On Friday, June 2nd, 2023, Giants' first baseman Lamonte Wade, Jr. smoked the opening pitch of the game into McCovey Cove to take a 1-0 lead over the visiting Orioles. The historic home run was the 100th round tripper hit into the water by a Giants player since the best stadium in baseball (sorry Pittsburgh) opened in the year 2000.
While I found helpful data sources on MLB.com and Baseball Almanac, I wanted to dig a little deeper into Splash Hit data by both the Giants and opposing teams, specifically because I knew Barry Bonds had the most waterballs, but I had NO idea who was #2. Let me throw some fun facts at you first - these will be great trivia questions for the other, more offline baseball fans in your life.

Splash Hit Fun Facts

• While Giants players have now combined for 100 Splash Hits, all other opposing teams have combined for 55
• Joc Pederson and Ryan Klesko are the only two players to have Splash Hits as members of the Giants and another team - the Dodgers and Cubs for Joc, and the Padres for Klesko
• Including Joc, four players have hit more than one Splash Hit as members of more than one other organization - the others are Adam Laroche with the Diamondbacks and Pirates, Bryce Harper with the Nats and Phillies, and Carlos Delgado with the Mets and Marlins
• The Diamondbacks are the opposing team that has hit the most Splash Hits with 8
• No player on the Guardians, Tigers, Royals, Twins, Orioles, Yankees, Rays, Blue Jays, A's, or Mariners has hit one yet, mostly due to limited appearances in San Francisco (not the A's though, they just suck)
• Tim Lincecum is the Giants pitcher who has given up the most opposing Splash Hits with 5, and ten other pitchers are tied for second with two
• Barry Bonds hit the first Giants Splash Hit on 5/1/2000, while Todd Hundley of the Angels was the first opponent to hit one two months later on 6/30/2000
• No right-handed hitter has ever clubbed a Splash Hit, although Buster Posey came close a few times
• EXTREMELY GOOD TRIVIA QUESTION ALERT: Who was the second Giant after Bonds to hit one into the cove? Utilityman Felipe Crespo, who bounced around the league for five years, amassing ten career home runs... 20% wet dongs isn't bad.

Splash Hits by Giants Player

Here is the graph showing the top thirteen Splash Hit bombers for the Giants. No surprise that Barry Bonds is alone at the top (and will probably stay there until we get Ohtani next season).
Take a shot if you thought you'd see Aubrey Huff in this post.
I was pretty surprised that Brandon Belt was #2, considering that he never achieved the power numbers it seemed like he could. Regardless, hitting almost one Splash Hit per year as a Giant was enough to get him there. It's great to see current players Yaz, Lamonte, and Joc moving up each season, and I think Joc will take #2 from Belt if he stays a few more years.

Data

Giants Splash Hits

Splash Hit	Batter	Date	Pitcher
1	Barry Bonds	5/1/2000	Rich Rodriguez
2	Barry Bonds	5/10/2000	Andy Benes
3	Barry Bonds	5/10/2000	Heathcliff Slocumb
4	Barry Bonds	5/24/2000	Mike Thurman
5	Barry Bonds	7/19/2000	Brian Meadows
6	Barry Bonds	9/20/2000	Steve Parris
7	Barry Bonds	4/17/2001	Terry Adams
8	Barry Bonds	4/18/2001	Chan Ho Park
9	Barry Bonds	5/24/2001	John Thomson
10	Felipe Crespo	5/28/2001	Bret Prinz
11	Barry Bonds	5/30/2001	Robert Ellis
12	Barry Bonds	6/12/2001	Pat Rapp
13	Felipe Crespo	7/28/2001	Curtis Leskanic
14	Barry Bonds	8/4/2001	Nelson Figueroa
15	Barry Bonds	8/14/2001	Ricky Bones
16	Barry Bonds	8/31/2001	John Thomson
17	Barry Bonds	9/29/2001	Chuck McElroy
18	Barry Bonds	5/13/2002	Kevin Millwood
19	Barry Bonds	5/18/2002	Brad Penny
20	Barry Bonds	5/18/2002	Vic Darensbourg
21	Barry Bonds	9/8/2002	Brian Anderson
22	Barry Bonds	9/28/2002	Jeriome Robertson
23	Barry Bonds	10/12/2002	Chuck Finley
24	Barry Bonds	4/14/2003	Wade Miller
25	Barry Bonds	4/30/2003	Matt Clement
26	J.T. Snow	6/5/2003	Kyle Lohse
27	Barry Bonds	6/27/2003	Ted Lilly
28	Jose Cruz, Jr.	7/8/2003	Dan Haren
29	Barry Bonds	8/8/2003	Jose Mesa
30	Barry Bonds	8/19/2003	Ray King
31	Barry Bonds	9/13/2003	Doug Davis
32	Barry Bonds	4/12/2004	Matt Kinney
33	Barry Bonds	4/13/2004	Ben Ford
34	Michael Tucker	5/30/2004	Joe Kennedy
35	A.J. Pierzynski	7/6/2004	Denny Stark
36	Barry Bonds	7/30/2004	Chris Carpenter
37	Barry Bonds	8/3/2004	Cory Lidle
38	Michael Tucker	4/9/2005	Scott Dohmann
39	Randy Winn	9/14/2005	Woody Williams
40	Barry Bonds	9/18/2005	Hong-Chih Kuo
41	Barry Bonds	8/21/2006	Livan Hernandez
42	Barry Bonds	4/18/2007	Ryan Franklin
43	Ryan Klesko	5/21/2007	Trever Miller
44	Ryan Klesko	6/29/2007	Livan Hernandez
45	Barry Bonds	8/8/2007	Tim Redding
46	Fred Lewis	4/26/2008	Matt Belisle
47	John Bowker	7/2/2008	Ryan Dempster
48	Andres Torres	6/15/2009	John Lackey
49	Pablo Sandoval	7/30/2009	Rodrigo Lopez
50	Pablo Sandoval	8/29/2009	Jason Marquis
51	Aubrey Huff	5/1/2010	Rafael Betancourt
52	Aubrey Huff	6/16/2010	Jeremy Guthrie
53	Andres Torres	7/28/2010	Jorge Sosa
54	Pablo Sandoval	8/12/2010	Randy Wells
55	Pablo Sandoval	9/30/2010	Barry Enright
56	Pablo Sandoval	7/4/2011	Ernesto Frieri
57	Nate Schierholtz	7/8/2011	R.A. Dickey
58	Pablo Sandoval	8/31/2011	Rodrigo Lopez
59	Carlos Beltran	9/14/2011	Mat Latos
60	Brandon Belt	9/27/2011	Alex White
61	Brandon Belt	6/14/2012	Wandy Rodriguez
62	Brandon Belt	9/4/2012	Ian Kennedy
63	Pablo Sandoval	5/12/2013	Kris Medlen
64	Brandon Crawford	4/13/2014	Rex Brothers
65	Tyler Colvin	5/12/2014	Gavin Floyd
66	Brandon Crawford	5/14/2014	David Carpenter
67	Travis Ishikawa	9/12/2014	Kevin Correia
68	Brandon Belt	9/25/2014	Andrew Cashner
69	Brandon Belt	6/8/2016	David Price
70	Denard Span	6/13/2016	Chase Anderson
71	Denard Span	8/20/2016	Bartolo Colon
72	Brandon Belt	5/13/2017	Lisalverto Bonilla
73	Brandon Belt	6/10/2017	Jose Berrios
74	Denard Span	7/7/2017	Dan Straily
75	Denard Span	7/19/2017	Carlos Carrasco
76	Denard Span	9/11/2017	Kenta Maeda
77	Pablo Sandoval	4/4/2018	Felix Hernandez
78	Brandon Belt	5/15/2018	Tyler Mahle
79	Stephen Vogt	8/9/2019	Drew Smyly
80	Scooter Gennett	8/11/2019	Jake Arrieta
81	Brandon Belt	8/29/2019	Chris Paddack
82	Mike Yastrzemski	7/29/2020	Matt Strahm
83	Mike Yastrzemski	9/25/2020	Chris Paddack
84	Mike Yastrzemski	4/24/2021	Yimi Garcia
85	Brandon Crawford	4/27/2021	Daniel Bard
86	Steven Duggar	6/15/2021	Alex Young
87	Mike Yastrzemski	6/15/2021	Humberto Castellanos
88	Brandon Belt	6/19/2021	Aaron Nola
89	LaMonte Wade, Jr.	7/31/2021	Zack Greinke
90	Alex Dickerson	8/11/2021	Tyler Clippard
91	LaMonte Wade, Jr.	9/17/2021	Ian Anderson
92	Jason Vosler	4/30/2022	Erasmo Ramírez
93	Mike Yastrzemski	5/8/2022	Génesis Cabrera
94	Joc Pederson	5/24/2022	Drew Smith
95	LaMonte Wade, Jr.	7/17/2022	Jason Alexander
96	Joc Pederson	8/30/2022	Nick Martinez
97	Joc Pederson	9/2/2022	Kyle Gibson
98	LaMonte Wade, Jr.	4/8/2023	Brady Singe
99	Brandon Crawford	4/22/2023	David Peterson
100	LaMonte Wade, Jr.	6/2/2023	Dean Kremer

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Count of Giants Splash Hits by Player

