Jim McDonald on power networks
The Life Scientific
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How Did You Find Your Way Into the Electricity Industry?
When he was a young engineer in the electricity supply industry, late 70s through to the 80s, there was so much commissioning going on. I remember a great trepidation and a few sleepless nights as I was about to take possession of the most modern substation. And let me tell you, it was a sobering one-jim because at that moment when you're asking them to energise the line, the transformers and make sure that everything is synchronised. That was, I remember this day making the call and having the buttons pressed to connect... thank goodness everything stayed connected without any thumping noises in the background. But so much work was going on,
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