Electrical Sub Station Exploding

[Loxleiev]

now i know why inan invasion they blow up power staions, imgine, this but 100 times bigger, fucking beautiful =P

[rctul667]

Excuse my language but DAMN that was big

[Zer0mervis]

Tight

[spencerlch]

Woa

[boroboyben]

As a photographer...I SO WANT TO PHOTOGRAPH THAT!

[rhinomantis88]

epic!

[FACP07]

SAFETY FUSE! Y U NO KICK IN SOONER?

[alnilam66]

no oil does not contain pcb's the mineral oil was a replacement to the pcb's

[adythekiller]

Nice fireworks !

[boswellchrome]

dose the coolant oil contain pcb's

[CheqqaN]

Let's see what is on your electricity bill xD

[physicmad]

the fuse on that set up is known as an expulsion fuse - contains a charge of explosives to blow the link apart - hence the bang at the end.

[spencnaz]

FIRE FIRE FIRE FIRE! HEH HEH HEH HEH!

[l0land]

That is what happen without Buchholz relay ^^

[XOROHN]

this blue flash (arc?) Iooks and aIso sounds crazy

[matteng1997]

This complete failure of the substation was because a mechanism that is supposed to prevent arc faults failed. The substation had ZERO protection. After that happened (which was before the actual incident), a fault formed between phases and caused too much current, which overheated the transformers and caused a MEGA arcing torch, eating away at the substation. The oil inside overheated and spilled out, causing a fire. The explosion at the end was the main fuse blowing, cutting ALL electricity.

[pearlmax]

LOL at the screaming women.

[Zyworski]

Nothing to worry about the neighborhood is just getting coated with PCB laden oily soot, it will help keep the weeds down. No extra charge!

[vjrei]

I heard about that explosion. It was before prom night and because of all the hair dryers.

[scroungecan]

@vjrei seriously, you think that because of a few hairdryers the substation blew up!!!

iv had four soundsystems runnin at like 12k each and nothing even happend in the building so i doubt that would affect a fulkl substation

[yoududenut]

OMFG!!!!

[UndeadRenegade1]

well you gotta hit the ball from where ever it landed, you think maybe a golf club donw this lol

[starduststeve]

sad story. poor little transfoma. pajuurhhhrrrrrrrrrr rurrrrrurrrruuurrrrrrrr bjruhrhurururrrrrrrr where his last words.

[nithelmusic]

That's what happens when Chuck Norris meets Chuck Norris.

[MCBackDraft1]

This transformer didn't have an expulsion fuse. The arcing is a high impedance fault that was seen by the upstream breaker as normal load, so it did not trip. When the heat got so intense, the insulating oil inside the sealed transformer boiled and gassed until the transformer tank itself ruptured. The oil then broke down and ignited causing the fireball. The pressure that ruptured the tank set off the rapid pressure relay which finally tripped the upstream breaker and cleared the fault.

[smiley235]

@MCBackDraft1 You think there would be thermistors or something on the windings to make sure they aren't overheating. Although the current may not have been high enough to trip on overcurrent, the arc would have been producing a lot of heat.

[UTFreak87]

wow!

[a380rockerfan]

Whoa... HOLY crap good god. SHIT!

[MSNIMSM]

"Oh no not again this is the 3rd time this happend this week!!!"

[creamyfilling102]

good lord...

[mifan93]

imagine the soil under that...dont plant crops there, if they ever grow!!!!LOL

[enigma800]

That big BOOM at 17 seconds is from what's called an expulsion fuse. It literally blows the circuit open to cut the power. In person, it's as loud as a cannon.

[DerStilleTod]

@enigma800: the are don't the Fuse.

Did you see the steam at 14 sec ?

Transfomers has an special oil to cooled the coils in the transformer

i don't know what happend with the oil but it seems the oil get out of the transformer and burn or exploded

[enigma800]

DerStilleTod, that boom is an expulsion fuse blowing out. The transformer is on fire because the cooling oil inside the transformer either opened a pressure relief valve or came out under it's own pressure. The exterior of the transformer was so hot that it caused ignition of the cooling oil, and thus the fire. You'll notice that all arcing and 60hz noise stopped the moment the expulsion fuse blew. The fuse is located slightly above the transformer, you can see it flash.