Batter	Count
Barry Bonds	35
Brandon Belt	10
Pablo Sandoval	8
Denard Span	5
Mike Yastrzemski	5
LaMonte Wade, Jr.	5
Brandon Crawford	4
Joc Pederson	3
Felipe Crespo	2
Michael Tucker	2
Ryan Klesko	2
Andres Torres	2
Aubrey Huff	2
J.T. Snow	1
Jose Cruz, Jr.	1
A.J. Pierzynski	1
Randy Winn	1
Fred Lewis	1
John Bowker	1
Nate Schierholtz	1
Carlos Beltran	1
Tyler Colvin	1
Travis Ishikawa	1
Stephen Vogt	1
Scooter Gennett	1
Steven Duggar	1
Alex Dickerson	1
Jason Vosler	1

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Count of Splash Hits Surrendered by Giants Pitchers

Pitcher	Count
Tim Lincecum	5
Anthony DeSclafani	2
Madison Bumgarner	2
Johnny Cueto	2
Hunter Strickland	2
Ryan Vogelsong	2
Tim Hudson	2
Matt Cain	2
Kevin Correia	2
Matt Morris	2
Brett Tomko	2
Jacob Junis	1
Kevin Gausman	1
Trevor Gott	1
Jeff Samardzija	1
Tony Watson	1
Shaun Anderson	1
Connor Menez	1
Chris Stratton	1
Will Smith	1
Ray Black	1
Matt Moore	1
George Kontos	1
Yusmiero Petit	1
Jake Peavy	1
Javier Lopez	1
Barry Zito	1
Ramon Ramirez	1
Sergio Romo	1
Jonathan Sanchez	1
Osiris Matos	1
Vinnie Chulk	1
Jamey Wright	1
Brad Hennessey	1
Jason Schmidt	1
Tyler Walker	1
Ryan Jensen	1
Kirk Rueter	1
Tim Worrell	1
Shawn Estes	1
Robb Nen	1

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Opposing Players Splash Hits

Splash Hit	Batter	Team	Date	Pitcher
1	Todd Hundley	LAA	6/30/2000	Robb Nen
2	Luis Gonzalez	AZ	9/23/2000	Shawn Estes
3	Mark Grace	AZ	5/28/2001	Tim Worrell
4	Luis Gonzalez	AZ	5/30/2002	Kirk Rueter
5	Ryan Klesko	SD	4/9/2003	Ryan Jensen
6	Hee Seop Choi	FLA	4/30/2004	Kevin Correia
7	Corey Patterson	CHC	8/7/2004	Tyler Walker
8	Cliff Floyd	NYM	8/21/2004	Brett Tomko
9	Russell Branyan	MIL	4/23/2005	Brett Tomko
10	Larry Walker	STL	7/8/2005	Jason Schmidt
11	Carlos Delgado	FLA	7/23/2005	Brad Hennessey
12	Cliff Floyd	NYM	4/25/2006	Jamey Wright
13	Carlos Delgado	NYM	4/26/2006	Matt Morris
14	Carlos Delgado	NYM	5/9/2007	Matt Morris
15	Adam LaRoche	PIT	8/11/2007	Tim Lincecum
16	Lance Berkman	HOU	5/15/2008	Vinnie Chulk
17	Prince Fielder	MIL	7/19/2008	Osiris Matos
18	Brian Giles	SD	8/24/2008	Kevin Correia
19	Miguel Montero	ARI	9/29/2009	Jonathan Sanchez
20	David Ortiz	BOS	6/27/2010	Tim Lincecum
21	Adam LaRoche	ARI	8/27/2010	Tim Lincecum
22	Adam LaRoche	ARI	8/28/2010	Sergio Romo
23	Rick Ankiel	ATL	10/8/2010	Ramon Ramirez
24	Dioner Navarro	LAD	7/20/2011	Tim Lincecum
25	Mitch Moreland	TEX	6/9/2012	Ryan Vogelsong
26	Brian McCann	ATL	5/10/2013	Matt Cain
27	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	5/25/2013	Barry Zito
28	Garrett Jones	PIT	8/22/2013	Matt Cain
29	Carlos Gonzales	COL	4/11/2014	Madison Bumgarner
30	Yasmani Grandal	SD	4/30/2014	Tim Hudson
31	Freddie Freeman	ATL	5/12/2014	Javier Lopez
32	Curtis Granderson	NYM	6/8/2014	Tim Lincecum
33	Adam Dunn	CWS	8/13/2014	Jake Peavy
34	Corey Dickerson	COL	8/27/2014	Tim Hudson
35	Ender Inciarte	ARI	9/9/2014	Yusmiero Petit
36	Bryce Harper	WAS	10/7/2014	Hunter Strickland
37	Cody Asche	PHI	7/11/2015	Ryan Vogelsong
38	Ben Zobrist	CHC	5/20/2016	George Kontos
39	Joc Pederson	LAD	6/12/2016	Hunter Strickland
40	Curtis Granderson	NYM	8/19/2016	Johnny Cueto
41	Chase Utley	LAD	9/12/2017	Johnny Cueto
42	Cody Bellinger	LAD	9/13/2017	Matt Moore
43	Matt Carpenter	STL	7/820/18	Ray Black
44	Rougned Odor	TEX	8/24/2018	Will Smith
45	Max Muncy	LAD	9/30/2018	Chris Stratton
46	Max Muncy	LAD	6/9/2019	Madison Bumgarner
47	Michael Conforto	NYM	7/21/2019	Connor Menez
48	Robel Garcia	CHC	7/22/2019	Shaun Anderson
49	Bryce Harper	PHI	8/9/2019	Tony Watson
50	Shin-Soo Choo	TEX	8/2/2020	Jeff Samardzija
51	Daulton Varsho	ARI	9/5/2020	Trevor Gott
52	Mike Moustakas	CIN	4/13/2021	Kevin Gausman
53	Joc Pederson	CHC	6/3/2021	Anthony DeSclafani
54	Bryson Stott	PHI	9/3/2022	Jacob Junis
55	Jack Suwinski	PIT	5/29/2023	Anthony DeSclafani

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Count of Splash Hits by Opposing Team

Team	Count
Arizona Diamondbacks	8
New York Mets	7
Los Angeles Dodgers	6
Chicago Cubs	4
Pittsburgh Pirates	3
Philadelphia Phillies	3
Texas Rangers	3
Colorado Rockies	3
Atlanta Braves	3
San Diego Padres	3
St. Louis Cardinals	2
Milwaukee Brewers	2
Miami Marlins	2
Cincinnati Reds	1
Washington Nationals	1
Chicago White Sox	1
Boston Red Sox	1
Houston Astros	1
Los Angeles Angels	1
Cleveland Guardians	0
Detroit Tigers	0
Kansas City Royals	0
Minnesota Twins	0
Baltimore Orioles	0
New York Yankees	0
Tampa Bay Rays	0
Toronto Blue Jays	0
Oakland Athletics	0
Seattle Mariners	0

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Anyone know where else I can find this part? Already ordered from jeeppartsoverstock but it’s on back order. I would like to get it so I can put in my new aux battery sometime this week. When I look up that part number everywhere else it’s non existent apparently.

