Yep. Power stations have bigger transformers and are usually higher voltage than the ones on the streets. System circuit protection should've happened. What gives?
That's not a very big switchyard. What's the voltage?
Our powerstation generates about 4k then the GSU's outside step it up to 500k for transmission. More than likely the pic is in the the switchyard and has the stepdown transformers to supply the streets. Cool tho right?
Agreed. I've never seen an arc take 4 minutes to break….unless the power was still being fed. Still.
EP of Blackwater?
Did it have a comms tank for oil expansion? If so, you usually have to have a nitrogen blanket on the top side of the transformer.What gas is produced in an arc? What happens if arcing happens in a unit that's holding nitrogen? Boom. There are different metals in a transformer. Steel plates, some with aluminum ribs for the radiators to cool the oil, copper for the windings etc. It'll just be a melted pile when it's done.