Chapter 21 Emergency Repairs Are Coming
The institute is closed from 11:30 to 14:30 in the afternoon.
That makes sense. No one is made of iron, and machines also need to rest.
Sitting and chatting is also tiring.
The old master who lives nearby goes home directly to hang out with his wife, very carefree. People like Team Leader Fang and Chen Le who come to work from the city can only sleep on the third floor of the institute. It is worth it for everyone to stay here at night.
Chu Yang also went there for a stroll during work.
There are three rooms on the third floor with six beds. One of them is for girls. Don’t ask Chu Yang how he knew it, because it’s full of beds. The other two are for boys, and they’re full of smelly socks .
All the beds were taken. Chu Yang had just arrived and couldn't find a place to rest, so he could only live in a corner of the office. Of course, this was not a problem for Chu Yang. He combined four armchairs to make a simple bed and lay down on it.
But I didn't sleep for long.
Someone came over and put a blanket over him. Chu Yang opened his eyes and saw that two mountains blocked his view. It felt heavy. Finally, he saw the face. It was Sister Lian.
"You're going to sleep here? Won't it be uncomfortable? It would be better to use this blanket to cushion your sleep." Sister Lian said. She is indeed a good person.
"Thank you Sister Lian, why don't you take a rest?" Chu Yang also asked.
"They both slept. I am also not used to sleeping at noon. Sometimes I just lie on the table and take a nap." Sister Lian replied. In fact, she was such a kind person that she gave her dormitory to her two female colleagues.
"Okay, then I won't sleep either. I'll chat with you, Sister Lian." Chu Yang also struggled to sit up. He felt really embarrassed for having taken advantage of someone else at noon.
"Haha, Chu Yang, you know, you look a lot like my brother." Sister Lian smiled. Chu Yang did look a lot like her brother, so she felt very close to him when she saw him.
"No way, then I have another older sister. I might as well acknowledge you as my sisters." Chu Yang said sweetly, but he had another very evil idea in his mind: sisters, sisters.
“Haha, sure. You’re a college student and a key training target. I’ll have to rely on you for promotion in the future.” Sister Lian laughed so hard that her whole body shook, causing Chu Yang’s heart to palpitate.
“I’m a key training target for ghosts. Even if I’m a key target, I wouldn’t be sent here, right?” Chu Yang complained.
"You can't say that. There are many people who have left the power supply station. Seeing that you were angry with the squad leader today, you are still too young. Sister warns you that the truth of working in a power company is to listen more, watch more, do less, and talk less. Don't seek to achieve merit, but just avoid making mistakes."
"Thank you for your teachings, Sister Lian. I understand that. But sometimes kind people are bullied. You understand that, right?" Chu Yang didn't know why the two of them could chat without any grudges, as if they were completely naked.
"Yes. By the way, do you have a girlfriend? How about I introduce one to you? I have some nice girls around me." Sister Lian smiled brightly. Chu Yang didn't know why others liked to introduce girlfriends to him so much. It was the same in the past.
“I have very high standards.”
"How high?"
"At least she has to be as pretty as you, Sister Lian."
"You are so young and don't learn your lesson. I'm going to go party for a while." Sister Lian blushed, rolled her eyes and went downstairs.
…
At 4:40 in the afternoon, the director came back in a hurry.
The steps are very big.
This is completely an accident. Why did he come back at this time? It doesn't make sense. Many old masters have gone home stealing things.
Chu Yang and others were also preparing to follow the car back to the city.
Fang Junkai was very familiar with the sound of the director's car, so he immediately ran back to his seat to show off. The others also sat in their seats and pretended to be cool. Some of them quickly sent messages to inform those friends who had stolen the chickens, asking them to come back quickly.
"Everyone, get ready. We're going to repair it right away." As soon as the director entered the room, he put down his cell phone and shouted in an extremely majestic manner, asking everyone to stand by and prepare to set out for the repair.
After that, he continued to pick up the phone in his hand and said very humbly:
"Yes, yes, Mr. Xie, don't worry, I will take someone to handle it personally and ensure that the power supply is restored before 7pm."
"It's okay, don't worry."
"Oh, I understand. Mr. Xie, please wait for my good news."
The director made all kinds of assurances and finally hung up the phone. Then he glanced at everyone angrily and started cursing.
"Our station's circuit breaker tripped again. This is the third time this month. I don't know how you guys maintain the lines. You cause trouble every day. You'll have to wait for your performance to be at the bottom this month."
So before I finished talking the phone rang again.
"Mayor, I understand. I'll bring people to repair it right away. Don't worry, the power will be restored before 7 o'clock tonight..."
After hearing the director's reprimand, no one dared to talk back. A few old masters muttered that they had to work overtime again, something like the load was too heavy, the wire diameter was too small, etc.
It turned out that a 10kV trunk line in the town had tripped. This line is a heavily loaded line in Jianzui Town, connecting the town’s People’s Hospital and several government agencies. They immediately found Mr. Xie, the business manager of Aiguowang Company, and requested immediate repairs and power supply.
