COMPANY NEWS
SSI Meets More DemandsAugust 2014 |
Creating the SPR-22 and how Power Factor is like a Mug of Beer Meter Schools provide a unique opportunity to meet face-to-face with our customers. Often, new problem-solving technology arises from these rare interactions. At the 2014 Heartland Metering and Technical Conference, Westar approached SSI CEO Bill Brayden with a simple request... |
Revamping the
January 2014 |
In our quest to meet customer requirements, we have cleaned the cobwebs off our old ETR-1 Event Timing Relay and redesigned it. The result is the new ETR-3 Event Time-Base Relay, which has Standard Solid State switching devices in place of the ETR-1’s mercury-wetted relays. 60Hz line frequency is used as the input and is divided down to one pulse per second or one pulse per minute output. |
Special Options
January 2014 |
Many of our pulse isolation relays and metering devices can be ordered with special add-ons and options. When ordering, most options are indicated by adding a –SPx to the end of the product number. In this newsletter, we provide a brief summary of some of the available options. |
New Products,
March 2013 |
Yes, We’ve been busy! Our team of crack electronic hardware and software engineers has been working round the clock, (not really but it feels like it) to bring you several new Solid State Instruments products. Here’s a list of the new products that we have recently added.. |
Converting Pulses to an Analog ValueMarch 2013 |
We’ve been asked hundreds of times for a device that would convert pulses to an analog voltage or current that represented a KW level. Well, finally developed such a device, called the PCL-1. The PCL-1 Pulse to Current Loop Converter receives KY pulses from a meter pulse output and converts them to a standard analog 4-20mA output current. The PCL-1 is programmed with the 2-wire pulse constant and a full scale KW value. From there each time a pulse is received, the calculation is done to calculate the instantaneous kW demand. Here’s an example... |
On the Road AgainMarch 2013 |
Unlike Willy Nelson, we won’t be making music with our friends but we’ll be with a lot of metering friends at different meter schools around the country. Coming up in the second quarter are the following metering meetings: |
Line vs. Low Voltage: What's the Difference?September 2012 |
We often get calls and emails from metering professionals who use pulse isolation relays and wonder about the differences between what we call “line voltage” or “low voltage” isolation relays. Both provide protection for the meter, but how much protection and how... |
Product Spotlight:
September 2012 |
We’ve been asked more than a few times whether or not we could send pulses over a building’s existing local area network or Ethernet. We figured we better get busy and see if it was possible. We’re happy to announce that it is in fact possible and we now sell the EPL-1 Ethernet Pulse Link system which transfers... |
Did You Know?
September 2012 |
Did you know that Solid State Instruments is only one division of Brayden Automation Corporation? In addition to making superior pulse isolation relays and pulse metering equipment, we also provide a wide variety of demand control products under the Energy Sentry name. In fact, we’ve been in the demand control business since 1978, helping commercial, industrial and residential customers lower their electric bills by using... |
Pulse Conversion: How Does it Work & When is it Needed?July 2012 |
In our May Newsletter we discussed the difference between Form A (2-wire) and Form C (3-wire). But what if you come across a situation where the meter has a 2-Wire pulse output and the piece of equipment you’re connecting to the meter has a 3-Wire input? This is where Pulse Conversion can become very useful. Fortunately, it is ... |
