Untangling the various equipment you might see in an electrical substation.
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In many ways, the grid is a one-size-fits-all system – a gigantic machine to which we all connect spinning in perfect synchrony across, in some cases, an entire continent. On the other hand, our electricity needs, including when we need it, how much we need, and how reliably it should be delivered vary widely. Substations play a critical role in controlling and protecting the power grid.
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Nicely explained, thanks.
Tremendous production values! This is also a great video-production training example.
I worked in a fossil power utility when we had to accept a tax-subsidized 25MW solar farm. The rapid change in solar power throughout the day, as clouds passed in front of the sun or squall line blacked out the solar power, was enough to blow two of our 6MW fossil generators, so when we rebuilt those, we also rebuilt a giant load cell (like a big toaster oven), and ran the solar power through that to throttle the constant spikes down to just the supply curve from zero at dawn to nameplate capacity at noon to zero at dusk. A lot of atmospheric heating from that. There are also tumble-weed and dust-choked solar fields near Barstow built for the tax credits, and you have to wonder whether they provide solar power or just Fed tax subsidies?
Truth be told, actual solar power sold is only a fraction of the profits solar developers get in subsidies. You can see this by media's misleading coal-fired grid EV Tesla's are 'Zero Carbon'.
Later I was responsible for power purchase for several million square feet of government office buildings, and being constantly, constantly set upon by solar panel representatives to install on our roofs. "It won't cost you anything!" they would claim. "You'll even make money!" they would push their colorful brochures toward me. And I'd always ask, 'Get me your MTBF Life-Cycle Cost Analysis and annualized monthly power production actuals from some area installation, then I'll take a look at them." Not one distributor ever got back to me with that. Solar is now the 'aluminum siding' business of the 2020s, even as our local government has just announced it will 'ban' fossi fuels by 2035. That's how insane 'renewable' has become.
I'd really like to show my students your video on the economic truth of 'renewables'. Be sure to include the moonscaping of Ecuador and the child-slave cobalt mines of the Congo. Let's do it! Let's do the first pitmine-to-hazardous landfill life-cycle cost analysis of renewable!! You'll get Ms of views, make $Ms in YouTube ad revenues, and maybe get to testify to Congress!
Why does PGE constantly lie and fail rate payers while Southern Consolidated Electrical does not?
Your videos are fantastic! Would you mind telling us what the intro song is?
Can you explain advantages and disadvantages to going to hvdc intstead of ac? Is there a device that can function like a transformer but using dc?
This is my favorite channel to watch when I'm procrastinating.. cant explain why
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That was a great explanation!! As a NETA test technician I commend your knowledge!!
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I'm from Maryland, a part of the state that is served by Potomac Electric Power Company. Their local substations are enclosed in buildings rather than in the open, as seen in this video. One such substation building, in Potomac, a small residential development, appears like a church.
Thank you for producing this video, I must say I share your pashion. I am interested in power stations and associated infrastructure. Looking forward to future productions
Fascinating education. Thank you very much for putting this together!
We take so much for granted here in this country… just a mere 150 years ago NONE of this existed and we survived ,, now we couldn't without it .. atleast not many of us could for very long
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!
At 8.30 that meter is smiling at you :0)
I have graduated in Electrical Engineering and doing Software Programming. I wish there were videos like these on those days
Is this a photoshopped picture or is there actually a substation with an art piece in it? https://youtu.be/7Q-aVBv7PWM?t=650
The only thing I remember about substations is when I was like 8 my dad told me never to break in/play near them dunno y tf he told me that or how it came up in conversation but I remember it to this day
Top-notch information. Distributed generation from residential and commercial solar systems is adding further complexity to the grid as every small solar household is now a mini power plant.
The utility has to plan for all the generation happening from multiple small generators (solar homes). Do check out this video I made for residential buyers. Thank you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dFKf3H6mcU&t=247s
I remember driving through rural ohio around the midpoint between columbus, cleveland and toledo and out in the middle of nowhere is this like 5 mile long substation with these huge transmission lines coming in from each city's direction. they also had massive wind turbines off in the distance. too bad the locals are luddites who were calling for the construction of a 'clean' coal powerplant there which was many many miles from any water source
But what about a station with wires only coming out of it? I see it all the time
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I love artistic looking electrical towers, one of the towers near my house is shaped like the Eiffel tower 😍
Keep up the great work!
Off topic but what was that song in the background music on the intro? Really liked it
Clear and concise thank you.