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Intermediate

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2 hours 15 minutes

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2 Lessons

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What You’ll Learn?

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Apr 10, 2026

Protection Basics – Relay 101

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What You’ll Learn?

How to safely isolate electrical equipment, recognizing backfeed risks and the role of breakers, switches, and bus ties.
Understand how protection zones and selective tripping limit damage and keep unaffected parts of the system energized.
Explain the role of protective relays and how they work with CTs, PTs, and circuit breakers to detect and clear faults.
Apply CT and PT fundamentals, including ratios, polarity, wiring practices, and safety requirements.
Recognize the differences between electromechanical, solid-state, and microprocessor relays, and where each is used.
Identify and interpret common ANSI relay device numbers and the protection functions they represent.
Understand how relay elements coordinate using time, direction, impedance, voltage, and frequency.
Analyze real-world scenarios to determine why a relay tripped, failed to trip, or operated incorrectly.

Course Syllabus

Protection Relay 101

1 Lesson 1 Quiz

Course Evaluation

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Certificate of Completion 

Upon successful completion of this training program  participants will receive a certificate of completion.    

Meet Your Instructor

Mike Hancock, P.E. NETA IV

Mike Hancock has worked within the Electrical Power industry since 1992. As such, he has held numerous positions with various companies: Senior Field Engineer, Area Supervisor, Executive Project Manager, PDS Global & National Accounts Manager, Corporate Sales Manager, Vice President of Sales, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Owner. His diverse experience, both educationally and professionally, has created a desire to give back to those that want to learn these skills.

 

As a NETA IV Technician, he has countless experiences in the NETA Testing world. He also served for several years on the NETA’s board for drafting exams questions. He has experience leading field-testing teams with direct experience with testing: transformers of all sizes up to and including 345kV GSU’s, CT’s, PT’s, OCB’s, GCB’s, voltage regulators, LV, MV and HV breakers, Ground systems, rotating machines, synchronous systems, generators, batteries, capacitor banks, cable testing, fault locating and troubleshooting components and systems.

 

In addition, he has vast experience in the engineering field and currently holds licenses in many states.

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Course syllabus

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Intermediate

Time to Complete

2 hours 15 minutes

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English

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