Date: 16/10/2015 12:11:32
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 788921
Subject: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

World-first technology to prevent bushfires being sparked by fallen power lines is being trialled in Victoria, attracting international attention.

The technology works by reducing the electrical current running through a power line when it comes in contact with either the ground or a fallen tree.

The Rapid Earth Fault Current Limiter has been adapted from technology used overseas in underground cable networks.

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Date: 16/10/2015 13:29:12
From: sibeen
ID: 788973
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

I suspect that they’re over egging the pudding with the ‘world’s first’.

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Date: 16/10/2015 13:31:06
From: dv
ID: 788976
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

Is that a real expression?

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Date: 16/10/2015 13:32:16
From: sibeen
ID: 788980
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

dv said:


Is that a real expression?

Is what a real expression?

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Date: 16/10/2015 13:32:19
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 788981
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

dv said:


Is that a real expression?

I think it’s sibeenese.

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Date: 16/10/2015 13:32:35
From: dv
ID: 788982
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

Over egging the pudding

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Date: 16/10/2015 13:33:42
From: diddly-squat
ID: 788984
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

dv said:


Over egging the pudding

yep… over engineering something

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Date: 16/10/2015 13:34:21
From: diddly-squat
ID: 788985
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

diddly-squat said:


dv said:

Over egging the pudding

yep… over engineering something

or embellishing

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Date: 16/10/2015 13:38:45
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 788986
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

dv said:


Is that a real expression?

yes

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/over-egg-the-pudding

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Date: 16/10/2015 13:46:10
From: sibeen
ID: 788987
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

deevs may be complaining over my use of ‘egging’.

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Date: 16/10/2015 13:47:39
From: Rule 303
ID: 788988
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

Soooooo… It’s a FBELCB.

Doesn’t seem that new.

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Date: 16/10/2015 14:29:58
From: wookiemeister
ID: 789032
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

sibeen said:


deevs may be complaining over my use of ‘egging’.

aren’t you over egging your over egging?

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Date: 16/10/2015 14:31:14
From: dv
ID: 789034
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

wookiemeister said:


sibeen said:

deevs may be complaining over my use of ‘egging’.

aren’t you over egging your over egging?

Actually I had just never heard the expression before

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Date: 16/10/2015 14:32:26
From: wookiemeister
ID: 789035
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

dv said:


wookiemeister said:

sibeen said:

deevs may be complaining over my use of ‘egging’.

aren’t you over egging your over egging?

Actually I had just never heard the expression before


the proof of the pudding is the over egging

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Date: 16/10/2015 14:33:44
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 789036
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

CrazyNeutrino said:


World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

World-first technology to prevent bushfires being sparked by fallen power lines is being trialled in Victoria, attracting international attention.

The technology works by reducing the electrical current running through a power line when it comes in contact with either the ground or a fallen tree.

The Rapid Earth Fault Current Limiter has been adapted from technology used overseas in underground cable networks.

more..

That’s nice. But is that “rapid” rapid enough? I don’t think it can be rapid enough to stop all such power-line-created bushfires – a single arc could ignite a bushfire faster than electrons can stream from the circuit breaker to the break. But it could be rapid enough to stop 90% of them, or even more.

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Date: 16/10/2015 14:34:53
From: wookiemeister
ID: 789038
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

mollwollfumble said:


CrazyNeutrino said:

World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

World-first technology to prevent bushfires being sparked by fallen power lines is being trialled in Victoria, attracting international attention.

The technology works by reducing the electrical current running through a power line when it comes in contact with either the ground or a fallen tree.

The Rapid Earth Fault Current Limiter has been adapted from technology used overseas in underground cable networks.

more..

That’s nice. But is that “rapid” rapid enough? I don’t think it can be rapid enough to stop all such power-line-created bushfires – a single arc could ignite a bushfire faster than electrons can stream from the circuit breaker to the break. But it could be rapid enough to stop 90% of them, or even more.


a normal RCD is 30ms

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Date: 16/10/2015 14:38:14
From: Bubblecar
ID: 789040
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

dv said:


Actually I had just never heard the expression before

It’s a very English expression. We have various sayings involving eggs and/or puddings.

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Date: 16/10/2015 14:38:28
From: wookiemeister
ID: 789041
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

the Victorian government doesn’t want to put it underground because it will be too expensive for them

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Date: 16/10/2015 14:41:01
From: wookiemeister
ID: 789043
Subject: re: World-first technology to reduce power line bushfire risk trialled in Victoria

Bubblecar said:


dv said:

Actually I had just never heard the expression before

It’s a very English expression. We have various sayings involving eggs and/or puddings.


pudding lane by the beatles

In Pudding Lane there is a barber showing photographs Of every head he’s had the pleasure to know And all the people that come and go Stop and say hello

the SSSF has a “pud”

Georgie Porgie, Puddin’ and Pie,Kissed the girls and made them cry,When the boys came out to playGeorgie Porgie ran away.[

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