What is Electrical substation?
[[Image:Electrical Substation.JPG|300px|thumb|right|A 115 kV to 41.6/12.47 kV 5000 kVA 60 Hz substation with circuit switcher, regulators, reclosers and control building]] An '''electrical substation''' is a subsidiary station of an [[electricity]] [[Electricity generation|generation]], [[electric power transmission|transmission]] and [[Electric power distribution|distribution]] system where [[voltage]] is transformed from high to low or the reverse using [[transformer]]s. Electric power may flow through several substations between generating plant and consumer, and may be changed in voltage in several steps. ==Related pages== * [[Electricity]] {{commons category|Electrical substations}} {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Electricity]] [[Category:Electricity distribution]]