Energizing 69KV Substation 

Just a quick clip of us energizing the 69kv sub that had the mobile setup I showed a few videos back. All equipment is tested prior to being energized ✌🍻👊 *Edit* A few have mentioned verifying the position of the blades (that they are fully seated). This step was done after recording prior to reporting back to dispatch. I hope to release a better and more in-depth video covering switching steps in the near future!

It's a great feeling when you walk away from something like that after it's energized. Like being rewarded.

That must be a rush to power that up. Nothing like the sound of a big transformer firing up.

Nice of the substation designer to place the grounding mat under the power fuses....

Fun times in the old substation, keeping your fingers crossed that all is well before you slam that switch shut. Done that more times than I can count. Stay safe my friend.

When I work on electricity in the home, I feel in control. Working on this big stuff just seems overwhelming, even if you know what you're doing. At least that's how it appears to me.

That noise after you closed the switch sounds like someone was on the telemetry monitoring channel.

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Something I can't wait to do! Badass 👊

Thats cool! My power comes from a substation around 50 miles away, I don't know exactly what the voltages are but i'm pretty sure it's one 69kv line in, three 13kv lines out, and two 19kv out. The 13kv is for the town its in and the 19kv goes to my town and other long distance lines.

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I work in IT, and it it is interesting to see how and what all the parts of a power system work. I totally understand that it's something that I don't want to touch or get near! I just have fun trying to figure out what all the parts are called on my local lines.

Bang then hum. Mission accomplished. 👍

thats some nice voltage

Nice job

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Very interesting video!

Something I learned in the fire service years ago was to carry binoculars in the truck. You never know when they will come in handy for reading / inspecting something in the distance. Could be a sign across a fenced lot or looking down a road that's blocked by a tree. In this case a good look at that switch before reporting to dispatch that you are all set. BTW, they have also come in handy when taking lunch at the local beach on a nice day!

I've got the power!#Singing in my head 🎶

After you energized and walk away. In the video it looks like a blue flash comes down the pole. I watched it a couple of times. Maybe it just reflected off something else. This is why they recommend all the gear. Safety has really come along way. In my trade we have a lot of issues with lightning. It causes all kinds of destroyed parts. I have been amazed at how it travels through the equipment and fuses relays together. I have found your work interesting. I came across your channel when I was researching how to work around the lines safely. We had to run a low voltage cable in the area near them in the air a safe working distance away. All went well and the job is done now. Working around them in any ariel work can be interesting to say the least. Sometimes I wish I could post things about my job but just never going to happen. Due to the things, you have talked about in your videos when you started. My job is interesting just can't put it out there. Thanks for keeping the lights on!

Nice KV

What happened in the very first clip? It looked like something went wrong when you went to move out of the way but I don't really understand why.

Only 69KV sub I've worked in was an old Delta config built in the 50's. It was operated with long.. long hot sticks from outside the gate lol

cool

Doesn't that send a chill down your spine and legs when you throwing in a switch like that and something goes boom?

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Textbook operation keep the head down and the fingers crossed🤣

From European perspective looks like 19th century's stile of realizing HV switching operations. Very surprised

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Very cool! How much of a gap was up top? Looked fairly small from what I see in my area just driving around town

Every time you says "Energizing" make me think about a little light switch hanging on the pole....

You forgot to verify the blades on the GOAB are full inserted and turned.

man i was late to the video i was eating thanksgiving dinner when you posted this

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Hot damn

I didn't know the line was live until he flipped the switch and I saw the brief arc and once the transformer was energized, it was obvious there was power just by the hum of the transformer. I'm a little curious how loud the hum of the transformer is. I would imagine with the high voltage, you could hear it several feet away.

Is that all good in the wood or all settled in the metal?

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What are those metal grates on the ground?

You didn't mention the voltage on the tower in the background (unrelated to this work order, but interesting none the less)

Does that power transformer have an integrated switch or what protects it in case of a problem? Or will it remotely trip the whole 69kV line?

Where is the 12kv secondary circuit breakers located? Inside the yard? I just retired 25 yrs as Substation Hi voltage switcher, great job, loved it.

What's that big pylon in the background? 765kv?

That electricity sounded angry after the initial connection. There is a big sub station close to my house. It buzzes like that too. There is nothing inside that fenced area but death

Are you 60Hz there? It sounds higher-pitched than our 50Hz here in the UK.

What was on the trailer?

I've heard from old timers in my family that energizing a transformer is 'hard on it'. Is there any truth to that?

wathing these feels like the old times when there were only fuses and disconnect switches. can you explain how would you de energise the transformer without taking shutdown of the 69kv feeder. never saw that in real life though.

So you latched it then it was energised up the line?

I imagine you must carry a couple extra pair of shorts in the truck for code brown events? 🤪💩

а почему именно 12,47 киловольт ? не 12,49 или 12 ?

Where is the explosion from the intro?

Upon closure of that switch I expected you to inspect it and make sure all three blades were properly seated into the jaws. That is standard operating procedure for most dispatch authorities to be performed once calling back the switching orders. Thanks

Is the isolator broken down? In the first clip?

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What is the blue flash during energizing?

Zero to 60 in less than a second! If things go bad there’s no were to run.

1:06 once the energizing is slowed down, it sounds like the beginning of Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart. 🤷‍♂️

12.47kv is a VERY specific sounding voltage. I wonder why they don't just quote it as 12kv or 13kv?

Is it any more difficult to disconnect versus connecting?

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Quick disconnect switch instead of electrically operated SF6 circuit breaker?

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Error in my understanding of this was the same thing I had with the original 😢😮😮

Are you an Electrical Technologist? Or is that a different job?

You said "high tension fuses". How do you figure out "tension"? Is thee something like "OLM'S LAW for tension? Are there low tension fuses? Does low tension mean un-torqued? I love the way you show how to do all the stuff that is inside your job.

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Ground gradient Matt was kinda pointless where it was

Is this 69kv on 1 single line or between the 3 phases

Fuck that lol My co worker who just works weekends is a retired airline pilot for FedEx. But he also flew helicopters on the side. He showed me a clip of a helicopter with a saw blades attached cutting trees branches too close to power lines. FUCK THAT TOO LOL. Only if the power was turned off. But you know damn well that will never happen. 3-27-21

Every time I see someone suit up to flip a switch I think why didn't they put some sort of remote control on that, even a mechanical one as simple as a 20 foot long pole to pull the switch, for the sole purpose of improving safety.

They shut it down when doing line work

0:00 An isolator that needs replacing?

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Nope not for me. Not sure how my grandfather did that for 30 years while drunk.... different era.

Any idea what has gone wrong in Texas that has left millions of people in the dark ?

Why 69 KV why not 70

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I was expecting a malfunction of some sort...

You guys and your 60Hz weirdness... But seriously, I'm interested in what you folks might think of the sound of this 375MVA, 330/132kV beastie: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FQijX1DEp1k.html Skip to 3:40 if you want to skip straight to the action, otherwise, he gives a little tour of the transformer in question.

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Stepping off the mat during an operation is a very bad habit…

Well now I know how to shut this down....you shouldn’t show every thing on the net....you rookies

Nice