The sunset – all days have a beginning and an end, no matter what happens, no matter what tragedies or celebration might befall those who’re on this earth, this phenomenon would never change, at least not for the millions of years that still lay ahead.
The refugees had stopped for a small rest. Some wanted to eat, to have something to drink, and some needed to relieve themselves. All of that was to be done behind a thick wall of conjured stone. But to even witness it, one would first have to spot the dome of magical darkness; Eve’s camouflage spell hid the reinforced camp from the rest of the world. She, Freia, and Ellen were put in charge of guarding it, while the others…
Keyaruga stood aside, witnessing the extravaganza of brutal wildness clashing against Setsuna, carrying the gilded egg on his back. She battled a monster, a weird and creepy horned freak with the body of a boar, a human-like head (which looked much more like a clay parody of one) and the front legs of a horse. The world’s ambient mana produced many such creatures, much of them were rather normal-looking, but this… Calamity, as it read in the view of the jade eye, looked like a hand-made chimera of some mad sorcerer.
“Ghh! Ha!” Setsuna yelled, mutilating the massive behemoth with her claws of ice. Each blow of hers shred through the monstrosity’s flesh, bleeding white bile out of the monster. She danced around, masterfully avoiding each and every blow the wrathful monster could send at her in an acrobatic flurry of dodges. Each flip she combined with a slash. Blessed by Caladrius, her frozen gauntlets easily pierced the thick skin of the pinkish hairless abomination. In a war of attrition, it stood no chance.
That’s when another of its abilities would be revealed – It could ‘blink’ over small distances, leaving nothing but bluish rifts in its wake. Once it’s activated, there’s nothing you can do – the monster just teleports inside your body, blasting it from the inside with its gargantuan mass.
“No, you don’t!” The hero snarled, shooting the abomination with a beam of light. He wasn’t just standing around, instead monitoring the fight through his new power. The Carved eye, how he called the purple cross, granted by the divine bird, allowed him to see two seconds into the future, and since nothing was set in stone, he could glance at a few variations at the same time. Well, this time everything ended in the same horrific manner for the ice-wolf girl, and so…
“GRROUMNGHUGO-O-O!!!” When the piercing light punched through this aberration of nature, it bellowed an enormously gruesome shriek of rage and pain. It lost focus, allowing Setsuna to get closer to its head. The she-wolf plunged toward the monstrosity and slashed its twisted neck. And she did so in style – it was finally mortally injured when copious amounts of blood spilled from the monster’s insides.
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“You’ve gotten faster, stronger.” The man admitted, looking at his companion, brutally finishing the poor beastie off by sticking her armored hand inside the flesh just to break its neck from the inside. It cracked, and everything was over. “I like what I see, Setsuna.”
“Uh-huh. It’s thanks to my new powers.” The huntress happily replied, getting ready to butcher the revolting carcass. The Hero of Healing just happened to have a spare cart standing not so far from them, in which he’d pull the meat toward the camp.
As for the ice warrior, she now had a level of fifty-nine, while Keyaruga enjoyed a mark of seventy now. An impressive result, seeing as the gray-haired girl could now stand toe-to-toe even with a hero. What was the most impressive, though…
“You’ve seen what happened to Ellen. It took her a whole day to even get used to walking around after the surge of strength Caladrius gave her. You, on the other hand… Let’s just say, I never expected such battle prowess from you, Setsuna.”
“Uh-uh, I’d be dead if not for you.” The wolf girl admitted, shaking her cute head with the ears pressed against it. It was interesting how this cutie preserved that gorgeousness of hers, even while doing something as gruesome as butchering a forest mutant.
“How could you tell?” The red-haired lad asked, placing carved chunks of meat (after a little blood draining and cleansing, of course) on the cart. The thing she killed weighed at least half a ton, so the food would be plentiful for the time being.
“Intuition.” Setsuna revealed, getting rid of the lungs and stinking stomach, just as morbidly twisted, as the rest of the chimera. The huntress masterfully cut the meat from the bones with nothing more than her claws, sharp enough to act like an excellent knife.
“Not really surprising for a genius like you. Your senses and agility are just superb.” The man praised the girl, helping her with his keen reddish saber.
“Uh-huh…” The ice warrior mumbled in reply, focusing on the task at hand, rather than flustering at the compliment. Something wasn’t right. Keyaruga never saw Setsuna this depressed, and it saddened him as well. “Is there something on your mind?”
“Nothing, it’s alright.” She answered without even trying to hide her displeasure or, rather, the girl thought that maintaining her neutral expression would be just enough.
“Well, I don’t believe you.” The healer uttered, masterfully carving the last slices of flesh from the dead abomination. It didn’t look particularly appetizing, but at least its meat wasn’t that different from anything else. “You know, I’m worried about you, Setsuna, and I don’t want you to hide anything from me.”
“What’s the point? You’ve got everything you want now, even a child.” The she-wolf lamented, kneeling above the reddish skeleton of the monstrosity; at least three hundred kilograms of meat now rested in their cart, waiting to get delivered to the camp. And so, she had nothing to do anymore other than to dispel her claws, letting them melt along with the fat, blood, bile, and gruesome viscera.
“The point is…” The lad began, crouching right next to the she-wolf. First thing first, he washed her hands. Water pumped from his palms, which were shining with sorcerous sigils, but magic aside, he simply wanted to offer her a human touch. “…I really care for you. Ellen says it’s my weakness, and I could treat it as such. You know, I could get rid of my empathy, and that would be that. But I don’t want to. I want to feel and sympathize, so now I sense your distress.” Keyaruga deadpanned, still holding the girl’s arms, even if they were as clean and can be, even if there was no sorcery to see and feel anymore. “I want to help you, Nayuta, just like you’ve helped me.”
And as he spoke. The man remained right where he was; ready to stay there as long as he needed, he gently put his palm on the huntress’ shoulder. There was nobody to hear them, and so, he addressed the girl with her true name.
“Keyaruga… I…” It wasn’t easy for her, all those contradictory emotions, loyalty clashing against what her very soul wished for – it metaphorically speaking, tore Setsuna apart from the inside, making her chest severely ache. To do nothing would ensure the status-quo, nothing would change, and there would be nothing to worry about. Yet… “I’m feeling sad, and lonely.” To say these few words, Setsuna needed all of her bravery and might. It was literally harder than facing the dangerous monstrosity and defeating it in a battle.
“What… about Ellen?” The hero asked of the girl, trying to not be too persistent. Everyone had their highs and lows, and now it was the turn of the she-wolf.
“It’s… not the same. I want you. And you’re with Eve.” The huntress admitted what’s been bothering her all this time. The oppressive solitude she felt couldn’t just be healed by pairing her with someone else, and although spending time with the princess had its merits, the ice warrior craved someone different. And yet, she understood how much the black-winged lady needed him right now, but that didn’t make it any easier.
“Setsuna… Listen, you’re precious to me, no matter what. I won’t abandon you.” The healer promised softly. He wasn’t the type to loudly declare his love, but someone who’d support the ones he was close to, no matter what.
“Um…” Setsuna growled, rising back onto her bestial feet. When Keyaruga rose as well, she grabbed his shirt and pulled him for a kiss, a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. “Then fuck me, right here.” She demanded with a blushing, yet aggressively seductive expression. There was only one thing to do now.
“Bend down.” The lad demanded, unfastening his belt to reveal his penis. It wasn’t erected enough to show its full glory, but a few strokes got the work done, all while Setsuna herself leaned on the nearest tree, wagging her tail and pulling down the white sheet that served her as an underwear. She was jealous of Eve, Ellen stole her exclusive morning duty, feeling abandoned; the huntress had suffered in silence, but not anymore. “We don’t have much time, so no foreplay this time.”
“Uh-huh…” The girl nodded, enticing the man with the majestic sway of her hips. “A-a-ah!” Setsuna gasped, as the lad thrust his manhood into her up to his balls with a single thrust. Keyaruga grasped her fit butt, the rippling muscles underneath the girl’s pale skin were just as enticing as the warm wetness of her narrow vagina – even without any preparation, the huntress could easily take the man’s cock. “Agh! A-ahh!!!” She yelled and moaned, swaying her hips and wagging that tail of hers.
“Ugh…” Keyaruga felt it – the suppressed lust, the passion, the fervor – they burned like raging fire, threatening to scourge everything and everyone. “A-a?!” The hero felt it first – Setsuna, unhappy with how slow he was, pushed him aside, stood up… and jumped onto the lad, bringing him to the ground, pressing against his chest with her hands, recklessly collapsing onto his penis.
“Keyaru…” First of all, the she-wolf was a predator, a dangerous and an aggressive type. Her humanity was always there too, but even that temporarily fell to the onslaught of her bestial urge to mate. “A-a-ah! Keyaru-u!” It wasn’t just a slip of tongue, the girl, jumping on his dick, called upon his true name with a vicious grin on her face.
“He-he-he-heh! I know, Nayuta!” The lad sneered, grabbing his companion’s butt with a juicy slap. “I’m here for you.”
Setsuna had the most loyalty among the man’s companions, and since none of them would betray him anyway, that spoke a lot for her conviction. But such devotion had its cost, and now, lying on the ground and pounding the wolf-girl hard and fast, with a maniacal grin on their faces, Keyaruga was paying this price.
