Electrical grid
device · 1882 · Electric age
A system for transmitting and distributing electricity.
What it is made of
- Power line — has part. Power lines.
- Transformer — has part. Transformer substations.
- Power station — has part. Power stations feed the grid.
- Grid battery storage — has part. Storage balances the grid.
Principles and materials it uses
- Alternating current — uses. Grids run on alternating current.
- Three-phase system — uses. A three-phase system.
Where it is used
- Charging station — is used in. Powered from the grid.
- Data centre — is used in. Power.
- Hall–Héroult process — is used in. It needs enormous amounts of electricity.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Smart grid — evolved into. A digital grid.