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[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

Fun fact: You can estimate the voltage by the length of the insulators. My guess is this is around 100kV (2x 3 phase circuits), around the border of transmission and distribution voltages.

You can also estimate the capacity by the number of conductors per phase. This has a pair of lines for each phase, so a fair chunk, but not the 3 or 4 conductors you sometimes see (although maybe you mainly see that on higher transmission voltages.

[-] Jhestyr@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ooh a lightning sorcerer...

[-] sartalon@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It will be 128 kV or 345 kV.

[-] qupada@fedia.io 0 points 3 weeks ago

OP appears to be in the UK, so potentially (no pun intended) one of 400kV, 275kV, or 132kV.

[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That pun was totally intended, and I cannot fault you for it.

I was thinking 132kV, but wasn't sure if this is Europe where you might find 100kV (although again it varies by country). In the UK, 132kV is the boundary between distribution and transmission. DNO's (Distribution Network Operators) generally use 11kV, 33kV, 66kV (generally rare but used in some areas eg in North West England) and 132kV, TNO's (Transmission) use 132kV, 275kV and 400kV. Although, a lot of 275kV substations are built to 400kV spec (eg in Scotland), so that they can upgrade in the future.

You sometimes get this with power lines, they might install higher voltage insulators then run it at a lower voltage until some time later when the network is upgraded. This spoils the game of guess the voltage/makes it more challenging, and you end up with really weird looking connections between large pylons and small poles.

[-] CelloMike@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

According to the national grid map this is a 275kv line so there you go :)

[-] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

You are now trapped by my stand『SUPER FLY』

[-] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago
[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

i work for a utility company, we got even simpler ones on the wall 😄

[-] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Everyone who sees anything on this picture... Are you sure you are not enemy stand users?

[-] Mustakrakish@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

If I remember correctly, you are now trapped there until you trick someone else into taking your spot.

[-] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

At least your knives will be sharp

[-] ramius345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Pnut@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

The effing tower.

[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Genius@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

Far over the misty pylons tall

[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Two voltage deep, resistance Ohm

damn the 5g radiation coming from this photo is enlarging my gayness allele

[-] Ste41th@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

I like pictures like this, shows that the person who took it is somewhat creative and thinks out of the box.

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

thinks out of the box.

or inside the pylon

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

I like geometric patterns :)

[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Looking up an electricity pylon's skirt.

[-] markstos@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Some of these were installed on my family farm in the US through eminent domain. Meaning, we had no choice but the government was supposed to pay us a fair market value for the use of our land. I still remember that because that year all us three kids all got new bicycles!

I don't love them. If you are right underneath them, it seems like you feel the electricity and sometimes hear them crackle.

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world -1 points 3 weeks ago

Seems like something we should construct more of

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