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G6ONEDave · 26th Feb 2024, 12:25 pm

Some 40 years back or so, I went on a trip to Eggborough power station. Whilst in the control room it was noticed that there was a tv set up on a shelf. When the tour guide was asked about the tv, he explained that it was not there for pleasure but so that the controllers could check when the advert breaks were coming up during sports matches and soaps. The method was to ramp up electricity generation to coincide with the advert breaks, as that was when customers went to put the kettle on!

Dave

26th Feb 2024, 12:25 pm	#19
G6ONEDave Octode Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Owston Ferry, North Lincolnshire, UK. Posts: 1,704	Re: Inrush currents en mass? Some 40 years back or so, I went on a trip to Eggborough power station. Whilst in the control room it was noticed that there was a tv set up on a shelf. When the tour guide was asked about the tv, he explained that it was not there for pleasure but so that the controllers could check when the advert breaks were coming up during sports matches and soaps. The method was to ramp up electricity generation to coincide with the advert breaks, as that was when customers went to put the kettle on! Dave __________________ Quote "All is hyperthetical, until it isn't!" (President Laura Roslin, Battlestar Galactica)