BIL stands for Basic Impulse Level, it is the impulse voltage or power ( in the case of testing a transformer) or surge voltage in the case of lightning or switching, that a transformer or any other electric device is able to with stand.
It refers to maximum voltage a device can with stand with out insulation breakdown which leads to a short circuit.
In my line of work that is an Electrical High Voltage substation that is brand new. It is being built from a green field into an energized fully functional substation yard. There is no existing substation or remodeling of an existing one being done.
Extra High Voltage substation. It generally 132 kv or higher
Basic Impulse Level...
A power substation is used to reduce the voltage from high voltage power lines to a voltage that is less dangerous that you can use in a house for example. It is less costly to transmit electrical energy over long distances using high voltage.
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In my line of work that is an Electrical High Voltage substation that is brand new. It is being built from a green field into an energized fully functional substation yard. There is no existing substation or remodeling of an existing one being done.
Extra High Voltage substation. It generally 132 kv or higher
Basic Impulse Level...
A power substation is used to reduce the voltage from high voltage power lines to a voltage that is less dangerous that you can use in a house for example. It is less costly to transmit electrical energy over long distances using high voltage.
potheads
The substation is there to convert a high voltage to a lower voltage for electricity supply. Transformers are needed to do this.
Sub station generally means an electrical sub station where in there are high voltage incoming transmission lines and few step down transformers with associated power devices for further power distribution.
In a substation there are many items. Circuit Breakers Disconnectors Earth Switches Current Transformers Voltage Transformers Surge Arrestors Power Transformers Insulators
The power plant has generators that convert power from a mechanical source, such as a heat engine or hydroelectric turbine, into electrical energy. To deliver the electrical energy long distances requires a network of very long transmission lines. The long distances requires power at a very high voltage. Voltage, or "electromotive force" is the force that pushes the electrical current through the wires. The high voltage is produced by a transformer in an electrical substation that is located very close to the power plant. The transformer changes the voltage produced by the gnerator, which is usually about 15,000 volts, to hundreds of thousands of volts. The electricity is transmitted, hundreds, even thousands of miles on high voltage transmission power lines. Near the school, the transmission line is connected to another substation. This substation has a transformer that changes the hundreds of thoursands of volts of the transmission line down to a much lower voltage, usually below 20,000 volts. The lower voltage power is delivered to customers on electrical distribution lines, owned by the local utility company. Near the school is another transformer. This transformer changes the distribution voltage to a much lower voltage for direct use inside the school. The voltage of the power used in the school is usually between 120 volts and 480 volts, and there is usually other transformers in the school to change the electrical energy to voltages specifically required for ventilation motors, lights, computers, copiers, kitchen appliances, etc.
EHV lines are type of electrical lines commonly used for experimentation in physics. They stand for 'Extra High Voltage' lines.
Transformers are used to convert electricity from high voltage to low voltage and from low voltage to high voltage.
Theoretically there is no limit to the voltage of an electrical current.