Cyber Squirrel 1 Disrupting at the highest levels
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Matthew Olearczyk, a program manager with the Electric Power Research Institute, explains that typically a squirrel will cause a blackout by scampering across electrical equipment and touching simultaneously both an energized component, like one of the cylindrical transformers at the top of a utility pole, and a grounded piece of equipment. The squirrel completes the circuit, generating an arc. There is an instantaneous flash of blue light. At its center is the squirrel, combusting.
Some photos I took: https://goo.gl/photos/dLpTWm9m8Ggdirzn9
The datacenter (Toronto) will be performing emergency maintenance at 3:30 pm EDT today afternoon due to raccoon in the electric system.https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=squirrel+obstac...