BPA testing base isolated transformer
1,519 views · Published 18 October 2013 · 1:49 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: The Columbian · 2013 · News & Politics
The Bonneville Power Administration is testing seismic upgrades on a test transformer at the Ross Complex in Vancouver. The unit is one of a few in the world that are base isolated and will potentially be well set to withstand a subduction zone earthquake of the Washington Coast.