An elementary book on electricity and magnetism and their applications (1919)
Jackson, Dugald C. (Dugald Caleb), 1865-1951, Jackson, John Price, b. 1868, Black, Newton Henry, b. 1874 · New York, The Macmillian Co · leaf 407
150,000 volts for the transmission lines.Then this high-tension electric power is stepped down in twosteps or stages; first, in large transformers at substationsdown to 2300 volts, and second, in small distributing trans- 371 372 ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM formers located near the consumer to 110,… … Fig. 250. Diagram of power-transmission system showing service performedby transformer. distance transmission and the consumer cannot utilize powerat this voltage. In short, it is the remarkably high efficiencyof transformers which has made possible the transmission ofelectricity for long…
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