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Drew Welton, Beckwith Vice President of Sales & Creative Technical Solutions, exploring the M-3311A Settings Menu.

Largo, Florida – May 31, 2018 – The Washington State University Hands-On Relay School was held in Pullman, Washington, from March 13-16, 2018. The School targets Protection & Control Technicians and Field Engineers who desire a mix of testing and theory of operation for system protection elements, relays and systems.

Wayne Hartmann, Senior VP of Customer Excellence and Drew Welton, VP of Sales and Creative Technical Solutions were instructors in the following modules:

  • M-3425A Generator Relay: Theory and Testing
  • M-3311A Transformer Relay: Theory and Testing
  • M-7679 R-PAC (Recloser Control Application): Theory and Testing
  • Transformer Protection Theory: Subject in the Transmission Theory Track

This was Wayne and Drew’s third year together offering a high-powered series of training modules. Attendee and Committee feedback was favorable and we are looking forward to next year’s Hands-On Relay School.

About Beckwith Electric

Founded in 1967, Beckwith Electric introduced the first solid state tapchanger control in 1968, and was the first to develop the microprocessor protective relay in 1981. Today, Beckwith Electric has thousands of protection and control units in service worldwide, with a reputation for cutting-edge technology, defined by its customers and refined by Beckwith. This success starts with Beckwith Electric Employees and their commitment to quality in the products, all 100% designed and manufactured in Largo, Florida, U.S.A.

Beckwith’s field-proven smart distribution automation controls for transformers, regulators and capacitor banks incorporate unique control strategies, advanced microprocessor architecture and cyber security compliant communications. Power systems protection solutions include generator, transformer, feeder, recloser and distributed generation applications. Specialized synchronizing and motor bus transfer systems are also offered.

Beckwith Electric’s customers include power utilities, heavy industrial and large institutional markets, and their consultants.
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