138kv elkford bc switch

[SuperNipaa]

Beautiful.

[Bavarian0girl]

die macht der energie ^^

[poeli1]

@Bavarian0girl ja voll heftig

[olly11able]

These 138kv disconnects switches have Joslin current interrupters on them you can see them the grey tubes on the contact point , they didn't work properly that was the issue . We were breaking parallel from two sources and when we were breaking it ,the load transfer caused an arc and it didn't extinguish itself the line tripped on over current unbalance .

[4year4thyear]

You know that scene in Harry Potter where Voldemort gets angry and blows up some power lines?

[denelson83]

N50.02859, W114.92555.

[bobpatvan1]

I think somebody did not open the breaker before the disconnect.

Fortunately the arc self extinguished.

[DARKARKANGELZ]

That was cool he heh he

[weeardguy]

@joholj1204 You see some air-switches opening under load, which means it still has quite a lot of current going through it. These switches are not designed to open like this (current is cut by another type of switch: the switches in the video are mainly there to give a safe air-insulation between live wires and the part people have to work on.

[rojocapo610]

4 People crapped their pants due to a big electrical force :p

[zimtower]

UUUNNNNNLIMMMMMMMITTTTEEEEEEED­D POOOWWAAHHHHH!!!!!!!

[zachariTsx]

thump up if you are Canadian!!!!!

[kokaiini]

Electricity always gets a bit pissed off when you try to cut its current off!

[tall32guy]

B flat. :-P

[G8GT364CI]

@tall32guy Close to B flat on a bass.

[tall32guy]

Whoa! I was WRONG. LOL Scratch that last comment. It's not C. I'll have to figure out what note it is. LOL

[tall32guy]

I find it interesting that the 60 Hz that electricity is at (frequency wise) in the US, Canada, etc, is also middle C on the piano. :):) Hit a C on an instrument, and you will see. Just a little trivia fact there. :)

[Kukulcan88]

and this happen everytime they do that?

[weeardguy]

@Kukulcan88 No, if everything went alright, these sparks would not occur: the current itself is mostly cut by switch-gear that is designed to cut the current in a normal way, without arcing: if those switches fail, you get the arcs seen here: the switches in this video are mainly there to get a safe air-insulation between live wires and the part personnel has to work on.

[olly11able]

no I do live in BC, was just working there.

[StuffVS]

Fording drive

[StuffVS]

Do you live in Elkford I do on forfing drive about a 2 min walk from their!!! :D

[normellow]

How much current does that have ?

[tall32guy]

Is it *supposed* to be like that? Such big arcs when opening the switches? Normal thing?

[marktagum2008]

wow... this is cool... but hot .. haha ... disconnecting of that very large amount of KVA can cause severe damage

[flyingpigstuff]

I love the smell of Ozone in the morning...

[d6ud9e]

i thought is said 138kv elkford bc sandwitch

[barttmr]

nice :D

[beaman220]

Chuck Norris unplugged his TV.

[07734world]

That was!!!! cool

[widar28]

Yeah, die heilige Dreifaltigkeit xD

[DungeonsHeroes]

try to touch it! :P

[buddhafollower]

now, i wonder why they don t open the 'seperator' first and then the main switch?

they have that much money to buy new switches every time an electric arc happens?

[123allrock]

Lucky that did not arc phase to phase with large arcs like that .

[MystX1]

Wadswoth constant applies

[berndpfe]

What we see here is an 'Jacobs Ladder' event which occurs in very quite and somehow humid air. Then, ionization trails after the opening of the switch will not break up immediately but last a few seconds, continuing to guide power right throuh the air (therefore looking just like a lightning arc)

[TheJediCharles]

"And now, my young Jedi.... you will die."

[countessberrywood]

Yes, that was cool, but not nearly as cool as your accent!

[delgates23]

that was cool



[Spitfire995]

can i touch it?

[TeravoltOrg]

@Spitfire995 yes

[wasteconnectionsdude]

@TeravoltOrg i think he touched it

[JetMechMA]

Which hotel was this at?....in Vegas I mean.

[kukkapurkkiteam]

that was kyyol

[julianbell90]

what was the fire? the arcs burning the surrounding oxygen?

[ApolloWasReal]

@julianbell90 No, the electricity provides all the energy. It simply heats the air until it's a glowing plasma. Since plasma is conductive, the electricity continues to flow and keep the plasma hot.

[Xcibernell]

Freakn Amazing!

[lokeycmos]

AWESOME!

[wow1022]

did they not drop the load before opening it?

[Nivicoman]

@wow1022 There may have been no load just the capacitance of long lines causing current flow.

[wow1022]

was there any way of dropping a number of low voltage loads before disconnecting this switch to prevent such big arcs?

[dirtydan55]

@wow1022 "low voltage" loads are on the same 3 phase service supply but through step down transformers, so to knock out entire facility substations and major service to life-safety and things like data centers for a few seconds is unacceptable to clients, not to mention logisctically inprobable. But also remember the voltage in those lines is present regardless of load, so funnily enough, even with no load the arc would still happen. "Electricity is a helluva drug" man, fascinating stuff

[billy32g]

i dare you to lick it for $5 cuz u aint going to live so whats the money worth for?

[the67go]

That was cool !

[conoba]

They should open like that all the time.

[bonecrime]

@Get1337 Eh, what? Hold one of those power line while you're grounded, and there'll be nothing left of you...

[buddhafollower]

@bonecrime right

[AntDX316]

@bonecrime I think the electricity is so strong that if anyone were to be in between not touching the ends there would be a channel connection straight through the air?

[RODALCO2007]

Nice arcs, must be still a bit of current flowing through it even while it was in parallel.

[POdXXvv]

hübsch

[bamaslamma1003]

By the big, fat arcs, I'd say that switch was interrupting quite a bit of amperage.

[denelson83]

@bamaslamma1003 I bet it was *loud*, too.

[Otaku155]

@bamaslamma1003 actually the size of the arc is determined by the Voltage, not the amps. :)