Dan Robinson
I hope I'm not being too nitpicky here. But has anyone noticed how ubiquitous the term 'transformer explosion' is, in the sense that it is applied to any power flash-type incident, regardless of whether or not there was actually a transformer involved? It seems that most power flash incidents are a result of either two energized lines touching, or a lightning-caused flashover across an insulator. There is rarely a transformer involved or even anywhere nearby.
I know from a public knowledge standpoint, the term 'transformer explosion' is understood to mean some type of weather-caused electrical malfunction that causes a bright arc. But maybe I'm being too technical in bringing up the fact that an actual transformer explosion is rarely, if ever, the source of a wind-related electrical arc.
I know from a public knowledge standpoint, the term 'transformer explosion' is understood to mean some type of weather-caused electrical malfunction that causes a bright arc. But maybe I'm being too technical in bringing up the fact that an actual transformer explosion is rarely, if ever, the source of a wind-related electrical arc.