Featured Stories
End-to-End Testing for Line Differential Protection
Line differential protection is one of the most popular applications used for transmission line protection. Line differential protection works on the theory of Kirchhoff’s current law, where the magnitude of ...
Fiber Optic Network Operation, Maintenance, and Restoration
All networks are susceptible to problems that affect communications. One consequence of a fiber optic system’s high bandwidth, long distance capability, and security is the extreme dependence of users on ...
R-GOOSE Applications in a Smart Grid
The high level of penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) is one of the main characteristics of the smart grid, and it requires a different approach to the protection of ...
Columnists
Scott Blizard
President's Desk
American Electrical Testing Company LLC
NETA PresidentWelcome to the 2019 Winter Edition of NETA World
Steven Turner
Arizona Public Service Company
Relay ColumnFunctional Testing for a Sudden Pressure Relay
Paul Chamberlain
Asplundh Engineering Services, LLC
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Communicating Hazards During the Pre-Job Briefing
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Industry Topics
Medium-Voltage Asset Failure Investigations
Medium-voltage cables are an integral part of modern power systems and have existed for over 100 years in various forms. Over the past 50 years, extruded cables have largely displaced paper insulated cables. Extruded cables offer many advantages over older ...
CAP corner
Communications Security for Field Testing Organizations
Cybersecurity is one of the greatest challenges to grid reliability. As more facilities and devices become IP-routable communications-enabled, the threats ...
Specs & Standards
ANSI/NETA Standards Update
ANSI/NETA ECS-2020 Revision Completed ANSI/NETA ECS, Standard for Electrical Commissioning of Electrical Power Equipment & Systems, 2020 Edition, completed the American National Standard revision process. ANSI administrative approval was received on September 9, 2019. ANSI/NETA ECS-2020 supersedes the 2015 Edition ...
Neta News
NETA Activities Update June Through December 2019
NETA Board Meeting June 20–21, 2019 Girdwood, Alaska NETA’s June Board of Directors meeting took place in “The Last Frontier,” ...