Protective Relaying: Principles and Applications, Fourth Edition

Protective Relaying: Principles and Applications, Fourth Edition

Power systems depend on relays to detect faults and isolate them. Protective Relaying principles and applications, fourth edition, by J. Lewis Blackburn and Thomas J. Domin, is a textbook on how those protection systems work and how they are applied.

CRC Press published this edition in 2014 as a 695-page paperback. It belongs to electrical and electronics engineering and is read by students and by people already working in the electrical industry.

Theory and application together

The book handles both the principles behind protective relaying and the practical applications of relaying systems. Readers get the reasoning behind a protection scheme as well as how it is put to use on real equipment.

Who reads it

Electrical engineering students taking power systems or protection courses, protection and relay engineers, and utility and industrial staff who set or test relays. It is long enough to stay useful on the shelf after a course is over.

About the fourth edition

This is the fourth edition, published in 2014. If a course lists this edition by name, the details below will help you match it.

Why relaying gets its own textbook

Protection is a specialised branch of power engineering. A fault cleared too slowly can damage equipment, and one cleared when it should not be can drop load for no reason. A long, focused text like this one gives readers the space to learn both the principles and how relaying systems behave once they are installed.

Book details

• Title: Protective Relaying: Principles and Applications
• Authors: J. Lewis Blackburn and Thomas J. Domin
• Edition: Fourth Edition (2014)
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Format: Paperback, 695 pages

Questions buyers ask

Who are the authors of the fourth edition?

J. Lewis Blackburn and Thomas J. Domin.

Is this book more theory or practice?

It covers both the principles of protective relaying and their practical application.

Who publishes it?

CRC Press published the fourth edition in 2014.

How many pages does it have?

The paperback has 695 pages.

Is it suitable for working engineers?

Yes. It is used by students and by professionals in the electrical industry.