heat...

Tony Sleva, President
May 25, 20234 min read
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Staged Fault Testing: A Proactive Approach to Grid Reliability
Staged fault testing is key to preventing protection system misoperations. This is not only important to prevent nuisance misoperations;...

Tony Sleva, President
May 18, 20235 min read
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Before Staged Fault Testing: Exploring Grid Conditions
Last week, we discussed the risk of wide area blackouts from renewable energy transfer to the grid. We concluded that staged fault...

Tony Sleva, President
May 11, 20234 min read
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Renewable Energy and Risk of Wide Area Blackouts
Last week, we talked about renewable energy transfer from the production source to the grid. We noted that the two best options for...

Tony Sleva, President
May 3, 20234 min read
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Staged Fault Testing: Equipment and Procedures
In our last post, we discussed the necessity of staged fault testing by reviewing three examples of protective relay misoperations....

Tony Sleva, President
Feb 8, 20224 min read
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Staged Fault Testing: A Necessary Precaution
After almost 10 years of study, the number of protective relay misoperations associated with high voltage facilities remains unacceptably...

Tony Sleva, President
Feb 1, 20223 min read
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