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Eight days – this was how long it took to reach the walls of Dantoma, and oh boy, was it a pretty ride. The entire day the man marched forward, while looking around to make sure nothing ambushes him, his girls, or their charges, babysitting those thirty-two (thirty-three, apparently, one women got pregnant) people, and four more – Keyaruga wanted nothing more than to end this already.
The heroes are often romanticized, their feats are turned into legends, and their personalities are washed away by the images they make for themselves. The healer got everything a historic figure like him would want: a clear goal, power, money, an entire arsenal of equipment, a harem… The latter was a little problematic, though.
Each morning, he was sucked off by Ellen and Setsuna, every afternoon the she-wolf would take him for a hunt, where they would have some crazy sex, just the two of them, over their fallen prey. It was still fine for the hero while they were dealing were monsters, but one time they butchered an enemy scout and made love while the body was still cooling, and another day they did it, surrounded by the corpses of murderous geese! Yes, these woods were just that dangerous!
After the daily outing, though, it was just more walking and keeping everyone safe. Not bad, not terrible, especially when it came to the evening encampment, when everywhere they stayed turned into a small citadel of enchanted stone. It didn’t save everyone from sleeping on blanketed ground, but at least Freia’s fortifications were safe and sturdy.
Mayala would always bother Keyaruga each time he was around, Ellen experimented with new and dangerous diseases, testing them mostly on herself, just to feed them later to her patron (oh, was she disappointed to find out her power didn’t agonize her, like it did to others), Freia would simply stick around the hero, annoying him just enough to get a rough retaliation each time it was her turn to kneel before him, and Eve… Well, ever since the tragedy at Visou, she mostly spent her time studying magic with the elder princess, and politics with the younger one. And how could all of them reinforce their bond other than with sex? Oh yeah, the five of them had sex, lots and lots of it.
It wasn’t too bad, in all honesty. Even with all the insects and parasites around, Keyaruga had a lot of fun just walking around and witnessing new things. It’s just that he hated being responsible for others, even caring for his girls left a toll on his paranoid mind, and leading an entire commune…
Get used to that, man. If you’re up for a usurpation, that’s what you’ll get soon enough, but ten times worse. Or better. Can’t care for every subject, when they’re millions of them.
“Turna, turna! (Daddy, daddy!) Nanue karu? (What’s that?)” Right as the man was about to sigh and get back to monitoring the vicinity with his jade eye, the girl, riding on his shoulders, cheerfully yelled while pointing across the massive ravine with a raging river on its bottom.
“Karu… (This…) Mayala pora arua musnak. (…is your new home, Mayala)” Keyaruga spoke, standing on the edge of a gully. There was a long bridge, and across it everyone could see a fortress. An impregnable-looking stronghold on the edge of gargantuan cliff that looked nothing like Keyaruga imagined it would. Simply the scale of the ‘settlement’ already betrayed its nature as a great city with at least fifty thousand or so in population, and its great ramparts clearly showed that Dantoma was not like some village amidst the fields, but a regional center of trade, art, craft, and governance.
“Pff, ‘settlement’ my ass! That’s the best bastion I’ve ever seen!” Ellen exclaimed, looking around. She could certainly spot a whole lot of eyes, looking at the black-winged vagabonds. To even approach the gates, they had to pass a massive bridge, full of traders, adventurers, prowlers, and even a circus troupe. All that time they’ve been avoiding major roads, and now they were finally back to civilization.
“They’re watching.” Setsuna pointed out, unmistakably recognizing a few highly-trained sentries among the bystanders. There were quite a few of these: panthers, goats, toads, horse-men, deer, but what’s drawn the huntress attention the most were… “Rabbits.”
“Rabbits, huh? I guess, we’re in the right place, then.” Freia uttered with a smile. While others marveled at the beauty of the stone walls and towers, she already picked a few spells to ruin them for the worst-case scenario.
“Don’t drop your guard.” The healer urged, placing Mayala next to him, so that her mother would take her away. The child complained a bit, but even a single look at the man’s troubled face was enough for her to understand how little he wanted to play with her now. “These aren’t rabbits, they’re hares.” He said cautiously, as if it was supposed to somehow scare the rest.
“Ehm, Keyaruga, what’s even the difference exactly?” Eve asked dumbfounded. The queen-to-be just walked in the front, she was sure that the only reason they were still safe, and nobody claimed a reward or two for a kokuyoku was because of the multiple patrols guarding the peace.
“Rabbits have short ears and rounder bodies, they’re pretty much domesticated, and you can keep them as cattle. Hares… Well, those are bigger, their ears are massive, and they eat everything, from grass and carrion to shit, and even their own kids. Ugh, awful creatures, especially when you try to raise crop, and they just come to munch it all.” The former farmer declared with clear signs of revulsion. It seemed, like only the language barrier spared him the trouble of being called out for his slurs, but knowing the truth about their leader didn’t really help Keyaruga with his bias. He could swear Ellen was giggling at him right now.
“Ushigma denue (who’re you all)? Nezah Dantoma shia kane (what’s your business in Dantoma)?” And it certainly didn’t get any better, when a tired-looking guardsman among the star… hares stopped their little column for a check.
“Shall I?” The hero offered help in handling this to his white-haired companion. Just one touch – and the guardsman would become their docile marionette.
“No. I’ll handle this.” And having said such, the Me-ua kahul stepped forward for negotiations. This would be the first true test of Eve’s charisma and her ability to persuade others. And she…
…
“Alright, I’ll admit, you nailed it.” …succeeded. Not only had she gotten a few houses for their little winged commune, but the whole party now was to meet with the man himself. Very soon they’d meet with Carol, so the hero had only one thing to say. “You’ve really handled it well.”
“I couldn’t have handled it without you, Keyaruga. I’ll never forget what you’ve done for me… for us all.” The lady in red paid tribute to the red-eyed man, placing a faint smile on his face. She sat next to him on the top of the citadel in the center of the city, waiting on a bench before the traitor would be ready to properly meet them, since he was such a busy hare, and all.
“Hey there! We’ve also helped!” The Apostle of Caladrius exclaimed like the small child she looked like. Seeing the all-knowing queen sulk like a maiden amused her so much, the younger princess could bully her for the whole of eternity.
“Don’t disturb their cuddling, Elly.” Fortunately, though, Freia was also there to suppress her sibling’s attitude. After all… “She’s just too precious to do that.” …the sorceress had her own ideas of how to fluster the kokuyoku princess.
“I hear you! Please, shut up!” The white-haired woman snarled at the sisters, but that only made their glee even worse. Better to ignore them completely, it seemed. “I bet you’ll miss Mayala.” So instead of putting up with the princesses, the tanned girl attempted to bother Keyaruga a little.
“Not really. But, I know I’ve known them for two weeks, if something happens to her or her mother here, I’ll raze this whole place to the ground.” The man promised, noticing a slight grin of mockery on the lips of a nearby guardswoman.
“Dantoma is big, and there are many ma-zok here.” Setsuna pointed out. It’s not like she had any doubts in the hero, but even he wouldn’t find it that easy.
“What else did you expect from the heart of the opposition?” Eve mused, addressing the she-wolf.
“To get crushed.” The ice warrior answered in her usual phlegmatic manner.
“Now that you shouldn’t worry about.” Suddenly, a door had opened, and a middle-aged hare-gentleman with a monocle emerged from it to greet the party. It was Carol himself, and he spoke near-perfect Phasian. Everyone got tense, finally meeting the betrayer. Everyone that is, besides Eve and Keyaruga. “Kokuyoku have received four homes, and we’ll build five more for them shortly. As for Hakuo, you can rest assured; his forces cannot breach these walls, however much they try. We’ve got enough troops and resources to drive his marauders out.” The man with an annoyingly-looking short mustache proudly declared, sitting behind his desk. Although his remark was meant to be soothing, it was filled with lies. Even if Dantoma was a powerful fortification, it stood no chance against a full-scale invasion from the sky. Ellen held a smug grin on her face, since there was too little this place could do to counterpose Flare, mounted on a gryphon’s back, and the current Me-ua had an entire tribe of dragon-mounted troops.
“Thank you for having us, Carol-murnaz (Lord Carol).” Eve stood up and said this graciously, yet her words were merely a ceremonial formality. Keyaruga rose as well. First things first, he offered his arm for a handshake, knowing all too well, how uncommon this gesture was here.
“I must thank you for stopping by.” Just as the healer predicted, the hare-man refused his hand, instead placing his palm on his chest while bowing to the two of them. Did he just dismiss the hero completely? Oh, that was good. “Come on, have a seat.” Carol invited the future queen to take the sofa before him, and so she did. “It’s been some time since we’ve last met. You have changed a lot since then, my fair princess.”
“You’re too kind, Carol-murnaz.” Eve responded with just as hypocritical of a smile as her host. This man leaked every bit of info he could to Kinacrith, and so, he couldn’t be trusted. Not this time, not like she did before. “We’ve come here to strike a deal with you.”
“Certainly, your people are already being given an accommodation here, as well as our guarantee of safety.” The long-eared warlord spoke, rhythmically tapping against the table. One-two, one-two, one-two-three. It clearly meant something, since one of the guards just went out.
“No words would be enough to express my gratitude for you and your people.” The queen-to-be said almost unemotionally. How could she show any amiability to a traitor?
“That was nothing. Our alliance with your people still holds on, and I would be ashamed to look at your late mother’s face if I were to reject you now.” Carol responded, making Keyaruga, unwilling to sit down, as he was playing the role of Eve’s knight, ready to strike down everyone who dares to endanger his suzerain.
