High voltage substation tour

[golden optimist]

Things are a lot slow and I ran across this. Might be interesting to some. With voltage of 345KV I'll stay back. Way back.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=emb ... B3MsBkCGLQ
Leonard

[Jim_Alaska]

345KV, now that's a bit more than I can use. Good information Leonard, even if it is information I will never use. At least I know what I am looking at in these transfer stations. I always wondered what all that stuff was. Thanks for posting this.

[russau]

And that's why they keep the gate into this area LOCKED ! A person needs to be trained in sub-station safty to be allowed into this facility ! I made my living as a Electrician/ Electronics for for 40 years and I still would need to be permission / allowed into this area !

[Jim_Alaska]

I understand the concerns about safety, they are valid and practical. The facility I worked at in Alaska has its own generators because we used too much power for times when we ran atmospheric experiments. But we also had regular commercial power that we used as every day power needs.

One concern I had until I got used to it was having to replace a fusible link on the transformer of our commercial power line. The arc when snapping the new fusible link in with a hot stick is impressive and sobering until you get used to it. Had to do it one day in the pouring rain and standing in the metal bed of our site pickup truck. Even though I knew that the hot stick insulated me from ground, it was a concern until it was over with and I got to live another day.

[russau]

When I was still employed , I also operated our 600 P.S.I. air compressor and we had to start it real early because of the power dip it created on start up ....We also had to call the power Company BEFORE we started it and get their permission to do so ! It was a GOOD job while it lasted !!

[Ornery Cuss]

Being a controls and monitoring guy
would go into large substations to do what I do
and when the hair on your neck is standing up
you dont POINT at anything, I would keep my hands under my arms
until out side the fence, hard to get my work done

Cool video

OC

[Jim_Alaska]

Being a controls and monitoring guy
would go into large substations to do what I do
and when the hair on your neck is standing up
you dont POINT at anything, I would keep my hands under my arms
until out side the fence, hard to get my work done

Cool video

OC

This is especially true with RF OC. Point at something in the cabinet and get a bid surprise. Everything you fabricate for RF power has to have rounded corners, nothing sharp allowed. Also when we were transmitting you never touched any metal object that was long, like a chain or a cable. The "ground wave" generated by such high RF power as we out out is huge and it will make you a believer. Hams will be familiar with the effects of RF ground wave.

RF power is quite different that AC in that if it hits you it tends to burn a hole, rather than electrify your whole body , like AC.

[Ornery Cuss]

Bet it only takes one time to remember the rules...OUCH dammit
Oh ya
Scary stuff

OC