Radiant Electric Cooperative's New "GL" Switch
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Douglas G. Schema

Radiant Electric Cooperative's New "GL" Switch
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Radiant Electric Cooperative's New
Detailed view of the monorupters on a two-way SEECO Switching "GL" GOABS switch. This switch was mounted on a single steel monotube transmission structure to prevent bending movements and improper switch control problems. It is a two-way switch and equipped with Monorupters, can drop 50 miles of 69-kV loaded line with ease. Arcing is contained in the Monorupters which are the paddle like apparatus on top of the horizontal switch blades and switch and bus insulators. The owner of the switch (which has most recently been installed) is Radiant Electric Cooperative of Kansas. The voltage of the switch is 69.5-kV.