His awareness came especially in handy when the guardswoman, who sneered at the lad’s ambitions, returned with a plate of two cups of tea. Oh, how the man hated those!
“Please, drink. This will restore your strength.” The hare-man offered, tinkering with his monocular. At first, Keyaruga took a cup, he smelled it – nothing, he tasted it – nothing. Whatever the iuei saraga put in it – it didn’t work on him. But he still had his jade eye – this little present of the star nymph allowed him to spot… the serum of truth. Which was actually just a relaxant, which would merely cloud one’s awareness. Either way, the man simply bit though his lip and drained one drop of his blood, making sure it’d neutralize any effects and restore Eve’s focus, instead of literally popping her head, for example.
“That… is kind of you.” The lady in red spoke, taking a cup from the hero’s hand. It was common for a lady of her scale to have a taster, who’d be the first to spot the venom, and so Carol could say nothing in opposition. He did seem rather troubled, though. “But we’re not here to hide.” And much more so, when the Me-ua kahul was finally read to speak about her goals.
“Please, don’t be so shy. We know about your power, and we know of what happened to the Gramgrim. Caladrius’ grace is with you, I see.” The elder of the ‘rabbits’ tribe (Tarenago had no distinction between those two sub-species) spoke, rather pleased to see he wasn’t called out for poisoning, as the lad just chugged the entire cup in a single gulp.
“W-what? No, how could I-?” Eve played an act of innocent ignorance, and that looked rather convincing coming from her in all honesty. All Keyaruga could do for her was to maintain his apathetic expression.
“You’re wise to keep silent about this power, but no kokuyoku can grow horns without his blessing.” The hare-man said, feeling rather proud of himself for this insight.
“Caladrius is a woman, and I’m carrying her egg.” The hero revealed, pointing at the treasure, strapped to his back.
“And… you are?” Only now Carol properly recognized the lad’s existence as something more than Eve’s henchman.
“Keyaruga. I’m Eve’s knight, and these girls are her courtiers.” The healer introduced himself, simply holding his left hand on top of his saber’s crude handle, really unassuming compared to its reddish blade. “I was the one to battle with Gramgrim. And I won.” The man admitted in a deliberately ambiguous manner. Could a hero defeat the entire brigade all on his own? Definitely, but to come to this conclusion, one must realize who he was dealing with, and judging from the traitor’s disregard, he didn’t.
“That is strange company to keep.” The first of the ‘rabbits’ mused, stretching his arms. A sign of carelessness? Or outright disdain? One could certainly win a one-on-one battle with a southern tribesman, but to slay hundreds? No… “Still, my data suggests otherwise. Caladrius is with you, and you’ve destroyed Gramgrim with her power, Eve-maran.” Carol admitted, unimpressed with Keyaruga’s boasting. He just knew of limitations of a human.
“Ha, alright-alright. I did. I really did.” The future queen played at frustration from being chased into a corner. She even took a sip of the cured tea to imitate distress. “Anyway, now we’re seeking vengeance.” Eve spat through her teeth, slamming the cup against the table. This blow wasn’t strong enough to fracture the porcelain, but clearly mighty enough to sprinkle the liquid around. Was it a farce? Or the true emotion of hers, concerning the tragedy of Visou and Carol’s treachery? One could only guess.
“That is… inspiring.” The hare-man uttered, silently urging a guardsman to bring a towel. He had only two warriors there, a man and a woman, and both were elites, hardly a match for any of the party, but still. “We’re always glad to have you on our side.”
“Thank you for agreeing to give refuge to the black wings. Your help won’t be forgotten.” The healer pronounced, trying to sound regal. Not like he had a lot of success, but that was fine. Carol had to think of him as a muscle-head, playing a knight.
“The pleasure is mine Keyaruga-ugal (Sir Keyaruga). My name is Carol, Carol of the star rabbits.” Only now did this bastard think it was appropriate to properly introduce himself, which the lad couldn’t fail to notice.
“You’re a hare, Carol. Not a rabbit.” The former farmer pointed out with a reserved smile on his face. That was for the scorn he gave him.
“Ha-ha-ha-ha-hah! A good joke, indeed.” The leader of iuel saraga chuckled, yet there was no true amusement in his faked laugh, just a formality.
“Carol-murnaz, how did you know about Caladrius?” Eve wondered, knowing all too well he upheld a double-sided connection to Kinacrith.
“That is easy to answer. Your graceful bird is a legendary god, and when the fiercest battalion of Kinacrith had vanished in Visou, while trying to attack it, I would guess there was only one answer as to how that happened.” The long-eared chieftain replied rather carelessly. For him, this tragedy was but a skirmish on the outskirts of his domain. But for Eve…
“They weren’t ‘trying to attack it’! They razed it, burned it, murdered my people, and even danced on their bones! How dare you tone down this tragedy, Carol?!” Saying this, the white-haired woman felt like she’d lost any semblance of control, that she was being pulled inside a vortex of terrible emotions, that’d lead her to saying something unreasonable for the current situation. “You!..” As she descended into this pit of traumatic reflexes, though, Keyaruga simply put his palm on her shoulder and gave his lover a potion of violet hue – this would calm her nerves. In the meantime…
“I’m sorry; my suzerain’s wounds are still too fresh.” The hero spoke, resisting the urge to pat the lady’s head, as she calmly drank his remedy. Something he and Ellen brewed together for the suffering black-wings. They even resolved the possible addiction issue by combining their expertise. Still, this wasn’t about wonders of alchemy. “Let’s cut the formalities a ‘hare’ short, Carol. Now that Eve’s past that trial, we want to kill Hakuo and raise the new Me-ua to the throne. The Reese dynasty will once again rule over Tenanulic.” The red-eyed man declared, dramatically clenching a fist on his chest. It should’ve been enough to dispel any worries within the long-eared governor, but it didn’t.
“That… seems quite possible indeed, with your current strength.” He still pretended to be involved with the overthrow plot, but small actions, like tapping against the table, or tinkering with his monocle betrayed Carol’s anxiety. “Yet, to so easily overpower the strongest of threats… I do not believe such might can be given out unchecked. There must be a price to pay for that, to be sure.” Oh, that was it! The very thing the man was placed here for. Certainly, his only function was to get any useful info about the true opposition and leak it to Hakuo. This wasn’t an exception.
“Yes, indeed. There are conditions to call upon Caladrius, Carol-murnaz.” Eve, pale and distressed, replied with a slightly gravelly voice. The betrayer never even bothered to apologize for the lack of empathy, and now he wished to know her weaknesses? Fine!
“I knew it. And what are they?” For a moment, the ‘rabbit’s’ excitement got better of him, and that was a serious mistake.
“Why’re you asking?” Keyaruga asked with all due seriousness. This man never even bothered to sooth his lady’s grudge, so he didn’t deserve a respectful tone.
“Oh, Keyaruga-ugal, to strike Kinacrith means to take it whole, or be taken by it. No other option, and when we do, I wish to be ready for what’s to come. Logistics, supply lines, troops – I cannot provide that without knowing the entire picture beforehand.” Although true, this reasoning really smelled more like a quickly made up excuse, rather than a serious argument. Much too ambitions for what’s still to come.
“The moon and stars – Caladrius drains her power from them. The only way to use it is to wait until the stars align properly. That… would be one month later.” The lady in red spoke an obvious lie. She simply needed time, and giving herself three weeks to hone her magic and gather true allies seemed like a good deal to her anyway.
“Norpaga (september)…” Carol mused, now tapping against his own temple. This gave him time, and a lot of uncertainty along with that. The state of ignorance was never what you’d call a power, and so, only one thing could be done about it. “Are there any weaknesses to contrast Caladrius’ strength?” The leader of the iuel saraga wondered assumingly. He seemed to believe that the serum worked, and that would be his downfall.
“Yeah! She’s a bitch!” Ellen exclaimed, raising her arm, like a prudent student, always ready to present an answer without even being asked. It made her look rather childish, but this remark was to be used to the fullest.
“She’s right. Caladrius is fickle, so if she doesn’t answer the call, it can’t be helped.” Eve said with a sad smile. That was truth, and it was worth revealing. In the end, this notion played in their favor anyway.
“And, as if that’s not bad enough, you can only eat one apple to protect yourself from her poison for an entire day.” And if the current deception wasn’t good enough, Keyaruga added one more piece of disinformation there. It was literally the first thing that came to the former holder of an orchard’s mind, and seeing Carol’s eyes widen just enough for his monocle to fall on the floor was worth more than anything to the lad. “Apples are fruits of life, so those who ate it were unharmed. It didn’t save them from me, though.” The hero added, shrugging his shoulders. Right now, he had to gather every last bit of his willpower to not laugh like a madman.
“That’s… fascinating.” The hare-man marveled at the new ‘discovery’. So much so, that he got ready to finish the audience. “Eve-maran, Keyaruga-ugal, it’s getting late, and you deserve some rest. Caryl!” The long-haired traitor yelled, summoning a boy from behind a door. This youngster looked awfully distressed, making the party wonder, just what kind of job this fellow was doing. “This is Caryl, he’ll accompany you to your new mansion.”
“A-ah… Youmela. (Nice to meet you.)” The kid spoke, getting all flustered standing next to four beautiful ladies. So much so, that Keyaruga had to drag him away toward the door, trying to figure out how could one blush so much just by being next to a woman.
“We’ll meet again. Your strength will greatly help us in overthrowing Hakuo.” It was those words, that Eve spoke exiting the office. Indeed, the traitor had a lot of uses, even if the most probable of them was to parade his head as a warning.
I saw it… This was the head that Panakea showed me.
“Rot.” The she-wolf quietly murmured. For that stench is what she smelled coming off of Carol.

