Watch how Manitoba Hydro crews de-ice lines by melting, rolling, and smacking ice and hoarfrost off. De-icing prevents outages, damage, and public safety hazards.
Wow, never thought I’d see this I guess not sure if I’ve ever heard of any utility doing this before but never saw that much ice hanging on the wire either
Labor intensive but cheaper to get the ice off before poles and lines need to be replaced , sometimes they get there in time sometimes not , I d thank them for helping keep the power flowing
Distribution lines usually have insulation over conductors And Increasing current will increase line loss & economy as well. So that isn't a solution. No-brainer doesn't always work
@@Jahid49 you only need the wires to get slightly above freezing temperature. Not a big of a del, even though it takes a huge amount of energy to melt ice, just as much energy to bring water at 0°C to water at nearly 80°C, three-quarters of the way to boiling.
Wow, never thought I’d see this I guess not sure if I’ve ever heard of any utility doing this before but never saw that much ice hanging on the wire either
Never seen this done, kinda cool, education works.thanks.
My favorite time of the year baby. Guranteed Over Time at $90+/hr. Get the gullet boys
I couldn't make out the word they were using, it sounded like they kept saying "HORROR" FROST...... is that the word they were using?
Close! But we're talking about hoarfrost: www.britannica.com/science/hoarfrost
Gotta live north of 45th paralell to understand. Texas does in 2021!
Thank you for what you do!
Labor intensive but cheaper to get the ice off before poles and lines need to be replaced , sometimes they get there in time sometimes not , I d thank them for helping keep the power flowing
Is there any way to rid of the ice on wires automatically? Like warming or vibrating?
In Russia we just pass a high current to a load through the line and that heats the ice and makes it fall off
We do the same. Just like he said in video.
they started putting new poles on Elizabeth Rd last week
Why not just increase current and heat up the lines? It is a no-brainer.
Distribution lines usually have insulation over conductors And Increasing current will increase line loss & economy as well. So that isn't a solution. No-brainer doesn't always work
@@Jahid49 you only need the wires to get slightly above freezing temperature. Not a big of a del, even though it takes a huge amount of energy to melt ice, just as much energy to bring water at 0°C to water at nearly 80°C, three-quarters of the way to boiling.
How long does it take for the ice to melt off at 1:10?
Not to long but it is the process to set it up to do so that takes the time ..
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