My class was shown this video in college. One of my classmates, who was South African, was amused by it, calling it 'the most British video ever'. Laura if you ever read this, you rock!
Simon prepared for the surge and inadequacies in power supply to ensure that kettles kept boiling in Britain. He made provision for stand by in other countries to generate huge powers and also had the French link. He could take decisions easily because he made preparations and his timing was perfect. Simon's strategy could be adapted in performance management to ensure continuity. It looks like succession planning in the management of humans to ensure their is no gap that could negatively affect performance. Great work. Behind the scene hassles indeed.
"Brits love tea so much that the electricity supply might collapse if the National Grid doesn't plan for an event where everyone makes tea at once." How would you like your facts, on a scale of one to British? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
adequate preparation for possible business disruptions, taking control, quick thinking, team work, acute attention to details, having the right work tools, being able to visualize data, having the right competence to act in times of crisis, collectively form the hallmark of this video.
Planning, adequate preparation for possible business disruptions, taking control, quick thinking, team work, acute attention to details, having the right work tools, being able to visualize data, having the right competence (knowledge, skills and ability) to act in times of crisis, collectively form the hallmark of this video.
A captivating video of the efforts and timely decisions behind keeping the kettles boiling in Britain to generate power electricity. Simon is responsible for that and I give him credits for his excellent preparation and readiness in managing risks as well as setting an example of performance management to ensure business continuity and achieve the desired result. He showed a quick response to avoid business disruptions and he successfully managed to control the incident with the French link to keep the frequency indicator as close as possible to 50 Hertz and ensure there is enough power in the National Grid to be on scale and not to drop off scale. Also not to have too much as it could shoot to the other side so the target is within a range. An important consideration behind his success was judging the timing perfectly regardless of the schedule concerns from the others. He acted as a leader and constantly sent out instructions to solve the problem and get more hydroelectric plan so that the supply will head back into the safe zone. Mainly, Simon managed to get the delicate balance of electricity supply and he keeps a million kettles boiling across the country. - Khalid Nour
How can it be automated ., If a TV program can end at the wrong time? Think about a football match, could end at 90 minutes. Could have stoppage time, extra time , penalties etc. You need a human for all that, you can't automate it..
thats not the ind of job you want to be doing all your life, my god it must be very very stressful, id be having a bloody heart attack every time the frequency spiked !!!
Funny how there was a dramatic problem for the cameras that was near disaster, resolved using a simple backup that was there ready. Then pretty much the exact same sequence happening in the U.S version of this documentary at their grid control room
Eastenders has finished, shovel in the coal guys! I'd thought they'd be watching the voltage sag but it's the frequency that gives you the best indicator of how stiff the generators are to turn.
This is what im trying to find out myself. Why is it done manually and how is the power regulated. Why dont they use algorithms to learn then act accodingly. I also want to know what happens when a power station receives a request is it a man on a control switch or is it remotly operated.
all that effort for eastenders....... if only they didn't give in to demand,, then people would stop watching eastenders as powercuts would happen at that time, then our energy bills would lower.
@@TimpBizkit if the grid frequency dropped below about 49.2 Hz. It would black the whole country out. And a black start could take many hours or even days to get everything running again.
Love it how there's just one guy running the entire country's grid, while everyone else is at home watching the eastenders.
My class was shown this video in college. One of my classmates, who was South African, was amused by it, calling it 'the most British video ever'. Laura if you ever read this, you rock!
I learnt that in school during GCSE Physics
why did My science teacher post this for our online lesson lmao
Fully I’m doing it now
@@jaycostello7546 haha
ikr
same
Fascinating stuff! I had no idea so much was done manually.
This is how British we are 😂
who else is here of google classroom?
Lol me. We’re u set this for physics
Lmao me
Anyone else warching this in science class?
Simon prepared for the surge and inadequacies in power supply to ensure that kettles kept boiling in Britain. He made provision for stand by in other countries to generate huge powers and also had the French link. He could take decisions easily because he made preparations and his timing was perfect. Simon's strategy could be adapted in performance management to ensure continuity. It looks like succession planning in the management of humans to ensure their is no gap that could negatively affect performance. Great work. Behind the scene hassles indeed.
"Brits love tea so much that the electricity supply might collapse if the National Grid doesn't plan for an event where everyone makes tea at once."