The power company itself is a special industry, and emergency repairs are a mission that must be performed no matter what the situation. Chu Yang did not have any complaints about this, after all, everyone knew how terrible it was to be without electricity.
And it's a hospital. If there are seriously ill people waiting to go on the operating table, it would be a race against life. However, most hospitals have their own backup generators, but I don't know how long they can last.
"Everything is ready. Let's go now. We will split into two groups. Junkai, you lead one team, and I will lead another team to search for the fault from both sides of the line to the middle. Notify us as soon as we find the fault point. The power must be restored before 7 o'clock. Got it?"
Director Yin hung up the phone and started assigning tasks again.
Soon everyone packed their gear, put on their helmets and prepared to set off. Chu Yang also found an abandoned helmet and prepared to set off with the main group.
“Captain, Chu Yang should not make trouble. He is a newcomer and doesn’t know anything.” Squad Leader Fang spoke up when he saw Chu Yang following the crowd.
"Director, I will follow you to learn, and I can also take some photos for everyone. I can also write a news release when I come back to promote our institute." Chu Yang knew that if he wanted to gain a foothold in the institute, he still had to please the director. This was an opportunity, and he must bring out his strengths in writing.
The director was slightly moved when he heard this. The institute was in need of such a writer. He said calmly, "Well, Chu Yang, just follow me. Don't run around. Just be careful. Be safe."
…
So everyone in the institute set out in a mighty procession.
The 10kV trunk line is sent from a nearby 110kV Yungan substation. The entire line is about 4.86 kilometers long, with a total of 24 towers. Chu Yang followed the director, starting from tower No. 1, and searched for faults along the line.
It was 2010 at that time, and drone line patrol was not yet popular, so it basically had to rely on people to watch. The director also brought a telescope, but it seemed to be of no use.
The mountain road was rugged and overgrown with weeds. Everyone followed the director and walked with their heads up to find the fault point of the line.
In fact, there are only a few common faults in this 10kV distribution network.
One is being struck by lightning, which may puncture insulators, etc. This is unavoidable and one can only accept that he has bad luck. He should burn incense three times a day in the morning and evening when he returns. However, it has been sunny in Jianzui Town today, so this possibility can be ruled out.
The second is tree barriers. If a tree grows up and the operation and maintenance staff of the power supply station does not cut it down in time, the wind may touch the line and cause a circuit breaker to trip.
The third is damage caused by external forces, such as large trucks hitting electric poles, fishing lines, and flying lanterns and kites, which may fall on the power lines and cause a short circuit.
…
In his previous life, Chu Yang often looked for faults in the wiring. The first time he looked was to see where the wiring was black, whether there was any sign of discharge, whether there was water leakage, or whether there were any branches too close to touch the wiring, etc.
But along the way, apart from scaring away a few old doves and two old masters stepping on a rat, they gained nothing. The director's phone kept ringing, and everyone seemed to be in a hurry.
Time passed little by little, and it was almost six o'clock, but there was still no clue. Sweat had already appeared on the director's forehead.
The squad leader and others have also returned.
"Director, there's no problem on my end. I think it was a branch that caused the circuit breaker to trip. Why don't we ask the dispatch desk to give it a try? It's dark now and it'll be hard to find it."
"Did you look carefully?" asked the director.
"This, we have looked at it twice, and everyone has so many eyes." Fang Junkai continued to answer.
The director frowned and tried it out. This was indeed a solution.
But it is not used under normal circumstances. If the test supply fails, you will definitely be punished, and it is likely to increase the severity of the accident. Moreover, it means that the fault exists, but we are incompetent and cannot find it.
If you tell others about it, you will be ridiculed.
In fact, Chu Yang wanted to refute, because this time the circuit breaker tripped, according to the protection action information sent by his colleague from the substation just now, the reclosing was unsuccessful, and the short-circuit current was extremely large, which was a three-phase short-circuit fault.
If it was a tree obstacle, this should not be the fault message.
But Chu Yang was just an intern, and Sister Lian also told him to watch and listen more, and talk and do less.
So I kept silent.
Director Yin looked up at the sun that was about to set, then looked at the time. He had promised several big guys to call back before seven o'clock. Now he could only try his luck, so he gritted his teeth and made the call.
"Hello, this is the dispatch desk. This is Yin Wu from Jianzui Power Supply Station. We have checked the 10kV main line here several times, but we didn't find any problems. How about we give it a test? Maybe it's just a misunderstanding."
Misunderstanding, what the hell! Chu Yang wanted to laugh.
"Okay, I'll wait."
Director Yin put down the phone, his body tense, his face serious as he looked at the line, and everyone followed him and looked at the line.
About a minute passed.
There seemed to be a flash of fire on the line.
It went out again.
Director Yin's eyebrows stood up and turned black.
Everyone felt the same and sighed helplessly.
Chu Yang naturally knew.
The trial supply failed.