摘要：根据生物制品类企业的电力能源使用特点，制定了符合公司实际情况的能源管理系统，介绍了该系统的架构及其在企业的应用情况，提升了公司能源数据的实时监控能力，优化了公司能源分配，降低了公司电力能源消耗，有针对性地解决了公司生产活动中的能源损耗问题。
Abstract: according to the electric energy use characteristics of biological products companies, has established accord with the actual situation of the company energy management system, this paper introduces the architecture of the system and its application in enterprises, improve the company's energy data real-time monitoring ability, optimizing the allocation of the company's energy, electric energy consumption, reduce the company targeted to solve the problem of the energy loss in the company's production activities.
关键词：能源管理；数据分析；电能计量；节能减排
Key words: Energy management;Data analysis;Electric energy metering;Energy conservation and emissions reduction
0 引言Introduction
能源是推动人类经济发展的重要物质资料。生物类企业对能源进行科学有效的测量和监控对于其生产的制品质量起关键性作用。生物制药企业在生产制品时要求设备不间断工作，而持续不断地提供能源是实现该条件的基本要求。企业根据生产经营特点，加强能源监管，制定合理的能源管理体系，既可以提升生产效率，又可以降低生产成本，使企业在市场上具备更强的竞争力。
Energy is an important material material to promote the development of human economy. Scientific and effective measurement and monitoring of energy resources plays a key role in the quality of products produced by biological enterprises. Biopharmaceutical companies require equipment to work continuously when producing products, and continuous energy supply is the basic requirement to achieve this condition.According to the characteristics of production and operation, enterprises should strengthen energy supervision and formulate a reasonable energy management system, which can not only improve production efficiency, but also reduce production costs, so that enterprises can have stronger competitiveness in the market.
1 企业电力能源消耗简介
Brief introduction of enterprise electric energy consumption
生物医药产业是一个技术含量高、投资高、收入高、风险高的高科技产业。其高科技不仅体现在产品质量的高标准和严格要求上，还体现在对生产设备和生产环境的高要求上。较长的研发周期，高昂的前期成本使其投入大量资金建造符合GMP要求和生物产品标准的清洁工厂和其他公共能源系统设施。
根据我公司年度主要能源消耗统计，总能耗约为两万吨标准煤。根据调查、分析，能源系统全年带负荷运行，能源消耗量随季节、时间出现周期性变化，夏季、冬季电能消耗大，春季、秋季电能消耗量较小；白天能源消耗大，夜晚能源消耗较小，能源运行存在不平衡的特点。
Biomedicine industry is a high-tech industry with high technology content, high investment, high income and high risk. Its high technology is not only reflected in the high standards and strict requirements of product quality, but also reflected in the high requirements of production equipment and production environment. Long r&d cycles and high upfront costs have led to large investments in clean plants and other public energy system facilities that meet GMP requirements and biological product standards.
According to our company's annual main energy consumption statistics, the total energy consumption is about 20,000 tons of standard coal.According to the investigation and analysis, the energy system operates with load all year round, and the energy consumption changes periodically with season and time. In summer and winter, the energy consumption is large, while in spring and autumn, the energy consumption is small.The energy consumption is large in the day and small at night, and the energy operation is unbalanced.
2 电力能源管理系统架构
Architecture of the Electric Energy Management System
能源管理系统是以能源计量、数据传输及分析为一体的实时性管理系统。它依托有线网络通信，实现企业动力系统实时监控、能耗综合统计分析、成本分摊、对高耗能负载设备进行特性分析，实现能源的优化分配，更好地实现节能减排。
企业能源管理系统由在线监测数据采集系统、能源数据传输系统、能源运行监管系统、能效分析管理系统等构成。
Energy management system is a real-time management system integrating energy measurement, data transmission and analysis.Relying on wired network communication, it can realize real-time monitoring of enterprise power system, comprehensive statistical analysis of energy consumption, cost allocation, and analysis of advanced characteristics of energy-consuming load equipment, so as to realize optimal allocation of energy and achieve better energy conservation and emission reduction.
The enterprise energy management system consists of online monitoring data acquisition system, energy data transmission system, energy operation supervision system, energy efficiency analysis and management system, etc.
2.1 电力能源管理系统功能Power energy management system functions
能源管理系统主要由能源监管、监控和能源信息平台组成。其中能源管理平台由服务器、数据库、智能数据采集器和前置机等设备组成。能源监测系统是对能耗数据进行采集、统计、分析的处理平台。能源信息平台是指由末端能耗仪表组成的采集层网络平台。
The energy management system is mainly composed of energy supervision, monitoring and energy information platform. The energy management platform consists of server, database, intelligent data collector and front-end machine.Energy monitoring system is a processing platform for collecting, counting and analyzing energy consumption data.Energy information platform is a collection layer network platform composed of terminal energy consumption meters.
2.2 电力能源采集方式Electric energy collection method
随着我公司一、二、三级能源计量设备的逐步完善，对能源数据的实效性和准确性有了更高的要求，人工抄表方式已不能满足上述要求。为了实现数据实时化、准确化管理，就要采用技术先进、精度高、可靠性好的智能采集设备代替传统人工作业。
我公司供电性质为负荷企业，中心配电室为双回路供电。车间采用电子式电能计量表对电能进行计量，能够提供高精度的三相电压、电流和功率等基本测量数据，具有复费率计算、需量计算、谐波计算等多种功能；采用便于功能扩展的模块化设计和易于读取数据的大屏幕显示。车间根据装配电能表的数量，通过选择16端口、8端口、4端口智能数据采集器来满足需求。采集器作为计量设备与控制主机之间的桥梁，其规约转换功能能够代替前置机选择不同的采集规约，实时采集各种智能设备的数据信息，实现信息的汇总及处理。
With the gradual improvement of the first, second and third level energy metering equipment of our company, there are higher requirements on the effectiveness and accuracy of energy source data, and the manual meter reading method can no longer meet the above requirements.In order to realize real-time and accurate data management, it is necessary to replace traditional manual operation with intelligent acquisition equipment with advanced technology, high precision and good reliability.
The power supply nature of our company is the load enterprise, the central distribution room is the double circuit power supply.The workshop adopts electronic power meter to measure the electric energy, which can provide the basic measurement data of three-phase voltage, current and power with high precision, and has multiple functions such as compound rate calculation, demand calculation, harmonic calculation and so on.Modular design for easy function expansion and large screen display for easy data reading.According to the number of electricity meters assembled, the workshop chooses intelligent data collector with port 16, port 8 and port 4 to meet the requirements.As a bridge between metering equipment and control host, the collector's protocol conversion function can replace the preprocessor to select different acquisition protocols, collect real-time data of various intelligent equipment, and realize information summary and processing.
2.3 网络通信功能Network communication function
能源监控系统采用总线、RS485通信线、以太网线、光纤等多种通信方式。该系统可兼容其他通信设备，通过监控大屏实时显示能源系统的运行状态和在线运行参数。根据与项目相关的能源监控需求，每个能源子系统图可以根据需求或实际运行条件进行修改和配置，系统将根据修改后的条件实时反映运行参数。
The energy monitoring system adopts bus, RS485 communication line, ethernet line, optical fiber and other communication modes. The system is compatible with other communication devices, and displays the running status and online running parameters of the energy system by monitoring the large screen.According to the energy monitoring requirements related to the project, each energy subsystem diagram can be modified and configured according to the requirements or actual operating conditions, and the system will reflect the operation parameters in real time according to the modified conditions.
3 电力能源管理系统应用Application of electric energy management system
电力能源管理系统向公司局域网发布能源数据，具体指标包括实时监控、统计报告、分析比较、事故报警、目标管理、节能评估等。管理者和技术人员可以在相应权限下读取相关数据。该平台可以充分体现各种功能，界面清晰明了，易于理解，通俗易懂。
The power energy management system releases energy data to the company's LOCAL area network. Specific indicators include real-time monitoring, statistical reporting, analysis and comparison, accident alarm, target management, energy conservation assessment, etc.Managers and technicians can read the relevant data under the appropriate authority.The platform can fully reflect a variety of functions, interface clear, easy to understand, easy to understand.
3.1 能源管理系统功能Energy management system functions
3.1.1 电能数据采集 Power data acquisition
（1）能耗数据采集方式有智能设备采集和人工抄表两种方式。采集器可独立保存15～30天的历史数据，防止网络中断恢复后的数据补录。
（2）自动采集的智能仪表数据支持RS485、M-BUS或以太网标准接口和标准MODBUS、DLT-645、CJT-188等通信协议，针对采用非标准规约的仪表支持通信接口程序的开发，确保数据的正常采集。
（3）数据自动采集间隔不超过1 min，数据存储间隔可根据实际需求进行灵活设置，存储间隔支持5 min。
（4）主要采集参数包括三相电压、三相电流、有功功率、无功功率、功率因数、电度等。
(1) There are two ways of energy consumption data collection: intelligent equipment collection and manual meter reading.The collector can save the historical data of 15 ~ 30 days independently to prevent the replacement of data after network interruption and recovery.
(2) Automatic collection of intelligent instrument data support RS485, M-BUS or Ethernet standard interface and standard MODBUS, DLT-645, CJT-188 and other communication protocols, for the use of non-standard protocol instrument support communication interface program development, to ensure the normal data collection.
(3) The interval of automatic data collection is no more than 1 min. The data storage interval can be flexibly set according to actual requirements. The storage interval supports 5 min.
(4) Main acquisition parameters include three-phase voltage, three-phase current, active power, reactive power, power factor, electric degree, etc.
3.1.2 电能数据报表Power data report
（1）系统提供分类、分项、分区域等固定格式的能耗统计日、周、月、季、年报表。
（2）系统支持创建新的符合管理人员实际管理需求的能耗统计报表。
（3）所有报表支持手动生成和定期自动生成及邮件分发。
（4）所有系统报表均可支持办公自动化软件（Excel）。
(1) The system provides daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports of energy consumption statistics in fixed formats such as classification, itemization and subdivision.
(2) The system supports the creation of new energy consumption statistics that meet the actual management needs of managers.
(3) All reports support manual generation and regular automatic generation and mail distribution.
(4) All system reports can support office automation software(Excel).
3.1.3 设备信息管理Equipment information management
（1）计量仪表信息管理。可灵活定义各采集点计量器具的用能属性、归属关系，系统按照仪表属性自动完成对应能耗数据统计；计量仪表在线状态可视化监视，并实现仪表故障报警；进行仪表数据的完整性统计，当存在数据缺失时，能进行数据有效性评估，并提醒运行人员进行检查和维护；支持仪表内部参数的远程查询与设置，参数包括仪表地址、通信速率、接线模式、CT变比、PT变比等。
（2）用能设备信息管理。系统可以按照设备用能属性，实现设备的分类管理；可以监控用能设备的运行状态及关键参数，建立设备资产管理和维护管理文件；对设备的历史维护记录和维护计划进行在线管理，使得生产过程安全、稳定。
(1) Metering instrument information management.It can flexibly define the energy use attribute and ownership relationship of measuring instruments at each collection point, and the system can automatically complete the corresponding energy consumption data statistics according to the instrument attributes.Visual monitoring of on-line status of metering instruments, and the realization of instrument fault alarm;Conduct integrity statistics of instrument data, evaluate the validity of data in case of missing data, and remind operators to check and maintain;Supports remote query and setting of internal parameters of the instrument, including instrument address, communication rate, wiring mode, CT variable ratio, PT variable ratio, etc.
(2) Energy equipment information management.The system can realize the classified management of equipment according to the attribute of equipment energy use.Can monitor the running state and key parameters of energy-using equipment, establish equipment asset management and maintenance management files;Manage the historical maintenance record and maintenance plan of the equipment online to make the production process safe and stable.
3.1.4 系统安全管理System safety management
（1）用户管理。系统可以根据需要创建、删除用户，允许管理员负责管理组内用户。
（2）权限管理。系统登陆需通过用户密码和权限验证，并对所有操作事件进行记录。支持分级授权机制，不同管理权限人员可根据系统设定进行分级访问。
（3）日志管理。系统记录/查询用户的各项操作、报警信息等，记录/查询自身运行过程中的错误、诊断日志信息。
(1) User management.The system can create and delete users as needed, allowing administrators to be responsible for managing users within a group.
(2) Authority management.The system login needs to be verified by user password and permission, and all operational events are recorded. It supports hierarchical authorization mechanism, and personnel with different administrative authority can access hierarchically according to system Settings.
(3) Log management.The system records/queries the user's various operations, alarm information, etc., and records/queries the error and diagnostic log information in its own operation process.
3.2 能源消耗分析与管理Energy consumption analysis and management
根据生物制药企业药品生产质量管理规范，对企业生产所需能源进行能源管理。依据能源平台分析得出的数据对企业生产过程中的能源进行成本分摊，促进各生产车间改进生产工艺和促进高耗能设备设施的更新换代，实现各部门和生产车间能源消耗的标杆管理，科学准确地定义和分析各部门团队的能源消耗成本，方便财务数据核算，将能源成本分摊到各部门，分析各部门的能源消耗情况，分析能源消耗成本影响，维护基础数据等。
According to the drug production quality management standard of bio-pharmaceutical enterprises, the energy needed for production shall be managed.Energy platform based on analysis of the data of the energy in the process of enterprise production cost allocation, promotes each production workshop to improve production technology and promote the upgrading of energy-consuming equipment, realize the departments of energy consumption and production workshop benchmarking, scientific and accurate definition and analysis of the energy consumption cost of each department team, convenient financial data calculation, the energy cost allocation to each department, analysis of energy consumption departments, analyze the effect of energy consumption cost based data maintenance, etc.
