national grid
Electrical transmission system
A national grid is a country's network of high-voltage power lines that distributes electricity from generating stations to local suppliers.
The term also refers to standardized coordinate systems used for mapping: The map reference uses the national grid.
In Britain, the National Grid is both the electricity transmission network and the company that operates it.
Wires carrying electricity overhead
- substationPower distribution point
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- kilowattThousand watts of power
megawatt · current · circuit · conductor · blackout · brownout · wattage · amperage
Functional worth or purpose
- privatizationState sells public assets
- FTSEBritish stock market index
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- network operatorEntity running communication infrastructure
Distributing work across resources
- peak demandMaximum simultaneous consumption level
- fault detectionFinding system malfunctions
- dispatchSend with speed
- schedulingAssigning times to events
curtailment · ramping · contingency · restoration · switching · maintenance · real-time monitoring
Voltage transformation facilities
- pylonsStructural support towers
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
- transmission towersStructures supporting electrical cables
- control centersFacilities coordinating complex operations
interconnectors · pipelines · distribution network · backbone · corridor · right-of-way · easements · overhead lines
Replenishing energy sources
- wind farmsGrouped turbines generating electricity
- solar farmsLarge-scale photovoltaic installations
- offshore windAir moving from coast oceanward
- energy storageCapturing power for later
battery · decarbonization · net zero · intermittency · microgrids · green hydrogen
Mechanisms maintaining desired outputs
- smart metersAutomated utility usage recorders
- energy storageCapturing power for later
- battery storageRetained electrical energy capacity
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
powerlines
Wires carrying electricity overhead
- substationPower distribution point
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- voltageElectrical potential difference
kilowatt · megawatt · current · circuit · conductor · blackout · brownout · wattage · amperage · high-voltage
utility
Functional worth or purpose
- privatizationState sells public assets
- FTSEBritish stock market index
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
load balancing
Distributing work across resources
- peak demandMaximum simultaneous consumption level
- fault detectionFinding system malfunctions
- dispatchSend with speed
scheduling · curtailment · ramping · contingency · restoration · switching · maintenance · real-time monitoring
substations
Voltage transformation facilities
- pylonsStructural support towers
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
- transmission towersStructures supporting electrical cables
control centers · interconnectors · pipelines · distribution network · backbone · corridor · right-of-way · easements · overhead lines · underground cables
renewables
Replenishing energy sources
- wind farmsGrouped turbines generating electricity
- solar farmsLarge-scale photovoltaic installations
- offshore windAir moving from coast oceanward
energy storage · battery · decarbonization · net zero · intermittency · microgrids · green hydrogen
control systems
Mechanisms maintaining desired outputs
- smart metersAutomated utility usage recorders
- energy storageCapturing power for later
- battery storageRetained electrical energy capacity
- energy infrastructurepower plants, power stations, power lines, transmission lines, substations
- power gridpower plant, transformers, power station, transmission lines, power line
- map gridsgraticule, UTM, gridlines, easting, northing
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, roads, seaports
- coordinateslatitude, longitude, coordinates, lat, long
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