How would you like your facts, on a scale of one to British? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
haha i knew the frenchies would work something on them
Actually three people do they energy balancing: 2 ZBE’s, 1 NBE and overseen by the Operational Energy Manager.
adequate preparation for possible business disruptions, taking control, quick thinking, team work, acute attention to details, having the right work tools, being able to visualize data, having the right competence to act in times of crisis, collectively form the hallmark of this video.
Planning, adequate preparation for possible business disruptions, taking control, quick thinking, team work, acute attention to details, having the right work tools, being able to visualize data, having the right competence (knowledge, skills and ability) to act in times of crisis, collectively form the hallmark of this video.
You, Sir, have made my day. :)
A captivating video of the efforts and timely decisions behind keeping the kettles boiling in Britain to generate power electricity. Simon is responsible for that and I give him credits for his excellent preparation and readiness in managing risks as well as setting an example of performance management to ensure business continuity and achieve the desired result. He showed a quick response to avoid business disruptions and he successfully managed to control the incident with the French link to keep the frequency indicator as close as possible to 50 Hertz and ensure there is enough power in the National Grid to be on scale and not to drop off scale. Also not to have too much as it could shoot to the other side so the target is within a range. An important consideration behind his success was judging the timing perfectly regardless of the schedule concerns from the others. He acted as a leader and constantly sent out instructions to solve the problem and get more hydroelectric plan so that the supply will head back into the safe zone. Mainly, Simon managed to get the delicate balance of electricity supply and he keeps a million kettles boiling across the country. - Khalid Nour
Britain does like tea
Excellent video.
who else is here cuz their scince teacher told them?
Meeee
Surely this can be automated rather than a man just stressing about the end of Eastenders 😄
How can it be automated ., If a TV program can end at the wrong time? Think about a football match, could end at 90 minutes. Could have stoppage time, extra time , penalties etc. You need a human for all that, you can't automate it..
thats not the ind of job you want to be doing all your life, my god it must be very very stressful, id be having a bloody heart attack every time the frequency spiked !!!
Some people would thrive and enjoy this
the real person behind making all those kettles boil. "The power GOD" summons electricity at demand.
Why can't they co-operate with the BBC media or TV Channel media in relaying info on the precise moment when a tv show ends?
Clearly the internet needs to get organised and cause a power outage by getting everyone to turn on their kettles 5 minutes after eastenders starts.
Lol. Anarchy in the UK.
They tried doing that in the miners strike in 1984 they called it switch on at 6. It had no effect at all.
Funny how there was a dramatic problem for the cameras that was near disaster, resolved using a simple backup that was there ready. Then pretty much the exact same sequence happening in the U.S version of this documentary at their grid control room
Chester Martin i
@cmx75 Not saying the problem was staged, just saying it's funny how they make it more dramatic than it is for the cameras
This ashamed Engishman agrees with you.
i wanna know more!
Eastenders has finished, shovel in the coal guys! I'd thought they'd be watching the voltage sag but it's the frequency that gives you the best indicator of how stiff the generators are to turn.
Fact Fiend Sent Me Here!
Science is developing rapidly and the world is moving fast
Why isn't this automated yet? A program could do this far better than a human ever could.
labobo probably because this is really old
there probably wasn't enough computing power back then, nor enough trust in computers
Nope because a robot cant watch tv
This is what im trying to find out myself. Why is it done manually and how is the power regulated.
Why dont they use algorithms to learn then act accodingly. I also want to know what happens when a power station receives a request is it a man on a control switch or is it remotly operated.
Computers aren't infallible, imagine the chaos if it got hacked or something.
Cool.
Know you are not available on the
i would hate this job
Just install a 20GW supercapacitor . 2kW kettle x 10M homes. At 1min ~ 1.2TJ. In times of war the network could be repurposed into railguns.
Third world grid with third world solutions
all that effort for eastenders....... if only they didn't give in to demand,, then people would stop watching eastenders as powercuts would happen at that time, then our energy bills would lower.
As long as people's life support doesn't turn off. We'd just have to switch to gas kettles.
@@TimpBizkit if the grid frequency dropped below about 49.2 Hz. It would black the whole country out. And a black start could take many hours or even days to get everything running again.
dayummmmmmmmmm
tobilicious
glan y mor