What is Substation? | APRICTC
A substation is a full-fledged power plant to generate, transmit, and distribute the electricity to delegate locations. A substation is the congregation of various electrical equipment aligned at a subsidiary station to generate electricity. The 3 keys of substation are power generating plants, channelizing mediums, and consumer feeders points. Solar systems are the most commonly used example of Substation. Why do we need an electrical power substation? It is crucial to understand the need for substations in highly advanced infrastructures. Substations are your Christmas Santa and fulfil the following demands- Step-Up and Step-Down the AC voltages- These substations can transform the high voltages into the lower ones and vice versa to deliver the required form of power supply for domestic and commercial purposes. Break the power flow- Substation acts as a savior at the time of line fault removal in the supply system, because the whole supply needs to shut down & it is not p