4 安科瑞工业能耗管理平台介绍Introduction of Acrel industrial energy consumption management platform
4.1 平台架构介绍Platform Architecture Introduction
安科瑞能源管控系统采用分层分布式网络结构，具有良好的可靠性与实时性，主要由现场设备层（能源计量终端）、通讯管理层（通讯管理终端）和主站层（能源监控平台）三个部分组成。
以上三个部分分别贯穿整个系统的全部结构。能源管理系统总体设计结构按照能源管理的基本结构设计，满足以上三部分的同时，增加了部分分析、监控、决策和发布平台。
Acrel energy management and control system adopts the layered and distributed network structure, which has good reliability and real-time performance. It is mainly composed of three parts: the field equipment layer (energy metering terminal), the communication management layer (communication management terminal) and the main station layer (energy monitoring platform).
The above three parts run through the whole structure of the system respectively.The overall design structure of the energy management system is designed according to the basic structure of energy management. While meeting the above three parts, part of the analysis, monitoring, decision-making and release platform is added.
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图4 工业能耗管理平台架构组成
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FIG. 4 Architecture composition of industrial energy consumption management platform
4.2 平台功能介绍 Platform function introduction
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图5 工业能耗管理功能示意图
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FIG. 5 Function diagram of industrial energy consumption management
4.2.1可视化展示 Visual presentation
展示企业各类能耗总量、折标值、能源成本、能源消耗趋势、分项能耗占比、区域能源消耗对比,以及当前天气情况、污染情况，并三维展示企业重要工艺或工段的能源消耗动态。
Display the total amount of energy consumption, discount value, energy cost, energy consumption trend, proportion of energy consumption by item, regional energy consumption comparison, as well as current weather conditions and pollution situation, and display the energy consumption dynamics of important processes or sections of the enterprise in three dimensions.
4.2.2实时监控 Real-time monitoring
对企业各点位的能源使用、报警等情况进行实时的监控。以便企业用户能够实时的监测各个点位的运作情况，同时能更快速的掌握点位的报警。
Real-time monitoring of energy use and alarm at each point of the enterprise.In this way, enterprise users can monitor the operation of each point in real time and grasp the alarm of the point more quickly.
4.2.3用能统计 Energy consumption statistical
从能源使用种类、监测区域、生产工艺/工段时间、分项等维度，采用曲线、饼图、直方图、累积图、数字表等方式对企业用能统计、同比、环比分析、折标对比，找出能源使用过程中的漏洞和不合理地方，从而调整能源 分配策略，减少能源使用过程中的浪费。
From the types of energy use, monitoring area, production process/section time, disciplines such as dimension, use curve, pie charts, histograms, cumulative figure, digital table can use statistics, year-on-year, from analysis of the enterprise, the contrast, find out loopholes in the process of using energy and unreasonable place, so as to adjust the energy allocation strategy, reduce energy waste in the process of use.
4.2.4单耗统计Single consumption statistics
与企业MES系统对接，通过产品产量以及系统采集的能耗数据，在产品单耗中生成产品单耗趋势图，并进行同比和环比分析。以便企业能够根据产品单耗情况来调整生产工艺，从而降低能耗。
Docking with enterprise MES system, through product output and energy consumption data collected by the system, the trend chart of product consumption per unit was generated in the product consumption, and the year-on-year and sequential analysis was carried out.So that the enterprise can adjust the production process according to the product consumption, thus reducing energy consumption.
4.2.5绩效分析Performance Analysis
对各类能源使用、消耗、转换，按班组、区域、产线、工段等进行日、周、月、年、指定时段，结合能源计划或定额制定的绩效指标进行KPI比较考核，帮助企业了解内部能效水平和节能潜力。
The use, consumption and conversion of various types of energy are compared and assessed by KPI according to the performance indicators formulated by energy plan or quota, including day, week, month, year and designated period according to shift group, region, production line and section, so as to help enterprises understand the internal energy efficiency level and energy saving potential.
4.2.6能耗预测Energy consumption prediction
通过对企业生产工艺、生产设备等的能耗使用情况进行分析，建立能耗计算模型，根据人工智能算法对数据和模型进行修正，对未来企业能耗趋势进行预测分析，为节能提供有效的决策依据。
By analyzing the energy consumption of the production process and production equipment of the enterprise, the calculation model of energy consumption is established, the data and model are modified according to the artificial intelligence algorithm, and the future trend of energy consumption of the enterprise is predicted and analyzed, so as to provide an effective decision basis for energy conservation.
4.2.7运行监测Operation monitoring
系统对区域、工段、设备能源消耗进行数据采集，监测设备及工艺运行状态，如温度、湿度、流量、压力、速度等，并支持变配电系统一次运行监视。可直接从动态监测平面图快速浏览到所管理的能耗数据，支持按能源种类、车间、工段、时间等维度查询相关能源用量。
The system collects data on the energy consumption of the region, section and equipment, monitors the operation status of the equipment and process, such as temperature, humidity, flow, pressure, speed, etc., and supports the one-time operation monitoring of the transformer and distribution system.It can browse the managed energy consumption data directly from the dynamic monitoring plan, and can query the relevant energy consumption by energy type, workshop, section, time and other dimensions.
4.2.8分析报告Analysis report
以年、月、日对企业的能源利用情况、线路损耗情况、设备运行情况、运维情况等进行统计分析，让用户了解系统的运行情况，并为用户提供数据基础，方便用户发现设备异常，从而找出改善点，以及针对用能情况挖掘节能潜力。
Year, month, day of enterprise energy utilization, line loss situation, the equipment running status, operational conditions, such as statistical analysis, let users understand the operation of system, and provide data for the user base, and easy to find equipment is unusual, to find out the improvement points, and can use of mining and energy saving potential.
4.2.9移动端支持Mobile terminal support
APP支持Android、IOS操作系统，方便用户按能源分类、区域、车间、工序、班组、设备等不同维度掌握企业能源消耗、效率分析、同环比分析、能耗折标、用能预测、运行监视、异常报警等。
The APP supports Android and IOS operating systems, making it easy for users to grasp the enterprise's energy consumption, efficiency analysis, quarter-on-quarter analysis, energy consumption folding, energy use prediction, operation monitoring, abnormal alarm, etc. according to different dimensions such as energy classification, region, workshop, process, team, equipment, etc.
4.3工业能耗平台设备选型Equipment selection for industrial energy consumption platform
Application 应用场合
Model 型号
Function 功能
照明箱
Lighting box
ADL3000-E
三相电参量U,I,P,Q,S,PF,F测量，分项正向有功电能统计，总正反向有功无功电能统计，红外通讯，电流规格，经互感器接入3*1（6）A，直接接入3*10（80）A,有功电能精度0.5S级，无功电能精度2级
Measurement of three-phase electrical parameters U,I,P,Q,S,PF,F, sub-item positive and reactive power statistics, total positive and negative active and reactive power statistics, infrared communication, current specifications, access through the transformer 3*1 (6) A, direct access to 3*10 (80) A, active power accuracy class 0.5s, reactive power accuracy class 2
AEW100
三相电参量U,I,P,Q,S,PF,F测量，总正反向有功，无功电能计量，2-31次总谐波含量分析，分项谐波及基波电参量（电压，电流，功率）测量，支持付费率，历史电能记录，支持RS485通讯,470Mhz无线通讯，红外通讯，有功电能精度0.5s级，无功电能精度2级
Three-phase electrical parameters U,I,P,Q,S,PF,F measurement, total positive and negative active power, reactive power measurement, 2-31 total harmonic content analysis, sub-harmonic and fundamental wave electrical parameters(voltage, current, power) measurement, support payment rate, historical power records, support RS485 communication, 470MHz wireless communication, infrared communication, active power accuracy class 0.5S, reactive poweraccuracy class 2.
动力柜
Power cabinet
APM800
三相（I，U，kw，kvar，kwh，kvarh，Hz，cosφ）零序电流In；四象限能量；实时和最大需求； 这是最后一个月的极值；电流和电压不平衡，加载当前条形图显示；66种报警类型和外部事件记录（SOE），支持micro SD卡记录；2DI + 2DO；RS485/Modbus；LED显示屏
Three phase (I, U, kw, kvar, kwh, kvarh, Hz, cosφ) zero sequence current In; four-quadrant energy; real-time and max requirements; this and last months' extremum; current and voltage unbalcancedness; load current bar chart display; 66 alarm types and external event record(SOE), support micro SD card record; 2DI+2DO; RS485/Modbus; LED display
配电箱
Distribution box
ARCM300T-Z
三相（I,U,Kw,Kvar,Kwh,Kvarh,Hz）单回路剩余电流监测，4路温度监测，1路继电器输出，4路开关量输入，事件记录，内置时钟，点阵式LCD显示，，1路RS485/Modbus通讯，可选用2G/4G/NB通讯方式
Three-phase (I,U, KW, KVAR, KWH, KVARH, HZ) single-loop residual current monitoring, 4-channel temperature monitoring, 1-channel relay output, 4-channel switch input, event recording, built-in clock, dot-matrix LCD display, 1-channel RS485/Modbus communication, optional 2G/4G/NB communication
表1 工业能耗管理设备选型表
Table 1 Industrial energy consumption management equipment selection table
5 结束语Conclusion
使用、开发公司能源管理系统，可弥补生物制药企业在能源管理方面的短板，应用数字化的能源信息，方便管理者直观读取企业能源消耗情况。相较于以往人工抄表的方式，自动化、实时化、智能化的能源管理系统很大地提高了工作效率，也为后期准确化能源数据统计、分析及记录提供条件。
The use and development of the company's energy management system can make up for the shortcomings of bio-pharmaceutical enterprises in energy management, and the application of digital energy information can facilitate managers to read the enterprise's energy consumption directly.Compared with the previous manual meter reading method, the automatic, real-time and intelligent energy management system greatly improves the work efficiency, and also provides conditions for accurate energy data statistics, analysis and recording in the later stage.
5.1 系统运行连续、可靠、安全 The system runs continuously, reliably and safely
能源管理系统根据生物制药企业的能源使用特点，对系统功能做出相应改进。系统可连续可靠地对公司能耗指标进行评估、匹配，加强对关键能耗数据及能耗设备的监控。
The energy management system improves the function of the system according to the energy use characteristics of bio-pharmaceutical enterprises.The system can continuously and reliably evaluate and match the company's energy consumption indicators, and strengthen the monitoring of key energy consumption data and energy consumption equipment.
5.2 系统操作使用简便 The system is easy to operate and use
从能源管理人员的分析和总结到相关领导的审核和批准，从部门能源管理到企业能源总结和报告，整个工作流程清晰易懂，符合整体能源管理要求和企业能源管理标准。
From the analysis and summary of energy management personnel to the review and approval of relevant leaders, from departmental energy management to enterprise energy summary and report, the whole work process is clear and easy to understand, in line with the overall energy management requirements and enterprise energy management standards.
5.3 系统监管简洁有效 System supervision is simple and effective
该系统根据EMS模式进行能源数据管理，使得系统运行简洁，对分散能源数据进行集中化管理控制。根据数据分析结果提出相对应的解决方法，实现企业制定的能源节约目标。
This system carries on the energy data management according to the EMS mode, causes the system operation to be concise, carries on the centralized management control to the decentralized energy data.According to the data analysis results, the corresponding solutions are proposed to achieve the energy conservation targets set by the enterprise.
5.4 实现精细化管理 Implementation of fine management
通过能源管理系统的自动化数据信息采集，很大地提升了数据的实时性和准确性，实现能源精细化管理。
Through the automatic data collection of the energy management system, the real-time and accuracy of the data are greatly improved, and the refined energy management is realized.
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SOLVED (sort of): I was able to resolve the issue and it wasn't the timing after all. Based on the suggestions, I verified that piston 1 was at top dead center when the crankshaft indicated it was (based on the keyway of the gear and mark on the harmonic balancer). So after being totally certain that the crankshaft, intermediate shaft, and camshaft were all aligned I moved on to see if I was getting spark. It turned out that I wasn't getting any spark at all. I was getting voltage at the ignition coil but there was no power going to the ECU with the key in position 2. This lead me to check the ignition control module because power goes from the ignition coil to the ignition control module and then to the ECU (at least that's my understanding from reading blurry wiring diagrams). I first made sure power was making it to the ICM, which it was, and then I unplugged it and cleaned the contacts. That seemed to do the trick because the car started after doing that. I'm going to go ahead and replace that module because I want to avoid this issue in the future.
It was weirdly unlucky for that issue to crop up right after changing a timing belt but I'm happy to have a better grasp on engine timing and that the car is running again. Thank you all for your suggestions!
Original post: I recently replaced my front engine seals and timing belt and, after putting everything back together, my car was starting right up and idling nicely but there was some brief hesitation when opening the throttle a little. That isn't something it used to do so I worried that the timing was maybe off by a tooth or so.
I decided to go back in to check the timing and replace the old rusty harmonic balancer while I was at it. I also replaced the spark plugs wires with nice Bougicord ones. Now, with everything lined up as it should be, the car will crank but won't start.
Here's what I've tried:

