substation
Americannoun
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a branch of a main post office.
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an auxiliary power station where electrical current is converted, as from AC to DC, voltage is stepped up or down, etc.
noun
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a subsidiary station
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an installation at which electricity is received from one or more power stations for conversion from alternating to direct current, reducing the voltage, or switching before distribution by a low-tension network
Etymology
Origin of substation
Example Sentences
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The cluster would, the company declared, be "more than twice the size of many of today's leading campuses", comprising various buildings, an on-site electrical substation and wildflower areas.
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"The main targets were the energy grid, generation facilities, and distribution substations," he said, adding that damage had been reported in at least four regions.
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However, electrical substations that provide power to the plant, to help with cooling, have been damaged by the war.
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Data centers cost more because of the electrical infrastructure needed to support them, such as power substations and generators, that these firms also build out.
Thousands of energy workers are racing to restore power across the country through repairing plants and substations bombarded by Russian strikes.
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