Y10 Power Stations and the National Grid

Step-up transformers...

• reduce the current
• increase the current
• increase the power 

Electrical energy leaves the power station at approximately...

• 25,000 V
• 132 kV
• 230 V

Electrical energy enters the home at approximately...

• 25,000 V
• 132 kV
• 230 V

Electrical energy passes through the overhead cables at approximately...

• 25,000 V
• 132 kV
• 230 V

Step-up transformers...

• improve the efficiency of the national grid
• reduce the voltage to a safe level for the home
• both 

Step-down transformers...

• improve the efficiency of the national grid
• reduce the voltage to a safe level for the home
• both 

When electricity is in high demand, the national grid has to...

• get energy from renewable power stations  such as Dinorwig 
• buy electricity from neighbouring countries such as france
• both

In a fuel power station, the turbine converts the heat from the steam into...

• heat energy
• kinetic energy
• electrical energy

In a fuel power station, the boiler converts chemical energy from coal, oil or gas into...

• heat energy
• kinetic energy
• electrical energy

In a fuel power station, the generator converts kinetic energy from the turbine into...

• heat energy
• kinetic energy
• electrical energy

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3