A distribution substation is an important piece of infrastructure for providing electricity to the general public. There are numerous pieces of infrastructure which go into building a system which keeps people warm, cooks their food, and provides them with light. Electrical switchboards, medium voltage switchgear, a non segregated phase bus and a siemens bus plug are also important.
A distribution substation is recognizable as a key piece of American infrastructure. Nonetheless, few people are familiar with what they do. They are skeletal structures which tend to be positioned in areas where they are somewhat out of the way from regular processes and human activities. It is for this reason that so many people are not familiar with what a distribution substation does.
The perform services such as changing the intensity of voltage, sometimes from high to low and sometimes in the opposite direction. Typically, there are transformers which are used to control and manage the flow of electricity in a distribution substation. It is for this reason that they are so central to the infrastructure of so many communities.
It will have to be seen whether technology continues at this pace, but for the time being they are indispensable.