[omairgeforce]

@DerStilleTod

i think that Oil was Vapourised due to extreme temperature and Mixing with air , it got explosive

[MoonWerewolf]

"that most be a fu*k ton of voltage to get it to jump like that"

[HellGate666666]

Check small lighting ark just along the grass at 17sec in, then the transformer explodes!

[Venom6733]

looks like a golf course

[openbardude0]

Was a golf course....

[windoes98se]

hmm, sounds like when i tryed playing an old casset though a crappy tape player

[andshiga]

hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm m mmmmmmmm m m mmmm mm m BOOM lol

[FCule]

global warming

[shortbutsweetgurl]

Looks like the terminator is back for more....lol

[CAPTINCURK]

sorry, i was kinda takin a shit and my butt exploded and made electrical fail

[god0fgod]

What made that happen?

[DANATRINGWOOD]

read the description and your find out

do people actualy read them lol

[lysippus]

how long was the power out after this

[6V92TA]

GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!!

[yolichka1]

I just wonder what took so long for the darn fuse to blow?

[MaDrung]

it heated the oil to boiling state so it spilled out and burned.

[therealKINDLE]

That was the shit!

[dudeonline456]

wow that is a big explotion

[jewelgirl21]

that was awesome!

[NeVarajMe]

WOOOO! FIREBALL!!!

[jewasiuk]

Electricity doesn't explode like that, but something else in there did because of the arc.

[Roflmao332]

it was the oil that works as coolant for the transformer, transformers on stations like that usually are air/oil cooled

[mlcoo17]

LOL, the last thing you hear is, " All available....." yeah no shit, all available and then some.

[cassandraruth]

0:18 flash- bang!

[Rammsteinroxandunoit]

That was a ninja trying to get out :DD

[juliman12]

lol zzzzzz.z.z.z.ZZZZZZZ booom!!!!!!!!!classic =)

[bodybager]

It's the dielectric fluid that insulates the transformer windings and flows through the windings to cool them. Probably an alkylbenzene oil.

[surfinternet1]

You might be right. What would be the chances of terrorism here? Lightening could have caused? It hardly seemed to have been an outdoor substation by looking at the structure? Outdoor Tx could be ONAN type (natural air natural oil filled) as compared to indoor (dry type)...My two cents worth opinion w/ limited knowledge on the subject matter (except schools course in EE way back) :)

[surfinternet1]

Tx selection depends on:

1) Primary V & F

2) Secondary V

3) Capacity required in VA

4) Tx size > actual load

etc.

[surfinternet1]

3Phase:  Ie (rated current of Tx) = KVA X 1000/ (SQRT(3) X Ue)

Where Ue means LT side rated voltage...

[surfinternet1]

Now having lectured above and the possibility of lightning or terrorism, Tx could be heated up by over loading of its rated capacity. Tx is better be used up to 80% of its rated capacity. Beyond 80%, precaution such as fans (sp?) be installed for cooling its temperature. That could be one of a reason here, over load? Correct me if I am wrong..:)

[Rmaantje]

Thats HOTT

[webbhead92]

There just so happens to be someone filming it when it happens. And an audience as well by the sounds of it. What are the chances of that?

[commanderbacara198]

Damn!!!!!!!!!!

[bubba4202]

Who likes their steaks n fries a little on the crispy side!?! XD

[scagliettileopard]

what is so flammable in the sub station?

[Maxxumdriver01]

it must be the cooling fluid of the transformers

[J3sst44]

The description says Oil.

[Kulawendin]

The oil they use for cooling.

[wtfisthis1989]

looks like wher having a BBQ!! whos bringing the beer!!! :D

[herokilledtheclown]

What is that weird shadow moving in at the end?

[Bamchucknorris]

IT WUZ TEH ALIENZ!!!11!!1!!!!

[herokilledtheclown]

AHHH SHIT MAN!! GOD DAMN ALIUMS!!!!!!

[Bamchucknorris]

aliums... lol

[moo8dathotmaildotcom]

death

[btryr1]

Boom!

