A brief Google implies that IEEE 835 concerns itself with power cable as opposed to service cable.
Back when I was doing factory QA on T&D cable, triplexed meant 3 individual power cables which were twisted together (triplexed) onto the customer's reel so that they could then be installed that...
Real time numbers from the California Independent System Operator CAISO: Link
AS OF 14:50 01/26/2018
24,194 MW
Current demand
7,264 MW
Current solar
That's 30% solar.
At the bottom of the S&C link you provided, there is a Product Literature tab.
According to the descriptive bulletin for the Omni-Rupter, the expected life is ~500 full load operations,~2000 mechanical operations.
At some public agencies, the promotion from assistant engineer to associate engineer is a mere formality with the PE and 2 years experience. At others it can be a full-scale civil service ordeal.
No direct experience with this, but I always assumed this was the reason why the 'Disclaimers' section of a home inspection report is always longer than the 'Findings' section.
Broadly speaking, a public utility is financed by revenue from selling its product (water), while public works will have to make do with whatever allocation it receives from city management.
I'm sure some cities in SoCal do better during economic downturns than others do.
I'd be interested in seeing a picture to see if the deflection of the insulators is obvious to the naked eye. I would NOT want to see one on my system!
Southern States does not recommend mounting any type of disconnect switch vertically at 345 kV or higher.
As you noted, what we call a circuit switcher in North American looks a lot like what is called a live tank circuit breaker in other parts of the world. Both are capable of interrupting load and fault currents.
The simplest form of a switcher is the “candlestick” model with vertically aligned...
Central (inland) California, barely above sea level. Temps from +20 to 110F, no snow or ice, but occasionally light frost.
I agree with jghrist, examination of a cross-cut joint would help with your comfort level as there is nothing to move when it's all mashed together.
We have been using these connectors for the past 14 or so years, and we will never go back. The crews love them, and we were able to let the one guy who could do heliarc welding finally retire. We use it on everything from 12 kV to 230 kV.
The powerheads and dies are a bit pricy, but I have...
