230KV 3Phase Trasmission Line Switch

[bu11dogs1000]

wut is dat thing for?????

[TAPriceCTR]

what would cause 3 to trip simultaniously?

[bamaslamma1003]

@TAPriceCTR The circuit breaker feeding the line interrupts all three phases at once. Initially the circuit is carrying relatively low reactive current (capacitance between phase conductors and inductance of unloaded transformers in the circuit). At that point the load is within the breaker's rating. Once the arc flashes over to another phase, it appears as a short circuit, tripping the breaker and killing power.

[TAPriceCTR]

@bamaslamma1003

thank you

[Gasoline500]

that is bad ass!!

[MrTehcat]

HAARP!

[gocountry1391]

what they are doing that for?

[FearlessSpinner]

@gocountry1391 If you had to maintain a powerline...you wouldnt want to do that while 100.000 of volts flow through it eh? ;)

[EaseAssassin]

HAARP!, Bush, Inside Job!, Illuminati

[utubesnamepolsux]

Like everything else, air as a dielectic strength measured in volts per inch; if you have more volts than that, you'll get an arc. In the case of air, of course, humidity plays a role as well.

[DrMotorDude]

Bladerunner, better explain it in terms the average 4th - er - 3rd grader can understand or before you know it, conspiracy nut bars will leave, "HAARP!, Bush, Inside Job!, Illuminati" comments.

Good perspective, BTW, were you able to find out if any updated designs of this system ever got used?

[brandon14872]

its like a giant tesla coil

[PUNKKAOS11]

muy interesante

[seeeyouinhelll2mf]

so is the giant arc of death a good sign or bad sign?

[pinkfloyd666]

@seeeyouinhelll2mf both? the electricity doesn't want to break the connection so if its still close enough it will arc through the air and continue on it's original path

[kekedog]

cool,electricity can make everything amazin' that everyone is fond of that!

[KittyRokher]

cool. Is it supposed to do that?

[kaaitj]

No, the arc suppresion failed but the effect is cool :)

[KittyRokher]

Oh neat. I know a lot about electronics but not electrical delivery systems. Is that a minor problem that they have a lot or was that something serious?

[kaaitj]

Well I don't really know that but they don't build those arc suppresions for fun, watch?v=cn5mJd2LW1A&feature=fv­w here u see how it should go.

[RegistrationCop]

@KittyRokher That's perfectly normal. When they disconnect the switch the electricity ionizes the air and causes it to heat up, so the arc is created. Some people explained it to me. Makes sense.

[tryithere]

Looks like they may have to move those dissconnects down the block from the connection

[chukchee]

Its ALIVE!

[DirectOverdrive]

Electricity is amazing

[666SAZUKE666]

yes, you can

[JulesCesar27]

can i touch it ?

[99Dunlop]

Good thing the sub locked out when it did.

[Erictheirritated]

Nope. These switches look just like this when they open.

[conspir8or]

"Life! Give my creation LIFE!!!" —Young Frankenstein

[szymusiek1980]

wow, terminator is rising from the future

[timerider4]

Anybody wanna roast marshmallows?

[TenLakesRealty]

Thanks for Sharing, Tesla I See.. know anything about Zero Point Energy ?

[undulaatikko]

huh? that's not a tesla, that's an air break disconnect switch opening while current flows through... and what the hell has "zero point energy" to do with this? and Stop writing some Words in sentences In big Letters because it is so Goddamn annoying

[MJB612]

yeah i dont think that kid has a clue on what he's talking about

[xshibityx]

air break? I thought it was a horn gap disconnect switch

[xshibityx]

My apologies, that is an air break disconnect.

[JoystickTV]

I wana play with it! It looks sooo beautiful.....

[killaruna2]

hahaha, u like fried chicken, huh

[biowerks]

The power company gets all the cool toys!

[steel54321]

@biowerks like the minigun

[MrStemkilla]

@biowerks the military get the eavan better toys

[robertg222]

cool

[cnknguyen]

scary.

[KraftPaper]

siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick