Student Presenter(s): Ali Bahonar, Seyed Alireza Roknizadeh
Faculty Mentor: Patricia Keen
Department: Energy Management
School/College: College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Vancouver

The provision of electricity for today's society works in the same way as the circulation of blood in our bodies. Transmission and distribution (T & D) of electricity are impossible without the high voltage T & D substation that performs the analogous function as our heart. Just as blood pressure and blood lipid concentrations have risen in our hearts due to our contemporary lifestyle, the pressure on electricity substations has risen day by day in an equivalent fashion. This stress of thirsty energy consumption has put more pressure on the electrical T & D systems, but it is also accompanied by ambient temperature increase. The risk of explosion of power transformers and electrolyte capacitors is one of the increasing pressures linked to the substation's equipment. This paper will describe the implications of toxicity and pollution associated with high voltage T & D substations on water resources and soil in the receiving environment. The present article will also discuss this risk of explosion as it has many accompanying environmental impacts, including soil, air, and water pollution due to complete and incomplete burning of cellulose paper, mineral oil burning, and ignition by-products of other substations equipment.