How is electricity transmitted and distributed in your area?
Electricity is made at a generating station by huge generators. The electrical charge goes through high-voltage transmission lines that stretch across the country. It reaches a substation, where the voltage is lowered so it can be sent on smaller power lines. It travels through distribution lines to your neighborhood.
What is transmission and distribution infrastructure?
Transmission & Distribution (“T&D”) infrastructure is the backbone of the electric power system as it facilitates the delivery of electricity from power plants to end customers. Energy is produced at electrical generating (power) plants at a relatively low voltage.
What is the importance of efficient transmission and distribution of electrical energy?
Efficient long-distance transmission of electric power requires high voltages. This reduces the losses produced by heavy current. Transmission lines mostly use high-voltage AC (alternating current), but an important class of transmission line uses high voltage direct current.
How electricity is transported from the source to the load via the transmission and distribution network systems?
Distribution networks transport electricity from transmission networks to end-use customers. The high voltage electricity that is used for transmission from the generator is converted into lower voltages by substation transformers. Embedded generation units often connect directly to the distribution network.
How does distribution of electricity work?
Power is carried in distribution networks through wires either on poles or, in many urban areas, underground. Distribution networks are distinguished from transmission networks by their voltage level and topology. Lower voltages are used in distribution networks, as lower voltages require less clearance.
How is electricity transmitted and distributed from the power plant to the household?
Electricity flows in a closed circle, called a circuit. To reach our homes, electricity travels from power stations, through transmission lines and distribution lines, until it flows into the wires that power our devices.