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To: hadaclueonce
No, I meant 750,000 volts on the transmission line. My brother-in-law installed many 750 kV lines at SDG&E before shifting to work for the transit district. The transformers used in that operation similar to the device here

315 mega volt ampere (MVA), 765 kilovolt (kV) generator step up transformer (GSU

20 posted on 11/29/2018 6:21:47 PM PST by Myrddin
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To: Myrddin

Ok.
GSU transformers are generally more protected than auto transformers on the grid.
The Metcalf incident is the exception.
Nobody, I mean nobody wants to admit what happened at Metcalf.


21 posted on 11/29/2018 6:28:34 PM PST by hadaclueonce ( This time I am Deplorable)
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