Nothing mysterious is happening here.. You will note the box on the right of the photo when the camera pans out. Behind the truck.. Its got 3 cones on top where the wires connect.. That unit is a reactor coil.. These are commonly used to make power factor corrections on large regional power grids.... Most likely in the 500 KV range.. Depending on the time of the day and load on the power grid these reactor coils and associated capacitors are switched in and out for power factor correction
yes they are called shunt reactor,and the current being open circuited here is only small. the shunt reactors,as mentioned,correct the cosine lag/lead of amps/volts
This looks like an isolator maybe opening small inductive current, this device is not designed to disconnect a live circuit or interrupt fault currents. A cuircuit breaker would be installed in the system which has an arc extinguising system like air blast or SF6 or oil breaker
This looks like an isolator maybe opening small inductive current, this device is not designed to disconnect a live circuit or interrupt fault currents. A cuircuit breaker would be installed in the system which has an arc extinguising system like air blast or SF6 or oil breaker
The arc warms the ionized air, and it will naturally rise due to the heat; but I've heard there is sometimes a release of compressed air for an assist to expand the arc and help it break.
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This is some of the coolest shit that you will ever see on utube. thanks for posting it. but also
is that r0bo-cop walking by down there? or is it the 9000SUX, i can't tell.
severrnijKGU 5 months ago
Wow very butyful 555
peetprok0 1 year ago
Nothing mysterious is happening here.. You will note the box on the right of the photo when the camera pans out. Behind the truck.. Its got 3 cones on top where the wires connect.. That unit is a reactor coil.. These are commonly used to make power factor corrections on large regional power grids.... Most likely in the 500 KV range.. Depending on the time of the day and load on the power grid these reactor coils and associated capacitors are switched in and out for power factor correction
varminblast 1 year ago 2
@varminblast
Thanks for the info.
DrDaveBilliards 1 year ago
@varminblast
yes they are called shunt reactor,and the current being open circuited here is only small. the shunt reactors,as mentioned,correct the cosine lag/lead of amps/volts
heathirving 8 months ago
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This looks like an isolator maybe opening small inductive current, this device is not designed to disconnect a live circuit or interrupt fault currents. A cuircuit breaker would be installed in the system which has an arc extinguising system like air blast or SF6 or oil breaker
Carloyal 1 year ago
This looks like an isolator maybe opening small inductive current, this device is not designed to disconnect a live circuit or interrupt fault currents. A cuircuit breaker would be installed in the system which has an arc extinguising system like air blast or SF6 or oil breaker
Carloyal 1 year ago
Thanks for the info.
DrDaveBilliards 1 year ago
time travel ?!?!
NZCUB3R 1 year ago
No ... that requires a "flux-core capacitor"
DrDaveBilliards 1 year ago 5
@DrDaveBilliards lol
NZCUB3R 1 year ago
WOOO indeed.
BadSkeelz 1 year ago
Looks like the interrupter failed on one phase of the switch. I only see a single arc.
spamrecieved 2 years ago
This was just a test (I guess with just one phase).
DrDaveBilliards 2 years ago
Jacobs Ladder
TerryC65 2 years ago
I never thought about that way before, but I like it.
Dr. Dave
DrDaveBilliards 2 years ago
holy shit lol i just thought of that!
tbomb1492 2 years ago
wow, that must of had a massive load.. what causes it to arc like that?
artdamage0 2 years ago
The switch was being tested. When you open a high-voltage circuit like that, the current easily arcs across the air gap (ionizing the air).
DrDaveBilliards 2 years ago
@DrDaveBilliards
i was tought that there is a compresser or something that keeps away the ionized air and replace it by a 20 pascal pressured air
falochi 1 year ago
The arc warms the ionized air, and it will naturally rise due to the heat; but I've heard there is sometimes a release of compressed air for an assist to expand the arc and help it break.
DrDaveBilliards 1 year ago
That is way too cool........... from a distance
vjram30 2 years ago
wow, terminator is rising from the future
szymusiek1980 2 years ago
holy fuck, imagine if a bird flew next to it lol
5starhalogeneral 3 years ago
touch that and tastit
omoibile 3 years ago 2
hasudiahsiduahsuidash that so cool
hit852456 3 years ago
yeaa
Gierszu15 3 years ago
awsome
csdrew34 3 years ago
cool
spidermanlago 3 years ago
BEAUTIFUL
Karlfalcon 3 years ago
wow
BlackShinobi010 3 years ago
that's hot
iliescoo 4 years ago
Wow, thats.. Wow!
dofty 4 years ago
Shocking !!...lol
harrison359 4 years ago
Thats awesome.
BillyJulio 4 years ago