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Yeah, the story I remember being told is that power companies originally didn’t want to replace their electromechanical relays so they installed the SEL boxes a
by philwelch 3y ago
Yeah, the story I remember being told is that power companies originally didn’t want to replace their electromechanical relays so they installed the SEL boxes alongside them and used them as fault locators.
Over time SEL ended up taking over the market though.
- 31carmichael 3y agoThey haven't completely taken over the market. The likes of Siemens, ABB, GE, etc. manufacture similar products. SEL is considered the best by many utility engineers.
- philwelch 3y agoFrom what I recall, SEL’s market share was high enough in the US that almost all of our growth was international.