• Triple verified that the position markers all line up after rotating the crankshaft two full rotations.
• Tried advancing the intermediate shaft forwards and back 1-2 teeth to see if that had any effect.
• Put the old spark plug wires back and checked the new ones for continuity.
• Cleaned the distributor cap and rotor (which are both only 2 years old) with contact cleaner.
• Tried setting the harmonic balancer to 10 degrees instead of 0. I did this because the old one lined up to the 10 degree mark with the engine at top dead center. I assumed the old one had shifted over time as they're known to do. This made no difference though.

I'm really not sure what the issue could be and what else to try. I thought that lining the camshaft, intermediate shaft, and crankshaft up with their respective marks should be all I need to worry about as far as timing. Especially since a 92' has ignition timing adjusted by the ECU.
Any ideas?
Harmonic balancer at the 0 degree position.
Crankshaft with the harmonic balancer removed. Note the keyway and notch lining up to the mark on the engine.
Camshaft at top dead center.
Intermediate shaft lined up with the mark on the rear cover.
Distributor pointing towards #1.

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Diagram of valve system for this car.
tl;dr Valve bucket lifter shim keeps popping off. Nobody can figure it out.
So nobody has been able to figure out how/why this happens. Toyota 4runner 2006 w V8 2UZ-FE and 70k miles. Was driving about 75 miles away from home when all of the sudden the engine started stuttering and CEL came on. I pulled over and happen to have my scanner with me. It tripped a lot of codes that ended up not being meaningful to this particular problem.
Towed the vehicle back home and checked a bunch of stuff out. I thought the timing belt might have skipped a tooth or two. Anyway, a lot of research later and I found that the #5 valve was stuck open ever so slightly. Pulled off valve covers and finally found the culprit. See diagram above. This engine uses bucket lifters with little shims under the bucket.
I ran it by a bunch of mechanics. Professionals and friends. Most (including myself) thought it was either a bent valve or a broken spring. I removed the camshaft, bucket and shim and pushed down on the valve and it was smooth as poop. No resistance or stickiness whatsoever.
Put everything back together, changed timing belt while I was there and carefully tested clearance between bucket and cam. Moved a few shims around to get every valve to spec. Drove it around perfectly for about 200 miles. Then it did it again!
I decided to pull the heads. It HAD to be a bent valve, or sticky bucket. I brought the heads to a reputable shop and told them specifically to call me when they had it apart as I wanted to see the valve, spring, bucket and bucket bore. I went down there, and all was immaculate. Valve was perfect, everything was perfect. I had them go through with the valve job while it was all disassembled. Got the heads back and have put them on. About 80% done. That's where I'm at now.
Now I'm wondering whether I should just replace the engine. Can't figure this one out.
Does anybody have any thoughts on this?

1. Valve timing was perfect
2. Compression test immaculate
3. Leak down perfect
4. Valve, spring, bucket lifter, lifter bore perfect

Can't figure out how that shim escaped from the recess of the spring retainer cap. TWICE. Nobdoy else can either. The only thing I entertained is that possibly when that valve opened, some sort of backfire or blowback had the valve open while cam lobe was past the bucket and the shim popped out. Seems hard to believe. First incident was on 50-60mph road. 2nd was city driving.
Me? I went to 3 years of vocational auto tech and 2 years at State University of NY for auto tech. Was a mechanic for a few years and then got into something cleaner. Have done probably a dozen valve jobs, but never a whole engine overhaul.