500kv of Power

[RickDaTuner]

wanna know wht 500 000 volts look like

http://photos.darb.net/photos/stuff/500kv/500kV_Switch.mpeg

[LEBMAN]

sadam hussein should be thrown into that:rofl:

[ZMan2k2]

:eek: :eek: Shocking!! :D :D That's pretty cool.

[4wheeldrift]

Actually, its a 144kV transmission line going into a transformer station. The electrical designers at Colt were passing that around to everyone. That's what pulling the master disconnect looks like with the lines still live :eek:

[FiveFreshFish]

Good find. :thumbsup:

That's way over 138 kV. (Btw, 144 kV is not a standard nominal transmission voltage.)

Note the corona rings and the number of bells on the dead end insulator strings, typical of 500 kV construction and higher voltages.

[4wheeldrift]

Originally posted by FiveFreshFish

That's way over 138 kV. (Btw, 144 kV is not a standard nominal transmission voltage.) Most equipment is rated to 138 or 144, and I've seen both in use. Depends on the grid you're running off of. A lot of lines in alberta are 144kV.



Originally posted by FiveFreshFish
Note the corona rings and the number of bells on the dead end insulator strings, typical of 500 kV construction and higher voltages. The line running directly in front of the station in the later shot when it zooms out is consistent with 138/144kV line construction, perhaps thats outside a step-down transformer station.

[Weapon_R]

I don't know about this technical stuff, but that sure reminded me of the defence towers in Command and Conquer - their existence is possible!

[Ben]

Originally posted by Weapon_R
I don't know about this technical stuff, but that sure reminded me of the defence towers in Command and Conquer - their existence is possible!


hahaha, Tesla Coils! I used to guard my base with about 100 of em, haha

[KoukiS14]

:eek:

That sound freaks me out

[FiveFreshFish]

Originally posted by 4wheeldrift
Most equipment is rated to 138 or 144, and I've seen both in use. Depends on the grid you're running off of. A lot of lines in alberta are 144kV.
I stand corrected. Is 144 kV used mosly in northeastern Alberta?



Originally posted by 4wheeldrift
The line running directly in front of the station in the later shot when it zooms out is consistent with 138/144kV line construction, perhaps thats outside a step-down transformer station.
You mean the A-frame structure near the end of the video? The length of the insulator string for 138 or 144 kV would only be about 4 ft, assuming 8 bells at a height of 5.75" per unit. Each string appears to be longer than the men on the ground who would be about 6 ft tall. I still think the line is 500 kV because you need about 24 insulator bells at that voltage, and that translates to an insulator string length of 11.5 ft. Keep in mind the men are standing much closer to the camera, and the insulators are not at ground level.

[tommy1223]

is that real?

that's crazy

[4wheeldrift]

Originally posted by FiveFreshFish

I stand corrected. Is 144 kV used mosly in northeastern Alberta?
Just about everything around fort mac is 144kV, for feeds into the plants up there it seems to be the common transmission current.


Originally posted by FiveFreshFish

You mean the A-frame structure near the end of the video? The length of the insulator string for 138 or 144 kV would only be about 4 ft, assuming 8 bells at a height of 5.75" per unit. Each string appears to be longer than the men on the ground who would be about 6 ft tall. I still think the line is 500 kV because you need about 24 insulator bells at that voltage, and that translates to an insulator string length of 11.5 ft. Keep in mind the men are standing much closer to the camera, and the insulators are not at ground level. Maybe you're right. We asked one of the sparkies at work and he said he thought it was a 144kV line, he could have been wrong.

[Davetronz]

Fuck yea!
That gives me a hard-on!!!

[FiveFreshFish]

Originally posted by 4wheeldrift
Just about everything around fort mac is 144kV, for feeds into the plants up there it seems to be the common transmission current.

Ah, Alberta Power used 144 kV. I worked for TransAlta many years ago before deregulation. Amazing how much I forgot over the years.

[SwitchBlade]

Shocking :drama: cool find

[GTS Jeff]

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haha jk thats a cool vid

[benyl]

Wonder how strong the smell of Ozone would have been after that...