Question

Electricity is distributed from power stations to consumers along the National Grid. The voltage across the overhead cables of the National Grid needs to be much higher than the output voltage from the power station generators. Explain why

Answer 1

Answer:

The national grid should be able to conduct larger that the amount of current produced by power stations. Imagine if you have a continues electricity and suddenly it starts fluctuating. this is why fuses in national, grid should be larger than produced by power stations.

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