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RelayingtechnologyhasadvanceddramaticallysincetheSecondEditionwasissued,mostnotablyforthepartsomeformofcomputernowplaysinthevariousfunctions.Theusesrangefromthemicroprocessorsemployedintherelaysthemselves,formeasurementorcontrol,totestingbycomputerfordevelopmentincludingpowersystemssimulation,productiontestingandevensitetesting.
Althoughthebookisprincipallyconcernedwiththeapplicationsofrelays.particularadvancesinrelaydesigncansignificantlyaffectthewaytheyareused.Forexample,alternativeschemesmaybeselectedwithinsomestandarddesigns,simplyattheflickofaswitch,sometimesinvolvingacloserintegrationofprotectionandcontrolfunctions.Sotherelayhardwareisbecomingevenmorestandardized,tothepointwhereversionsofarelaymaydifferonlybythesoftwaretheycontain. |
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