[thejohnnyo]

As an electrician these things are just amazing to watch!!!!!

[Newirisher]

ok what idiot put a substation in a forest?!?

[balvarg]

the hulk did it

[sgtsn1per]

damn

[AnDika308]

O.O omg

[p717]

About ready to get off the grid now?

[Envergure]

They should have used a less flammable coolant!

[cjellwood]

water

[EmoDog666]

The oil isn't for coolant. It's an insulator. So no water would definately not work.

[tylerakawings]

.............. damn!!

[rocklistener256]

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[ilovetogofast88]

COOL!!

[patsminicooper212]

that flash was a fusion bomb

[berndpfe]

0:00 - 0:14 : Major shortcircuit and consequential boiling up of the coolant oil

(cooling pump probably fails now..)

0:15 - 0:17 : Overpressure blast and Oil exits (while further heating of the housing and coils)

0:17 - 0:18 : Oil catches fire.

0:18 : Safety Fuse blows up, Power goes off.

0:18 - End : Oil on fire...

[icarlyd]

holy shit!

[caoskin]

it is called The Electric-Exploder Series.

[JENSSCHLAU]

YEAH !!! Nice.

[OoROBIoO]

Kick ass!!!

[StarryKid06]

Man that was good enough looking to be in a movie!

[dylancole1015]

where was this??

[prophet121]

moments before the explotion, it either was a rapid release of gas, smoke, steam. or an automatic fire supression system that clearly, worked

[72fasterthanyou]

If you look closely, there is a spray of liquid that catches fire but puts out the arcing. That is probably an oil filled CB (circuit breaker). Unfortunately the oil is flammable when exposed to oxygen and an arc.

[mvadinan540]

What was the light and power company guy smoking a joint while he was servicing the Sub station..

[mifan93]

YIKES!!!!!there is one at the end of my street,

and there is houses on 3 sides of it. the closest is about 150ft... it is scarry when the transformer short circuts/overloads,but i hope this never happens.

[barnsoldat91]

yeeeeeeeiiiiiiii

[nero486]

mr. Freeman´s Teleporter

[insult0master]

French fries anyone?

[ole9872]

That is kind' of stoner man..!

[armoured0fist]

this happened in my town last week powercuts every where still having them

[naterock69]

lol oops

[Arkthurius]

Anybody supports the the theory of core excesive heating due to harmonics in this case??????????????

[openyopendelta]

awesome

[SROSELLI]

that must of caused alot of power outages

[Arkthurius]

I've also heard that when the transformer's oil gets humidity, it really vaporizes the water to a very high pressure, the oil stays liquified. So after the explosion the arc's heat just ignites the oil. I just love the boom after the flash. Respect electricity and electricians.

[gregglesh]

ferro-resonance did it - a phenomenon with 3 phase electricity unbalanced when the switch to turn it off/on is switched and boom off it goes - hehe i doubt it but its a possibility

[Arkthurius]

you mean the effect of high current due to the harmonics?? is that ferro-resonance?

[JustinMcInroy]

holy f***!!!

[Arkthurius]

OK, nice clip, it seems the safe breakers and stuff did not work. It seems the sparks burned the oil vapor. Interesting accident.

I would say there was too much load on demand and that was the overheat cause. But is when the safe system should act. I guess something went wrong with it.

[rich2055a]

Actually at 0.13 seconds the fire system goes off, its looks like some sort of spray water system. You're right in the fact they're full oil, when the water hits it, it acts as like a giant chip pan fire and explodes.

[JonasClark]

It's a substation transformer that's arcing, maybe a switch failed or something. The transformer's casing is filled with insulating, heat-absorbing oil, but the oil can only take so much heat before it boils. At 0:13 vents pop open to release the pressure, spewing oil vapor... and this vapor catches fire. The white flash is the transformer blowing completely, and it goes up in flames. Probably a total loss. Spectacular, though.

[tall32guy]

I've heard a few places that the boom is an expulsion fuse to cut the power.

[obzelite]

haven't a clue where it is, not a demo, that's what happens when you boil oil.

[hoaxer666]

WOW what was that a fire demo?

[jon419]

So, where was this?

[tall32guy]

At a substation in Miami.