Solid State Instruments Newsletter
September 2011

   

It’s that time of year again; school is back in session and summer is on its way out.  As sad as it is to say goodbye to the “carefree days of summer”… let’s be honest, it was a little too hot this year and we’re ready to cool down! 

In the spirit of “Back to School” season, we’re continuing our 3-Part Educational Series on pulse product applications.  In July we revealed Part 1- PROTECT Your Equipment! which focused on Pulse Isolation Relays and how they protect your expensive equipment from transient damage.  Several of our readers found Part 1 to be very beneficial, so we hope Part 2 won’t disappoint!


Part 2-Additional Outputs Needed???
The two most common applications for pulse isolation relays are
  1. Basic Protection
  2. Providing Additional or Duplicate Pulse Outputs

Part 1- PROTECT Your Equipment focused on protection from transient damage with pulse isolation relays.  As you’ve probably guessed from the title of this article, Part 2 will focus on how to increase the number of pulse outputs supplying identical pulse information.

Many times, the end user customer or a third party other than the utility will need to have access to pulse information supplied by the electric meter.  If the meter is not equipped with multiple pulse outputs, or the utility will not allow direct access to the meter’s pulse board, how do you obtain the crucial energy information that’s needed?  You guessed it…

Product Spotlight
RPR-33PS Triple Channel Isolation Relay

SSI’s RPR-33PS is a valuable relay to have on hand for use in more sophisticated pulse metering applications.  Having three independent channels, it lends itself to several unique pulse metering applications.  Some of the combinations of pulse channels that can be accommodated with the RPR-33PS are...

On the Road Again...
Come stop by our booth and visit with SSI President Bill Brayden.  We'll be in the following cities this September and October:


Saint Paul, MN
         September 19-21
         
Minnesota Meter School

         Presenting on "KYZ Pulse Metering"
         Presenting on "Introduction to Advanced Electric Rates"

Fayetteville, AR
         October 3-6
         
Arkansas Meter School

Bryan, TX
         October 24-28
         
SWEMA Meter School

Multiple Prizes = Multiple Winners!

At the Great Lakes Meter School this past August both Matt Ciarkowski from PIE&G and Gary Cockerham from Duke Energy walked away from the SSI booth as winners!  Matt is now the proud owner of a thermos set, and Gary will be spending the last few days of summer with his Cooler and BBQ set.  Thanks for stopping by our booth and congrats on the win guys!

Visit us on the road to get your chance at winning a cool door prize!

Contact the KYZ Pulse experts at Solid State Instruments for help on any pulse metering applications.  We have the most extensive line of Pulse Isolation Relays, Pulse Totalizers, Pulse Links and Specialty Pulse Products on the market.

We're all about K, Y and Z!  

For more information, visit our website or contact us with any questions at 1-888-BRAYDEN (272-9336) or info@solidstateinstruments.com 
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Multiple Winners!
 
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